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In 1991 activist and writer Paul Kivel and UC Berkeley health educator Allan Creighton co-authored a book called “Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Educators and Parents.” The book was written as a guide for adults who work with teens, to help them tackle violence.

At Spokeland, anyone can learn how to fix their ride, with bike tutorial workshops designed for everyone from kids and families to women and transgendered people.

The Oakland Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has released an urgent appeal asking for help in its search for a woman who went missing last month.

The International Maritime Center (IMC), which has been at the Port of Oakland in some form since 1964, provides a variety of services for seafarers while they are in port, such as shuttling them to local shopping centers, selling them discounted phone cards, or helping wire money home—anything to make their lives easier.

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Laurel Bellon.

For the past five years, Fix Without Dix (FWOD), an Oakland-based biking group for girls and transgendered people, has hosted Wednesday night social bike rides throughout the city. Sunday’s race, dubbed “The Tumbleweed Race,” was their first foray into hosting co-ed races, but certainly wasn’t their first time hosting an alley cat race.

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Tuesday, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s Hawaii.

Clars Auction Gallery on Telegraph Avenue will auction off some of Amelia Earhart’s possessions, including rare photos and a pair of goggles she wore when she was learning to fly.