Khaled Sayed

Oakland Pride organizers hope to have all-time high attendance this year

The people of Oakland are set to celebrate their annual Pride festival on Sunday, September 11. This will be Oakland’s seventh annual Pride festival and third annual parade since the event returned in 2008. This year’s festival will have 60 contingents and floats representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups marching in Sunday’s parade, which is 18 more than last year. The Pride committee is also hosting an exhibition game with the National Gay Basketball Association, which will be…