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Art Beat: Mosaic Project and Mural Walk Build Community
Pat'Patterson
It's said that art and its creative processes can be inspiring and therapeutic. Take a look in our Metro areas, and you'll witness a wide range of artistry, alive and thriving. It's true that art really builds community. Two great examples in our mi.
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The Ballot Box
In honor of the 90th anniversary of the passage of Woman Suffrage, we are launching The Ballot Box. We can't endorse candidates. But we'll give you some voter information, provide some links to candidate Web sites, relevant Oakland blogs and newsletters, and other sites.
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Cuts End Community Policing
Sheila D'Amico
Budget cuts of 80 Oakland police officers forcing the restructuring of services, effectively ended community policing. All the Problem Solving Officers (PSOs) formerly assigned to Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Beats are either laid off or reassigned. As Lt.
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Orchids and Onions
Chrido Ononi
### Orchids to the Keep Oakland Beautiful crew of volunteers for cleaning up and turning over the soil near the bus stop at High and Culver.'
### Orchids to the volunteers who weeded and planted at the Bienati Beautification Project along Bienati Way and Dimond Ave.
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Two Programs Serve Seniors
Abby King Kaiser
Fruitvale Senior Center Keeps Going
Everywhere we turn, funding is short and programs are getting cut. This year, OUSD cut funding to adult education, including eliminating funding from the senior centers they support. The Fruitvale Pres.
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