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For the third year in a row, 19 Bay Area Kaiser Foundation hospitals were ranked amongst the nation’s leaders in healthcare equality for their lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender patients, according to a report released last month by a national LGBT civil rights organization.
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 Conrad Jung, an astronomer at the Chabot Space and Science Center.
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 Hudson: Hudson is an active and outgoing two-and-a-half year old pit bull terrier. Go here to see more pictures of Hudson. Visit Oakland Animal Services at 1101 29th Avenue, Oakland, CA and ask to see Hudson. You can also go to www.oaklandanimalservices.org. Part of the Oakland Police Department, Oakland Animal Services is both an…
About a hundred people came to view photographs, drawings, sculptures, paintings, video, and audio that document everyday life at the North Oakland auto shop, Enthusiast Automative.
More than 300 people packed the North Oakland Senior Center on Thursday evening to discuss the future of urban agriculture in Oakland. The forum, organized by Oakland’s planning and zoning division, is the city’s latest effort to gain public input on updating its urban farming regulations.
James and the Giant Cupcake opened last week, near the corner of San Pablo and Alcatraz. Owner Eurydice Manning had to shut the store down for a two hours the third day the shop was open because they were sold out, and frantically bake more.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and a group of East Bay mayors gave their support to a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a bill by Governor Jerry Brown that axes the agencies.
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 Bob Follett.
At tonight’s Oakland City Council meeting, three of the foremost items on the agenda will concern the vacant city attorney position: possibly voting in a replacement for John Russo, and approving two conflicting ballot measures that could change how the position is chosen.