North Oakland Now 6.30.09

The city council votes today on Oakland’s budget and may approve unprecedented cuts to city services.  The meeting starts at 5 pm at City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza and is open to the public. If you have time, attend, speak and make your voice heard. Tomorrow, the Oakland Police Department is hosting a…

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North Oakland Now: 05.27.09

Oaklanders: If you haven’t been, and even if you have, today would be a perfect day to stop by Fenton’s on Piedmont, a 114-year-old ice creamery/restaurant generating some local buzz because of a prominent shout-out in Pixar’s new film ‘Up’ – coming to theaters Friday.  Nothing says summer like vats of home-made ice cream and…

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