Posts Tagged ‘East Bay’
Ebola reaction among African community in the East Bay
Nigerian Independence Day is Oct. 1, but for U.C. Berkeley Nigerians the party took place a few days later, at a hall near campus. It was a party crowded with people and colors from Nigeria and the rest of the African continent. You saw young Nigerian women in their bubas, the Nigerian blouses; their iros,…
Read MoreEat Real Festival celebrates food and music at Jack London Square
Food makers and food lovers converged at Jack London Square September 27-29 for three days of music, drinks and cuisine at the Eat Real Festival.
Read MoreFourth annual Eat Real Festival brings foodies out in Oakland
Foodies and gourmands alike flocked to Jack London Square this weekend for the fourth annual Eat Real Festival.
Read MoreBART riders lobby for later service
While BART’s schedule has been the source of private grumbling since it opened in 1972, the Internet has provided a new tool, however blunt, to quantify the demand for expanded service. Since last year, advocates of a round-the-clock BART schedule have congregated on a Facebook page called “Make BART Trains run 24 Hours,” which is “liked” by more than 22,000 people.
Read MoreWW seeking big new money for East Bay Parks
by BAGASSI KOURA After its first approval 20 years ago, a local park development measure running out of money is back on the ballot this fall. The East Bay Regional Park District is asking residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties to vote for Measure WW, which would raise up to $500 million through government bonds.
Read More