Posts Tagged ‘Maxwell Park’
Council chooses Map 26 for redistricting
Oakland City Council chose Map 26 for the city’s redistricting during a brief public hearing last night.
Read More“Communities of interest” at forefront of redistricting talks
The Oakland City Council tackled the thorny issue of redistricting Tuesday night, hearing from communities of interest about balancing the goals of equalizing numbers of people in each council district, while preserving the integrity of the city’s historic neighborhoods.
Read MoreParents voice their anger about school closures, move to recall OUSD board members
More than a hundred parents and teachers packed the Oakland Unified School District’s boardroom for Wednesday night’s meeting, with dozens more watching from the 4th floor overflow room, following a march from Laney College earlier that afternoon. The topic of contention: school closures.
Read MoreAttendance boundaries will change after OUSD vote for school closures
This week, OUSD officials are hosting community input meetings on boundary changes that are scheduled to go on until Wednesday. The boundary changes come after the OUSD school board voted in October to close five schools — Marshall, Lakeview, Lazear, Maxwell Park, and Santa Fe. OUSD officials now have to restructure attendance boundary areas for families who live near the schools slated for closure.
Read MoreOUSD board votes to close five elementary schools at contentious meeting
The Oakland Unified School District board voted 5-2 to close five elementary schools — Lakeview, Lazear, Marshall, Maxwell Park and Santa Fe — and transform or merge several other schools at its meeting at Oakland Technical High School on Wednesday night.
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