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At first glance, it looks like junkyard, but on the corner of 61st and San Pablo sits a unique jumble of treasures. When I first arrived a baby carriage caught my eye. The place has variety; from children’s toys and dishes to rims and furniture. But, unfortunately, when it rains, it pours at the San Pablo Flea Market, and much of the merchandise was wet from the weather. But it’s up to you to decide if it’s worth the digging,…
Good afternoon Oakland, As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake this Saturday, there are several events being held to celebrate Oakland’s recovery. Here’s what’s going on: The Great California ShakeOut, California’s earthquake preparedness program, held the largest earthquake drill EVER this morning at 10:15 a.m. Did you shake it out? We did! Article to come… The city of Oakland plans to commemorate the anniversary with a ceremony and preparedness fair at Cypress Freeway Memorial Park on…
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Good morning Oakland, If you’re still drying out like we are, here are a few things to catch up with this morning: A new hyper-local website, Richmond Confidential, went live yesterday, part of the same initiative behind oaklandnorth.net and missionlocal.org. Oakland North is tweeting again, so check out our Twitter page! A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was reported near Sunol yesterday, so if you thought you felt the ground shaking last night at around 8:30, turns out you were not just…
Good morning Oakland, We hope you’re staying dry out there as the first rainstorm of the winter season is upon us. Here’s some recent news that caught our attention: If you were planning to head over to the Taste of Temescal festival tonight, hold off! Head over next Tuesday instead to enjoy this delicious culinary crawl. CalTrans announced yesterday new features to the Bay Bridge that will allow added protection against earthquakes once the new East Span opens in 2013….
Good afternoon Oakland, You may be noticing that we look a little different today. New look. (Isn’t it pretty?) New layout. (Don’t get lost!) New sections right up there at the top. (Go ahead, go play.) Let us know what you think about the new look in the comments. This North Oakland Now blog will also look different in the coming days. We’ll use this space as a review of Oakland’s most recent news and as a highlight of what’s…
What does it take to bring Allen Michaan, the owner of the Grand Lake Theater and one Oakland’s most public and outspoken liberal voices, to the same table with some of Oakland’s more conventional capitalists – the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and small business owners? In Oakland these days, it all comes down to parking. Michaan, of course, is well-known around town for the anti-Republican messages that regularly grace the Grand Lake’s marquee. Lately, however, those messages have been directed…
Flowers and photographs mark the corner of 54th and Gaskill Streets in Northwest Oakland, a reminder of a Labor Day shooting that claimed the life of Desiree Davis, an ambitious high school senior. Yet at a street fair planned for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, members of a neighborhood church plan to transform that same place of loss into a site of community healing. Minister Lorenzo Franklin of Humanity Baptist Church said health screenings, basketball and children’s crafts…