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Shiloh Feeds the Multitudes
Brian Castaneda
It's a bright, warm morning, the second Wednesday of the month, outside Shiloh Mercy Ministries. It's 8 a.m., and a single woman is patiently seated by a bench near the entrance, the earliest bird to arrive before the 10 o'clock opening. Soon.
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Op Ed
Linda Lawson
The Bus Stops Here Why is bus route #47 up for elimination? It provides vital service to Maxwell Park where even a few blocks walk may be insurmountable for residents, many of whom are elderly or disabled. Most folks think that hardship is not find.
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Thinking about adopting…a patch of stream side?
Kimra McAfee, Friends of Sausal Creek (FOSC)
Reach back in your mind to 1996. Were you one of the neighbors who put your heart, your time, and your brain power into starting the Friends of Sausal Creek? Do you remember what the canyon was like before the major restoration project of 2000-2001.
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Three for Free
Neighborhood Night Out, Tuesday, August 4 Throughout Oakland, neighbors have planned activities to take back the streets. Last year, nationwide, more than 37 million people participated while, in Oakland, residents held 400 neighborhood events. This year the goal is 450.
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Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Pat Patterson
Mosaic Project "The Jewel in the Park In May I reported on the Mosaic Project at the Park, the plans and dreams of a small group of neighbors, the Mosaic Team.' They wanted to add more beauty to an already lovely park landscape, using mosaic as the medium.
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Orchids and Onions
Chrido Ononi
An orchid to Juan and Anna, from Melrose School, for removing graffiti on the brick wall at Camden and Madera. They came equipped with rags, rubber gloves, and graffiti remover and made it clear to Jose Dorado that they were as disgusted as a.
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Sidney Ragland—A Positive Voice in the Community
Constance Dalton
We raise our voices to salute Sidney Ragland, a graduate of St. Elizabeth High School and an accomplished tenor, has been singing since June 2008 in the Young Musicians' Program (YMP) at UC Berkeley. He has mastered Italian, Spanish, a.
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