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A security vehicle drives past 9850 Kitty Lane, the site of a proposed Neptune Society crematory that would burn 3,000 bodies a year. Environmental groups are concerned the facility will pollute nearby businesses and homes with mercury and other contaminants. (Photo by: Sean Greene)

‘Mega-crematorium’ still sparking controversy

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Community activists and environmentalists want the City of Oakland to permanently block a proposed giant crematory proposed near the airport.
Photo by Julie Brown.

Oakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94602

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Enjoy this week's photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland project—this week’s featured ZIP code is 94602 in East Oakland. The area includes the Dimond district, Glenview, Oakmore and more!
See an interactive map of Oakland restaurants participating this week, courtesy of OaklandRestaurantWeek.org.

Panel of local food entrepreneurs kicks off Oakland’s third annual Restaurant Week

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Restaurants across the city are offering special, fixed-price menus for Oakland’s third annual Restaurant Week. The ten-day event began on Friday and will run until January 27, offering diners an array of choices from seafood...
The West African Highlife Band performs at the downtown Oakland City Center to celebrate Kwanzaa.

The West African Highlife Band performs in downtown Oakland for Kwanzaa

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The sounds of rhythmic drumbeats mixed with guitar, keyboard and bass notes, accompanied by the rustle and rattle of a beaded gourd filled downtown Oakland with the melody of African-inspired songs in recognition of Kwanzaa,...
Jim Burress and his wife Sue Magee, Oakland residents, proudly show their favorite reusable bag. Beginning January 2013, single-use plastic carryout bags won’t be allowed at most stores selling packaged food in Alameda County.

Plastic supermarket bags to disappear, come January—and paper bags will cost you

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Beginning January 2013, single-use plastic carryout bags won’t be allowed at most stores selling packaged food in Alameda County, and customers will have to pay for their paper bags at the checkout counter. The Reusable...
A Lovely Day

A Lovely Day: A new documentary highlights Hip-Hop therapy in local high schools

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In 2009, Tomás Alvarez III sat at his desk as a group of nine teenagers filed into his classroom at Oakland High School. This was the fifth year of his Beats, Rhymes and Life program,...
L. Frank Manriquez

Native Americans work to revitalize California’s indigenous languages

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California was once home to over 300 Native American dialects and as many as 90 languages. Today, only about half of those languages are still with us and many are working to revive them.
Resource: Alameda Country Registrar of Voters. Data for vote-by-mail ballots cast prior to 2008 is available in the Statement of Votes. Data does not include special elections.

Alameda County voter participation for June election lowest in years

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The most recent data from the Registrar of Voters Office indicates 224,025 votes were cast in last week’s June primary election, representing 29.78 percent of the registered voters in Alameda County, the lowest in years....
Light experts Louis Brill and Steve Boverie teach the basics of electroluminescent wire art during Workshop Weekend at Tech Liminal

At Tech Liminal, digital workers find a place to connect

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Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland bills itself as a tech “hotspot and salon.” It's a shared office space for professionals who work at home and a DIY workshop for office workers. Tech Liminal is one...