Oakland Magazine Blog - February 2008
February 29, 2008
• The City of Oakland's Office of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with City Year, T-Mobile, the Department of Human Services, the Oakland Police Department, the Oakland Black Firefighters Association, and Public Works Agency will renovate Manzanita Recreation Center on Friday, Feb. 29, from 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Renovations and upgrades to the center include interior and exterior paint, as well as major improvements to the game room, restrooms, entrance way, computer room, gymnasium and outside play areas. OPR's Manzanita Recreation Center was selected as an improvement project site by T-Mobile in partnership with City Year. Preparation work with the City Year team began onsite at the center in late January, in preparation for "the big day" on February 29. Over...
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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...
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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 events happening in Oakland this weekend: • State Superintendent of Instruction Jack O'Connell will discuss the impact of proposed cuts to education funding during a 2:30 p.m. press conference on Friday, Feb. 22. In an event hosted at Oakland’s Place at Prescott Elementary School (920 Campbell St.), Mr. O'Connell will join OUSD State Administrator Vincent Matthews and officials from the California School Employees Association (CSEA), California School Boards Association (CSBA), California Federation of Teachers (CFT), California Teachers Association (CTA) and the California State Parent Teachers Association (CSPTA) in addressing the potential consequences of school budget cuts and the suspension of Proposition 98, which guarantees a minimum...
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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, Google...
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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
Check out these great events in Oakland this weekend: • The Oakland Zoo unveils a new exhibit this Saturday, an authentic replica of an East African hut. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 16, $9.50 adults, $6 seniors and children, 9777 Golf Links Road, (510) 632-9525. • Enjoy a local heroes awards program and Lunar New Year's Celebration this Saturday. 10 a.m.–Noon, Feb. 16, free, Laurel Elementary School, 3750 Brown Ave. • New exhibit at Rowan Morrison Gallery, Christopher Russell's "Part of Everything." Opening reception this Saturday, 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Feb. 16, exhibit runs through March 9. 330 40th St., (510)...
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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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