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February 29, 2008
This from Lauren Do's Blogging Bayport Alameda: Sadness, we can’t even get it together to lock in a sure thing. Clif Bar is apparently terminating their relationship with Catellus because things are moving too slowly for their timeline. They had wanted to move in this year, and seemed willing to wait for a little bit longer after the whole instabilty of the pilings was discovered. But clearly not too much...
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February 28, 2008
A 1959 graduate of Alameda High School, John Shaterian has spent the past decade ferrying important papers and mail between various city offices. His work took him from Alameda Point to Bay Farm Island and all points in between on his 72-mile daily route. It’s work the 65-year-old enjoyed. Shaterian was fired Jan. 14, the Alameda Sun reported, after he was assigned a new vehicle, one he didn’t feel was safe. Shaterian, who plied Alameda’s streets in a 1996 Suzuki, was assigned a small golf cart-style electric vehicle in January for his route. “One day I got to work and there was a letter from on my desk, saying...
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February 27, 2008
The annual Girl Scouts Cookie Sale is back and this year more than 30,000 Girl Scouts, under the newly formed Girl Scouts of Northern California council, will participate in the Cookie Program.
On February 25, Girl Scouts launched its latest feature to the cookie sale—the online Cookie Booth Finder—now it is even easier to find a cookie booth in your community.
At www.cookiefinder.org, local residents can enter an address, date, city and time to find the cookie booth most convenient for them. The online cookie locator features a map powered by google along with additional information on...
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February 26, 2008
Mayor Ron Dellums' plan to use $7.7 million from the city's 2004 public-safety ballot measure, Measure Y, to boost police department recruiting and training drew the opposition Monday of a residents' Measure Y Oversight Committee, the Oakland Tribune reported today. Committee members said using the money for the entirety of Dellums' proposals would be imprudent. Dellums and Oakland Police Department brass say the $7.7 million package is key to getting the department to its full strength of 803 officers by the end of the year,...
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February 25, 2008
High winds in the East Bay blew a Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk jet off its pedestal in Alameda Point early Sunday morning, the Oakland Tribune reported today. The National Weather Service in Monterey confirmed winds of 41 miles per hour at the Oakland airport early Sunday morning. It also reported up to 1.5 inches of rain in areas such as San Rafael. "The winds weren't large-scale enough to be severely impacting like other storms can be," National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Canepa said. David Eisenhauer of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said the weather did no serious damage. He reported that only 90 customers throughout the East Bay lost power, and fewer...
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February 22, 2008
Check out the great events happening in Alameda this weekend: • West Coast Cajun/Zydeco Dances celebrates dancing in Alameda with a great show, food and dance tonight. Hear Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe and enjoy all the great dance and food back at Eagles Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m., dance lessons are at 8 p.m. and music goes from 9 p.m.–12:30 a.m., Feb. 22, $15, Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave., (415) 285-6285. • Stop by the Frank Bette Center for the Arts tonight for the kickoff event for the new Alameda on Camera exhibit and event...
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February 21, 2008
You've started your own business, you've endured the 16-hour workdays, the eleventh-hour decision-making, and now you find yourself—and your company—on the cusp of transition. All systems grow …
The second annual Taking Care of Business Conference March 8 at John F. Kennedy University focuses on emerging marketing and funding strategies for East Bay small businesses. This conference will bring together entrepreneurs with the resources and professional guidance necessary to take your business to the next levels of success. Register now.
Scheduled to Present: Gabriel Stricker
Senior Manager
Global Communications & Public Affairs,...
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February 20, 2008
Five unsung heroes nominated by their neighbors received top honors among a pool of 31 Local Hero nominees at the 2008 Local Hero and Lunar New Year Celebration sponsored by Oakland Council President Pro Tempore Jean Quan, Council District 4. The top award—a grant of $1000 to her favorite local school or organization—went to Barbara Goldenberg of Montclair for her leadership as Vice President of the Wildfire Prevention District, Treasurer of the Montclair Safety & Improvement Council, former President of Hillside Gardeners, and a regular volunteer at Montclair Elementary School.
Grants of $500 each were awarded to: Claire Antonetti for...
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February 15, 2008
See Jinx Jones at Speisekammer tonight. The electric guitar player has worked with R&B divas En Vogue and also has an acclaimed rockabilly album, License to Twang. Check him out tonight. Free, Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., (510) 522-1300. 
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February 14, 2008
In a concentrated effort to keep the city of Oakland traffic safe and respond to pothole complaints, Public Works Agency crews will start a citywide pothole-filling blitz this week. The pothole blitz will be a three-month effort, one week each in February, March and April. Public Works crews will focus in a different geographical service area for each blitz, in order to make a tangible impact.
Work will be done this week throughout the Zone 1 area (generally West and North Oakland) and crews will fill an estimated 850 potholes.
“Potholes continue to be a significant quality of life issue for Oakland residents—especially
following the severe winter...
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