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Write Your Roots Epic Poetry Day invites Oaklanders to write a soccer-stadium full of stanzas
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During National Poetry Month, Chapter 510 has been disseminating prompts on Instagram. Contributors' poems will eventually be compiled into a free book centered on themes of “power.”Bay Area
Report: Oakland lacks budget, strategy to close and clean homeless encampments
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Homelessness increased in the city by 86 percent between 2015 and 2019, the report found, with lack of affordable housing a driving factor.Bay Area
Group of burglars target retailers in Oakland, Emeryville
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Police in Oakland and Emeryville are investigating robbery spree following Wednesday tip-off from other agencies about looting plans.Bay Area
Ship traffic stacks up along coastline, heightening concerns for marine life
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Maritime traffic to the Port of Oakland has soared, and about a dozen ships must now wait offshore to safeguard Bay marine life in the event of any vessel-related problems.Arts & Entertainment
Oakland’s new, towering mural draws attention to world hunger crisis
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The 190-foot-tall mural is one of six to be painted in cities around the country and the third to be completed.Around Town
Bake sale to benefit Urban Park Cleanup at Exedra Plaza
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On Sunday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., you can purchase sweet treats to help support the unhoused in Oakland.Oakland
Locked out by pandemic, fans eager to reopen famed Mountain View Cemetery
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Management's promises of a "pilot" reopening have done little to appease them.Bay Area
Mills alumnae ask trustees to keep college open beyond 2023
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Call comes as faculty, staff, and students demand more say in the future of the college.Bay Area
