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Round Table Pizza on Grand Avenue Robbed
Piedmont Patch
Jan 26Bay City News--Two Oakland restaurants were robbed by am armed suspect wearing a ski mask Sunday evening, police said. The first incident was reported at 7:20 p.m. at the Taco Bell at 3535 35th Ave. The suspect entered the fast-food restaurant wearing ... »
Fire Officials Investigating Two Fires in Same Adams Point Apartment
Piedmont Patch
Jan 21Bay City News--Oakland fire officials are investigating why two fires broke out in the same apartment unit in less than four hours Friday, a fire department spokesman said. A firefighter who sustained second-degree burns while helping to battle the fir... »
UPDATE: Oakland Firefighter Injured in Adams Point Blaze
Piedmont Patch
Jan 20Bay City News--A two-alarm fire was in progress this afternoon at a three-story apartment building in Oakland where a firefighter was injured battling a blaze earlier today, fire officials said. The latest fire at 273 MacArthur Boulevard, near Adams St... »
City Council Members: Remove Occupy Oakland Encampment
CBS San Francisco
Nov 09Four Oakland City Council members were set to call for the immediate removal of the Occupy Oakland encampment Wednesday. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
A Pandora Mini-Guide
Serena's Travels
Jan 20Dear Pandora, Thanks for being a cool company. You’re love for music and ability to pay artists for their work is inspiring. Because of you I’ve learned about new bands… Read more» »
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Our Oakland
Jan 17Shepherd Canyon ParkDespite the return of winter temperatures, people turned out all over Oakland to serve, celebrate, and further the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.It was cold when I left home in the morning; our birdbath was frozen. So it was ... »
My Top 10 Reasons For Why I Lo...
Monteskewed
Jan 05My Top 10 Reasons For Why I Love Oakland Oakland is the infamous ugly step-sister city to the Cinderella post-card perfection of San Francisco. Novella Carpeter, [her blog] one of the most recently famous Oaklanders because of her urban foodie efforts... »
The Pill Hill/Fairmount ridge walk (#20)
Oakland Geology
Dec 30This hills-and-paths walk is number 20, “Broadway and Oak Glen Park,” in Charles Fleming’s Secret Stairs East Bay. This is not a bedrock walk, like the previous ones I’ve featured, but a landform walk. Let’s start this time with the topography. This wa... »
Oakland Urban Paths: walk and shop
Our Oakland
Dec 13Davidson StairsSaturday was the 2nd annual Oakland Urban Paths (OUP) walk and shop. Ten people (to say nothing of the dog) explored urban walkways between Lakeshore and Piedmont Avenue and back again.We met at Mandana Plaza, a small park across from La... »