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Discrimination and violence showed no boundaries at Friday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Oakland Peace Center. Mexico, Brazil and India. Maryland, Florida and Louisiana. Turkey and Canada. All these are states and countries—their names read aloud in melancholy succession at the event–in which transgendered women were murdered this year.
Whether you are packing a bag and heading out of town, or preparing a Turducken and 15 kinds of pie for the annual onslaught of relatives, or are going to make yourself a turkey sandwich, turn on the football game and call it a day, here are Oakland North’s favorite stories about the Thanksgiving season, plus some information about what’s going on locally this year. Thanksgiving 2012: What’s open, what’s closed and what to do over the holiday weekend. Oakland’s…
The Oakland North staff has put together a list of places that are open on Thanksgiving Day and during the holiday weekend. Use this to find locations offering community meals, restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving, local grocery stores for those last-minute purchases and activities to entertain family and friends.
Community events and activities for the weekend of November 16-18, 2012. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments! Friday, November 16 Secret of the Rocket 11 am, noon, 3:30 pm Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd. Oakland Two young adventurers turn an old cardboard box into a rocket and with the help of a magical book and their vivid imaginations blast off on a journey to the many places in the Solar…
Many undocumented immigrants in Oakland, and nationally, do not have official identification that is accepted by police, banks or even some healthcare centers. But under a program expected to get underway this winter, Oakland has joined a handful of cities in creating a municipal ID—with one apparently unprecedented new component. Oakland’s Muni ID, if all goes according to plan, will also be usable as a debit card.
School board members found out Wednesday that Oakland district school enrollment is almost 1000 students fewer than school officials estimated last year, and that achievement data remains below state levels in several key subjects.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Alameda County is seeking turkey donations to help make possible a special holiday meal for those in need.
A lively Tuesday evening Q&A at City Hall gave people chance to vent concerns and curiosity about development plans for the former Oakland Army base–a $500 million project that includes a major labor agreement giving Oakland workers priority in new jobs.
Final approval of the highly contentious College Avenue Safeway expansion plan that has roiled the North Oakland community since the Pleasanton-based company first announced plans to expand in 2007 was delayed at Tuesday night’s special city council meeting.