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Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Kelly Patrick Dugan and he shot it in May, 2012.
Should California end up following the guidelines used for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in New York, the only other state in the country to adopt such a law, then private employers of full-time babysitters and caretakers will need to follow some new rules.
From September 17 through October 4, most of Oakland Unified School District’s middle and high school students will view the documentary “Bully.”
The 3rd annual Art in Nature festival featured more than 200 artists at Redwood Regional Park in the hills east of Oakland this Sunday.
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s a cat named Melanie.
After a July 8 fire forced CommonWealth Café and Pub’s owners to close their business for repairs, other Oakland bar and restaurant owners stepped in to help. In the months since the fire CommonWealth’s owners have collaborated with a number of these local businesses on food and beer events that have benefited the pub and kept their employees working.
Cycling enthusiasts gathered downtown on Sunday, for the Oakland Grand Prix Bike Race. 305 cyclists of all ages competed in ten events, slicing through the streets surrounding the Kaiser Center.
The chants and whistles pierced the Saturday afternoon air, alerting the entire neighborhood that a mass of people waving signs was not far behind.
Foodies and gourmands alike flocked to Jack London Square this weekend for the fourth annual Eat Real Festival.