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	<itunes:summary>Oakland North (www.OaklandNorth.net) is a hyperlocal news site covering politics, crime, events, arts and entertainment in Oakland, California. Our Oakland North Radio podcast offers free, downloadable audio stories covering the local community.

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		<title>Alameda County Healthy Home Alliance discuss affordable and healthy housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community advocates came together to participate in a panel discussion focused on the link between healthy and affordable housing in downtown Oakland on Friday. East Bay Housing Organizations&#8217; 16th Annual Affordable Housing Week began last Friday with a kick-off celebration at Uptown Body and Fender. This year’s event, entitled “Affordable Housing: Building A Movement,” offered...]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland gears up for the 7th Annual Walk to End Poverty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the morning of Saturday, May 19, Oaklanders will participate in the 7th Annual Walk to End Poverty. The event is hosted by the Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP), and is one of many initiatives in Oakland and nearby communities that the partnership is spearheading to combat hunger, staggering unemployment rates, and homelessness.]]></description>
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		<title>City Council approves ordinance to hold banks responsible for blighted homes in default process</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Oakland has a program that charges fines for banks that fail to maintain blighted homes that have been foreclosed upon that the bank now owns. On Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to expand those controls to include homes going through the default process.]]></description>
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		<title>Faultline Art Space opens in Fruitvale</title>
		<link>http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/05/14/faultline-art-space-opens-in-fruitvale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tawanda Kanhema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been nearly three decades since the Bhopal disaster left thousands dead in India, altering the face of one of the world’s largest agriculture economies following a leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals at a plant run by Union Carbide India Limited. Today, attitudes towards the excessive use of chemicals in India have...]]></description>
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		<title>Jewelry designer Laura Bruland turns old book covers into wearable art</title>
		<link>http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/05/10/jewelry-designer-laura-bruland-turns-old-book-covers-into-wearable-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessie Schiewe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laura Bruland of Yes and Yes Designs makes hand-made, laser cut jewelry ... out of old books. Most of the books that she uses tend to be old textbooks, Reader’s Digests, or children’s books. She avoids books with glossy covers, preferring fabric or textile covers, and tries to use books with lots of colors or images. “I don’t cut up classics or first editions,” she said, adding that she always tries to buy books that most people would not want to read.]]></description>
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		<title>Councilmembers discuss ways to get out of bond debt deal with Goldman Sachs</title>
		<link>http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/05/09/councilmembers-discuss-ways-to-get-out-of-bond-debt-deal-with-goldman-sachs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Oakland should find a way to get out of its interest rate swap agreement with Goldman Sachs, a deal that costs the city $4 million annually, according to a city staff report. The problem before the city council now is figuring out the best way to do that without costing the city more money.]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland Ballet Company to host gala fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lexi Pandell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After canceling its spring dance program amid financial troubles, the Oakland Ballet Company plans to host its annual gala fundraiser on May 5 in the Kaiser Center Auditorium.
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		<title>Oakland to host workshop on redevelopment of toxic land</title>
		<link>http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/05/03/oakland-to-host-workshop-on-redevelopment-of-toxic-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With California's powerful redevelopment agencies and their corresponding powers now either extinct or on the fence, Oakland and other cities are facing a new problem: how to make use of toxic lands within their jurisdiction. ]]></description>
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		<title>As night falls, Occupy May Day protesters in downtown Oakland face off with police</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oakland North Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an afternoon of largely peaceful protests, confrontation erupted between police and protesters in downtown Oakland after nightfall.
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		<title>Protesters gather in East Oakland park for planned evening march downtown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 people congregated in San Antonio Park in East Oakland on 5:30 pm Tuesday, waiting to march back to Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall as Occupy Oakland May Day protests continued into the evening.
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