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Cyclist, William Flint II, died while descending South Park Drive in Tilden Park on Saturday, June 19. According to a news story published on the Bay Citizen via the website Berkeleyside, Flint was trying to break his personal speed record down this steep road and veered into oncoming traffic. I was riding up in Tilden over the weekend and there were several police cars at the base of the South Park Drive pulling over cyclists for speeding. Condolences to Flint’s…
Big bikes, small bikes, kid’s bikes and tall bikes — they were all out in force on Sunday. It was Oakland’s first Oaklavía—an event that closed down the Broadway corridor, from Grand Avenue to Jack London Square, to all cars. Bikes, pedestrians, unicyclists and rollerbladers cruised up and down the street checking out the booths and activities on the sidewalks.
Imagine Broadway without cars–only people biking, walking, skipping… Well, this Sunday from 10am – 2pm, it’s going to happen. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland along with other bike-friendly Oakland organizations put together this event modeled after “Ciclovía,” which originated in Bogotá, Colombia. From Grand Avenue down to Jack London Square, the Broadway corridor will be closed off to cars. There will also be activities, booths and games all down the street. More information at Oaklavia.org — and stay tuned to Oakland…
Okay, this one is in Berkeley, but it was too funny to pass up.
Got something to say? We’ll give you a place to say it! Tomorrow, Oakland North will launch our brand new community Op-Ed page, and we’re inviting our readers to contribute essays of approximately 500 – 1,000 words on any Oakland-related topic of community interest. Please send all submissions for consideration to: staff@oaklandnorth.net — we’ll choose some to appear on our Op-Ed page. Oakland North will have the right to edit submissions for length, clarity and spelling/grammar. We’re looking for thoughtful…
Oakland has the 10th highest murder rate in the U.S. according to the Balitmore Sun’s analysis of the FBI’s preliminary crime statistics report for 2009. Number one on the list is New Orleans, Louisiana and number two is Richmond, California. Twenty years ago today, a nail-studded bomb exploded in Judi Bari’s car near Oakland High School. And this crime is still unsolved according to KTVU. Judi Bari was the head of radical environmentalist group Earth First. The Tribune tells the…