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My Purple Banana.

Last night, I went to the Prince concert and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had!! I post this blog under the category, “Love” because quite simply, I love this little man!

February 22, 2011
AC Transit’s fares to increase again? | A Better Oakland

According to a staff report quoted in today’s A Better Oakland post: The process of raising fares has been unpredictable, episodic, and anxiety-provoking, especially for the riding public. Each fare increase is decried by some as a surprising imposition, despite the District’s steadily rising costs. The proposed fare policy seeks to create an orderly, transparent,…

February 17, 2011
Crowds come out to Quan’s first town hall meeting – Inside Bay Area

Jean Quan promised to hold 5 townhall meetings within Oakland during the first 100 days of being in office. This weekend she held her first one in West Oakland. Find out what happened by reading this article by the Tribune. Crowds come out to Quan’s first town hall meeting – Inside Bay Area.

February 7, 2011
Wednesday’s wee little chuckle.

Ladies!! Ever get an inappropriate approach from a sketchy gentleman? This blog post by a gal named Cheekie made me smile… I can relate, but at the same time I can’t. Click here to find out what I’m talking about. Pinch My Cheekie | With cheeks you wanna pinch… but don’t..

January 26, 2011
Oakland welcomes a new branch library | A Better Oakland

As most of those who are acquainted with me know, I am an avid reader and spent most of my young life at somebody’s library. With that in mind, I am excited to share with you that the new East Oakland Branch is opening this weekend!! I can’t go this weekend, but I am definitely…

January 25, 2011
Pleasant Valley Safeway returns to Design Review | A Better Oakland

Did you know that Safeway is planning to redevelop the shopping center on Pleasant Valley Road? A bigger Safeway with more parking, but possibly loosing CVS? Want to weigh in, discuss, protest or agree? The City Planning Commission will be meeting this Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 5 PM at Oakland City Hall Hearing Room…

January 22, 2011
Residents stand up for themselves at Oakland City Council Meeting

At the Jan, 11 Oakland City Council meeting, I got to witness civil activism in action. Young and old came out to speak against the gang injunctions. It renewed my faith in the political process.

January 17, 2011
City Council: how to participate.

Because of the efforts of the Martin Luther King, Jr and others who were part of the Civil Rights Movement, every American citizen has the right to take part in the running of their government. In this post I share with you how you can participate in Oakland City Council meetings.

January 17, 2011
Let’s Bike! | Let’s Move

Do you remember when you learned how to ride your bike? Read how Boston helps to make this rite of passage into a city wide event! Let’s Bike! | Let’s Move.

January 11, 2011
Is it politics or guns that we should be scared of?

If Loughner had gone to the Safeway carrying a regular pistol, the kind most Americans think of when they think of the right to bear arms, Giffords would probably still have been shot and we would still be having that conversation about whether it was a sane idea to put her Congressional district in the…

January 11, 2011

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