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Oakland educators renew campaign to help immigrant families through COVID crisis
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Donors can pledge or donate at a website created by Oakland educators in April and that aims to galvanize community support for underserved families.News
Offers pour in to help rebuild Breonna Taylor sculpture destroyed by vandals in Oakland
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The statue of Taylor was destroyed just weeks after it was placed in downtown Oakland.Arts & Entertainment
Oakland middle school musicians have a special role in Pixar’s ‘Soul’
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Pixar producer heard student musicians playing at Yoshi's -- now they're the sound behind the middle school band in the studio's new animated release.crime
Uptick in robberies by youths prompts police concern
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Youth as young as 11 years old are carjacking and robbing people throughout the city of Oakland.Bay Area
East Bay nonprofits receive grants for efforts to reduce homelessness
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The Jeff Bezos founded fund will give $2.5M to the East Oakland Community Project and $1.25M for a project in Hayward.Lifestyle
Lake Merritt a valuable resource worth even more during pandemic
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Lake Merritt, long a community focal point, has also been a hub for social justice pursuits throughout the pandemic.Oakland
Board vote ends police presence in Oakland public schools
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Board vote cements decision to remove police presence from schools by January, in the face of disproportionate arrests of Black students by city's school police.Oakland
Service cuts loom unless Oakland pares $62 million budget deficit
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Police overtime and reduced tax revenue could drive shortfall to $62 million.Crime & Safety
