A Reliable
Voice in the
Community
Volume 6
Issue 20
7/29/09 - 8/4/09
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Hundreds attend Oakland Parks and Recreation centennial celebration
It did just that on Saturday when the city's parks and recreation department celebrated 100 years of service during the Old Fashion Community Celebration at Defremery Park in West Oakland. A couple of the city's strengths were on full display Saturday: incredible weather and legendary multiculturalism. A diverse mix of hundreds gathered throughout the daylong event, which featured something for everyone. The city went all out to entertain and make the event family friendly. A lively tribute band got the crowd singing along and dancing as they performed songs from the late R&B singer Luther Vandross. There were clowns on stilts, three-on-three basketball tournaments and Junior Giants T-ball games. Families gathered around picnic tables to enjoy barbecue, whether they bought it from one of the multiple food vendors or cooked on the grill right there.
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Oakland/Alameda County Oakland council selects AMB/CCG for former Army base development
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Richmond/West Contra Costa Richmond City Council passes model Wireless Communications Facilities Ordinance
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Bay Area BART, unions still at the table
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Politics Oakland's goings on
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Business Boards and fundraising: Common complaints and proposed solutions
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Education Ronald Takaki:
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Health 100 Black Women Inc. hosts 'Sistahs Getting Real About HIV/AIDS' seminar
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Entertainment One of gospel's hottest new soul singers embraces talent, fame
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Faith Silent Clergy
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For a city as consistently maligned by the public and media outside - and even by some within its borders - Oakland knows how to give itself a well-deserved pat on the back every once in a while. 
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