North Oakland Now 7.1.09
on July 1, 2009
Welcome to July, Oakland! The city council ushered in the new month by passing a new budget for the fiscal year; read about some of the changes here. Public transportation just got more expensive, as today also marks an increase in Bart and AC Transit fares. Oakland North started a new food blog, Oaktown Eats; check out our review of La Calaca Loca in Temescal and their scrumptious tacos de carnitas. Also, for an update on the Safeway redevelopment meeting click here.
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