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State budget cuts slashed $300,000 of funding to Claremont Middle School. What did the school do about it? They rode their bikes 100 miles. Claremont parents organized a century-ride from Oakland to the State Capitol, on May 4, to raise public awareness and money for their children’s school. If they cannot raise these funds, the school will lose their communications coordinator, librarians, a counselor and the digital media program. Even though the ride already happened, you can still help this…
On the walking trail at Lake Merritt.
Here’s some of today’s top OakNorth news: It’s May 1st, and Immigrant rights and labor groups across the Bay Area are mobilizing for International Workers Day. In Oakland, groups will be assembling at Fruitvale Plaza at around 4pm, and Marching to City Hall from 4:30-6:30. Here’s a quick history lesson on May 1st. Stay tuned for Oakland North’s coverage of the day’s mobilizations. In an update on the Oscar Grant case, the Alameda County Superior Court rejected Officer Johannes Mehsherle’s…
Downtown.
Good day! Here are today’s headlines! Oakland cannot afford Cinco de Mayo celebration. Centro Legal de la Raza hits 40 years! City auditor recommends Oakland invest millions in public works.
By Linnea Edmeier Pro cyclists, like Italian racer Ivan Basso, are documenting the two-wheeled life, 140 characters at a time.
Big news today in Oakland! Here are the headlines! New indictments handed down in the Chauncey Bailey murder case. Swine flu case closes Bay Area elementary school. Five-hour standoff in East Oakland ends in peace.
Here are today’s headlines! Drive-by shooting in Oakland leaves one dead. It’s the 35th homicide this year. Is it swine flu or pneumonia? Two California deaths may be related to swine flu. Press allowed at Bey IV’s torture trial.
On Friday, I headed to Palo Alto to meet up with Charlie Ayers, restaurateur and former head chef at Google, for a story I was working on. I ended up sticking around for breakfast at his newly open Calafia Cafe and Market-a-Go-Go, and it was a good move. With a motto of “slow food fast” and a menu stocked with comfort foods, there are plenty of options, even for the committed vegetarian. My smoked salmon scramble with hash browns and…