Six locations in Oakland and Berkeley where March 4 demonstrations are scheduled to occur
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Timeline: Important dates in the Hasanni Campbell disappearance case
February 5, 2010 – 1:15 pm
On February 10, supporters of missing Fremont boy Hasanni Campbell will rally in front of the Oakland Police Department to call attention to his disappearance six months ago. Oakland North presents a timeline of key moments in the ongoing investigation.
The huge House health care bill: what’s in it for me?
December 22, 2009 – 12:06 am
The health reform bill the House of Representatives approved last month prints out at 2,014 pages, Oakland North asked a health policy expert to haul the whole pile to her office recently and examine it to see what practical impact its provisions might have on four local residents who face different health insurance situations.
By the numbers: the fee hike, more financial aid
November 20, 2009 – 6:46 pm
A quick review of a few key numbers in the U.C. tuition controversy.
Fifty trees for West Oakland
August 25, 2009 – 9:56 am
MacArthur Boulevard gets some leafy new duds.
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North Oakland Now: April 13, 2009
April 13, 2009 – 11:36 pm
Three Trib reporters won a big award for their down-and-dirty series on Oakland’s child prostitutes today. You’d think the Trib would make it easy to find their story on its site. Not quite.
Lights Out: mapping shuttered businesses in the East Bay
April 13, 2009 – 4:53 pm
We’re making a map of East Bay businesses that have fallen under the recession axe. Got tips?
North Oakland Now: April 12, 2009
April 12, 2009 – 6:36 pm
Peep this: Oakland North wants to know how you spent this glorious, sun-drenched day.
North Oakland Now: April 11, 2009
April 11, 2009 – 3:57 pm
A crafty BART protest, machetes and mousetraps at Cafe Van Kleef, and $$ comfort food.
Martin Holden’s Handsome Books
April 10, 2009 – 9:55 pm
Martin Holden’s business card is kind of fug, but his books are gorgeous.
Around the World with the Dalai Lama
April 7, 2009 – 4:46 pm
Pico Iyer, the travel writer and a decades-long acquaintance of the current Dalai Lama, has a new book about his old friend.
Reading Room: Stephanie Young Is Deep
April 1, 2009 – 1:09 pm
Deep Oakland project’s Stephanie Young reads her poetry at Studio One on April 3.
Reading Room: Much admired, much hated Chinese novelist at The Book Zoo on Friday
March 3, 2009 – 1:37 pm
The worldwide reception of Chinese novelist Yu Hua’s fourth novel, Brothers, reminds me of the Slumdog Millionaire paradox. The country it portrays protests with indignation while the rest of the world showers it with accolades.
Eric Lyngen and ‘The Book About Books’
February 24, 2009 – 8:23 pm
Eric Lyngen, co-owner of The Book Zoo, knows why some people let books take over their lives.
Reading Room: Sunrise Bookshop
February 23, 2009 – 2:59 pm
Sunrise Bookshop, an oasis of crystals and sutras in troubled times.