http://oaklandnorth.net North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events Sat, 25 May 2013 19:01:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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. Oakland North is a project of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and our audio podcasts are produced in cooperation with the school's radio program. With support from the Ford Foundation, graduate student reporters at the school are creating focused news outlets to concentrate on different parts of the Bay Area. You can find our sister sites, covering San Francisco's Mission District and the city of Richmond, California at www.MissionLocal.org and www.RichmondConfidential.org. 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Oakland North no Oakland North staff@oaklandnorth.net staff@oaklandnorth.net (Oakland North) Oakland North oakland, california, food, bikes http://oaklandnorth.net/wp-content/themes/oaklandnorth/images/itms/oaklandnorth-itms.jpg http://oaklandnorth.net/category/education/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/23/library-renovation-spells-more-space-for-free-resources/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/23/library-renovation-spells-more-space-for-free-resources/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:30 +0000 Adam Grossberg http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96706 It may not be in Oakland, but North Oakland residents have a new library branch at their disposal. The new South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library re-opened for business last Monday.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/23/library-renovation-spells-more-space-for-free-resources/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/oakland-at-work-elementary-school-teacher/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/oakland-at-work-elementary-school-teacher/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:43:33 +0000 Samantha Masunaga http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96638 The Oakland at work series documents the workers who physically keep the city running. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/oakland-at-work-elementary-school-teacher/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/as-clorox-turns-100-looking-at-the-oakland-companys-executive-pay/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/as-clorox-turns-100-looking-at-the-oakland-companys-executive-pay/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:25 +0000 Nausheen Husain http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96245 Best known for its red, white and blue bottle, Clorox has been the standard “clean scent” for many Americans for over a century. Since its very beginning, when five entrepreneurs each invested $100 to set up the first commercial-scale bleach factory in the United States, the company has kept a low profile when it comes to executive pay, although its compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Donald Knauss is similar...]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/22/as-clorox-turns-100-looking-at-the-oakland-companys-executive-pay/feed/ 2 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/16/an-oakland-grad-and-richmond-native-is-on-his-way-to-college-hoops/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/16/an-oakland-grad-and-richmond-native-is-on-his-way-to-college-hoops/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:33 +0000 Oakland North Staff http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96671 Jamaree Strickland sees the world differently. Some may even say the Richmond native has his head in the clouds. If anyone would know it'd be his mom, Stacey Strickland, who recalls that even back in preschool, when her son stood behind his friends they just reached up to the top of his stomach. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/16/an-oakland-grad-and-richmond-native-is-on-his-way-to-college-hoops/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/08/awaiting-a-charter-appeal-aims-community-finishes-school-year-uncertain-of-the-future/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/08/awaiting-a-charter-appeal-aims-community-finishes-school-year-uncertain-of-the-future/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:58:52 +0000 Nausheen Husain http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96339 The American Indian Model Schools (AIMS) community is counting down until the last day of school, June 30, which could be the last day of classes for the controversial three-school charter organization.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/08/awaiting-a-charter-appeal-aims-community-finishes-school-year-uncertain-of-the-future/feed/ 4 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/07/media-enterprise-alliance-teaches-media-skills-to-oakland-teens/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/07/media-enterprise-alliance-teaches-media-skills-to-oakland-teens/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:32:12 +0000 Lauren Kawana http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96243 Media Enterprise Alliance teaches students from Oakland high schools how to create and produce their own media. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/07/media-enterprise-alliance-teaches-media-skills-to-oakland-teens/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/06/cinco-de-mayo-in-oaklands-fruitvale/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/06/cinco-de-mayo-in-oaklands-fruitvale/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:02:05 +0000 Pendarvis Harshaw http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96264 Coatlicue drummers and dancers occupied the island between East and West-bound traffic on International Blvd in Oakland, as they celebrated and prayed. With shells at their ankles and feathers on their crowns, over a dozen people congregated and moved to the beat. Smoke from lit herbs such as sage filled the intersection. Police directed traffic around the celebration, as passersby honked and waved.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/06/cinco-de-mayo-in-oaklands-fruitvale/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-school-board-plans-to-appoint-gary-yee-as-acting-superintendent/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-school-board-plans-to-appoint-gary-yee-as-acting-superintendent/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:26:40 +0000 Lauren Kawana http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95709 Following the surprising resignation of Superintendent Tony Smith three weeks ago, the Oakland School Board announced Monday morning its plan to appoint board director Gary Yee as acting superintendent. The board will formally vote on the matter at its next meeting on Wednesday.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-school-board-plans-to-appoint-gary-yee-as-acting-superintendent/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/19/childrens-hospital-doctor-talks-oaklands-violence-trauma-consequences/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/19/childrens-hospital-doctor-talks-oaklands-violence-trauma-consequences/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:14 +0000 Debora Silva http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95544 Allison Briscoe-Smith, the director of the Center for the Vulnerable Child at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, sees consequences in Oakland’s violence that extend far beyond the victims to become a public health issue for the entire community.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/19/childrens-hospital-doctor-talks-oaklands-violence-trauma-consequences/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/17/at-aims-meeting-few-answers-on-the-future-of-the-schools-leadership/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/17/at-aims-meeting-few-answers-on-the-future-of-the-schools-leadership/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:37:03 +0000 Nausheen Husain http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95304 It may have been the shortest school board meeting in recent history. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/17/at-aims-meeting-few-answers-on-the-future-of-the-schools-leadership/feed/ 2