Oakland: unequal parking policy over
on February 26, 2010
Oakland says it has ended its policy of unequal parking enforcement, the Chronicle reported today. Yesterday, the Chronicle reported on a leaked memo instructing parking officers to issue courtesy notices, rather than tickets, in two upscale neighborhoods.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will appear in Oakland tonight for a White House Community Forum on Responsible Fatherhood and Economic Stability. The forum is from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth Street.
Author and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will be the keynote speaker this weekend at a summit of Nigerian and other African immigrants.
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