Oakland Museum of California launches Summer Nights
Now that the nights are getting longer and warmer, the Oakland Museum of California is introducing a new event: a monthly Summer Nights series that...
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Oaksterdam University supporters celebrate 4/20 with a march
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Oaksterdam University supporters celebrated 4/20—the calendar date that matches a code word often associated with pot smoking—with a march in Oakland protesting the recent federal...
Dale Sky Jones to become new head of Oaksterdam University
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After a federal raid in early April on Oaksterdam University, an education center located in downtown Oakland that trains students to work in the marijuana...
At the Oakland film festival, filmmakers and organizers tackle issues of community, identity
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Festival director David Roche’s long term goal for the future is to make Oakland a safer city. By attracting a larger audience he hopes to...
Occupy Oakland marks six-month anniversary with barbeque, workshops
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Occupy Oakland protesters marked Occupy's six-month anniversary on Saturday by hosting the first of what organizers intend to be a series of weekly neighborhood barbeques.
