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Audio by Diana Montaño/Oakland North Photos by Howard Hsu/Oakland North At the recent May 1st march in Oakland, OaklandNorth interviewed people active in the labor movement to find out about the issues affecting workers in the East Bay.   [This multimedia report is no longer available.]

Go on a visual tour of one of Oakland’s most beautiful landmarks.

  Fix without Dix is a bike crew/gang/club for women only. They meet every Wednesday evening and ride through the East Bay’s streets to Alameda, Richmond, Berkeley, the Port of Oakland or up into the hills. Any woman who likes riding bikes can join — she doesn’t have to ride a fixed gear bike or be the fastest in the Bay Area. This group is more about community and fun than competition. To join on a ride, meet at the…

Rich people may have more money but does that mean they’re less polite? A recent UC Berkeley study examines how body language reveals wealth.  

Trained in kung fu at the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China since the age of 12, Master Larry Li came to the U.S. in 1999. After two years of performing, he came to Oakland and establish his kung fu studio in the Chinatown district.

By Anna Bloom/Special to Oakland North Emilia Otero, and her daughter, Shelly Garza, longtime organizers of food vendors in East Oakland, say they are seeing a marked increase in illegal street vending.

Rowdy times at the first-ever beer pong tournament in the East Bay put together by the Stork Club and the East Bay Express.