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Committed to success: Oakland mentoring program supports student achievements in college and beyond
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The nonprofit organization Oakland Promise, which supports high school seniors as they graduate high school, is looking for mentors.Bay Area
What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families
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Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.Bay Area
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
