At last Saturday’s Greening Oakland Homes fair at the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, contractors were on hand to explain the options for going green.
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March Forth: The students take to the streets
March 5, 2010 – 7:41 am
From Berkeley to the 880 Freeway, students and other community members joined a march to fight for public education and against the state budget cuts.
In Sacramento, Democrats support protesters
March 5, 2010 – 7:27 am
With more than a thousand students, faculty members and other education advocates rallying outside the state capitol, Democrats seized on the opportunity to voice their support for revenue-raising measures, including the proposed oil extraction tax.
Video: Morning protests at UC Berkeley
March 4, 2010 – 1:41 pm
On the morning of March 4, protesters gathered at the main entrances to the UC Berkeley campus. This footage was shot from 7-10 am at the campus’ West Gate, Sather Gate and North Gate.
Raw video: Oakland Tech disaster drill
March 4, 2010 – 12:44 pm
Oakland North reporter Mary Flynn sends video updates from the Oakland Tech Disaster Drill. Students spill out onto the sidewalk in support of the March 4th protests.
He saw a dance party. She saw a riot. What happened at Durant Hall?
March 3, 2010 – 4:38 pm
Oakland North correspondents Shannon Service and Josh Wolf sit down to review footage of last week’s dance party at UC Berkeley and discuss their impressions of what they saw that night.
Exclusive video: State Senate leader sits down with unannounced student protesters
March 1, 2010 – 11:28 pm
More than a dozen students from several University of California campuses arrived unannounced at the office of California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen. Oakland North has exclusive video of the sit-in and an interview with a student protester.
Spying on Seldon: Tibetan activist the subject of cyberattacks from China
March 1, 2010 – 1:42 pm
Last month, Stanford student and Tibetan activist Tenzin Seldon got a letter from Google explaining that someone in China was spying on her through her Gmail account. Now, because of cyberattacks like the one on Seldon, and China’s attempts to limit free speech, the Internet giant is considering pulling out of China.
The Loan Modification Mess
February 21, 2010 – 12:40 pm
The federal government launched Making Home Affordable, a loan modification program, last year to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. But as one Glenview woman is finding out, getting lenders to participate isn’t easy.
Beer: The beverage of the people
February 19, 2010 – 8:04 am
There are those who say that every beer has a story. A growing number of women in the Bay Area say that every story…should have a beer.
Couples exchange vows during Valentines Day instant weddings
February 17, 2010 – 3:27 pm
In the era of Proposition 8 — the state constitutional amendment that says marriage is only legal between a man and a woman — same-sex couples are doing what they can to express their commitment to each other. Lindsay Nelson and Chelley Putzer participated in a Valentines Day instant wedding hosted by UrbanDaddy.com and the W Hotel. The ten couples who were married throughout the day had everything provided for them. For Lindsay and Chelley, that meant everything but a marriage certificate.
Gay marriage suppporters take case door-to-door
February 13, 2010 – 12:35 pm
While supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 wait for a decision in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger federal trial, volunteers with Equality California are going door-to-door in an attempt to change the minds of those who voted for the same-sex marriage ban.
Waterfront redevelopment puts some businesses on edge
February 8, 2010 – 9:25 am
With Oakland set to approve a major waterfront land-use plan, some industrial businesses fear residential development will push them out.
Jackson and maybe Cable to coach Raiders in 2010: Fans react
February 2, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Raiders fans react to the rumor of Tom Cable remaining head coach in 2010 and the acquisition of Hue Jackson as the new offensive coordinator.
The great human truths: Death, taxes and … laundry?
January 11, 2010 – 11:41 am
Ben Franklin, font of aphorisms, said “In this world nothing can be said to be certain. Except death and taxes.” But there’s one unescapable reality Franklin seems to have missed: laundry.