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Oakland wants to work with A’s, MLB to keep the team in the city
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The letter comes just days after MLB told the Oakland A's to look for another city to play while pursuing a waterfront park in Oakland.Around Town
Mountain View Cemetery pilots partial reopening
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Long-awaited opening was quiet, and the few visitors were asked to sign a petition to help resolve a conflict with the City of Oakland.Arts & Entertainment
Oakland residents and civic leaders turn to quilt art to combat gun violence
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A partnership with a local anti-violence organization and a national anti-gun violence nonprofit will use quilting art to foster community dialogue.Featured in Category
Local History | Frederick Law Olmsted & Mountain View Cemetery
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Piedmont historian Gail Lombardi shares the history of how America's most famous landscape architect left his mark in our backyard.Around Town
Mountain View Cemetery to reopen to public, with conditions
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Starting May 8, access will be allowed only between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays and on one weekday, still TBDArts & Entertainment
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
