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Volume 7
Issue 12
June 17 - 23, 2010

 

Oakland/Alameda County
Richmond/West Contra Costa

John Gioia for Contra Costa County supervisor

John GioiaJohn Gioia is truly a product of his community. He grew up in Richmond, graduated from El Cerrito High, and his father taught civics at Kennedy High ...

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Business

Answers to your fundraising questions

Mel and Pearl ShawWhere can you go to learn everything you need to know about fundraising? Is there a one-stop shop for information about fundraising that can help ...

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Faith

Church By The Side Of The Road scholarship event

Globe FaithThe Church By The Side Of The Road will host its Marcus Foster Scholarship Sunday service on June 13 at 10 a.m. ...

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Sports

Raiders to hold Youth Skills Camp

Globe SportsThe 10th annual Oakland Raiders Youth Skills Camp will take place on June 12 and 13 at the Raiders facility in Alameda ...

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Politics

Oakland budget crunch

Clinton KillianThe Oakland budget crunch is reaching a critical time. The city’s deficit is over $42 million and growing. The city’s latest proposal is laying off 200 police ...

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Health

Golden years grow dark for isolated elders

Globe Health It’s not surprising that Robert Lyons slipped into depression a few years ago, except that he was among the growing number of elders living alone who were ...

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Education

Oakland’s gang injunction is a chance to save lives

The proposed gang injunction in North Oakland is consistent with President Obama’s call to get smart on crime, as opposed to just tough on crime ...

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Entertainment

New sci-fi thriller opens June 4

Globe EntertainmentWhat happens when two over-eager scientists go too far?  “Splice,” an unusual sci-fi thriller starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, Academy ...

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