Volunteers survey Oakland’s parks, amidst ongoing challenges
On Saturday, volunteers and park stewards gathered for the 11th annual Love Your Parks Day, conducting a survey to inspect the conditions of more than 110 Oakland parks.
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Oaklanders clean up on city’s 20th Annual Earth Day
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves to clear trash, weed, plant, and restore creek beds at Oakland's 20th Annual Earth Day event on Saturday. They joined more than a billion people worldwide in what environmentalists call...
At packed budget meeting, a debate over the fate of libraries, city services
Equipped with whistles, banners and plastic noisemakers, hundreds of people crammed into the City Council Chambers on Thursday evening to voice their concerns about the city's proposed budget cuts at a special hearing held by...
Neglected Oakland parks get some love from residents
Listen to how Oakland residents spent a day surveying conditions of the city's parks and other recreational areas, many of which have fallen into disarray.
‘Sundays in the Redwoods’ brings Oakland music fans to Woodminster
Oaklanders got down to live music this weekend at the first installment of this fall’s “Sundays in the Redwoods” concert series at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park.
