Councilmember Jean Quan
By'Julie'Scheff''''

Oakland Councilmember Jean Quan is a longtime advocate for children and public schools. But now she feels compelled to try to repeal new bulked-up after-school program funding in Oakland that voters approved just three months ago (Proposition OO).

Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila
FBI Aids Redwood Heights Neighbors'A range of activity marked the beginning of the year in Redwood Heights. From accounts of mail theft, to questionable cars...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
I hope 2009 is off to a great start for you. Leona Heights residents can carry these words with you today and throughout the year: vigilance, appreciation, and...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Passing the Torch at MPNC' The Maxwell Park Neighborhood Council held elections on January 14' and Jose Dorado chaired his last meeting.

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Pat Patterson
There was lots of bubbling on the boulevards of Maxwell Park this winter, as folks got involved, expressed themselves artistically, and supported our local...

Laurel Neighborhood News
John Frando
Casual Carpool LanePublic safety concerns prompted a January 8 special meeting of the Laurel/Redwood/Leona Heights Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)...

Dimond Neighborhood News
Daniel Swafford
Neighborhood Coalition for Positive Change Returns to ActionThe first 22X NCPC meeting of 2009 will be held Monday, February 23 at 7 p.m.

Oakland Food Connection Brings "Food Justice" to the Laurel
Meredith Florian
While Tori Lanterman was pursuing her degree in Community Studies, she learned about an internship that has inspired and excited her ever since—the Oakland ...

Letters to the Editor
Dear Metro,Regarding the picture in the December/January edition of Metro Gets Around, there were actually five more folks who responded to the Metro article and...

Paulette Avery
TO YOUR HEATH

Brain FitnessByPaulette Avery, RN, MSN, IBCLCAs I began doing research for this column, I soon learned that there is a huge amount of information available on...

Help Keep'Oakland Beautiful. Cleanup walk on Saturday, Feb. 21. Meet at'Dimond Gateway Garden, MacArthur at'Lincoln, 10-11:15 a.m. Bring water and gloves; bags are provided. Every half hour helps. For information, email krussell\@russell-gordon.com.
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Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
'Tis the Season for OxalisTwo weeks ago the gravel and stone pathways were clean but for a few fallen leaves. This morning I looked outside, and all I could see...

Music Festival Reopens Mills College Concert Hall
Mills Staff
After an extensive 18-month renovation and restoration, the historic Mills College Concert Hall reopens with a music festival featuring some of the world's...

Oscar Grant and What Followed
Adelle Foley
Artistic lettersOn the Webster Street store front"We are Oscar Grant!!!"'Boarded up windowsOn a tree-lined downtown streetWhat stupidityOn 17th Street...

Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
### Happy New Year 2009 and Year of the Ox. This year, particularly, it seems we have a special chance with a new administration in Washington.

"Barbershop & Beauty Shop"—Local Barbers and Beauticians Featured in Exhibit
'By Pat PattersonMaxwell Park photographer Pat Patterson will exhibit photographs of local barbershop Cuts & Bends, a long-time institution on Foothill Blvd.
Creation by Brian Holmes