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Month: January 2023

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Education

The Town’s Top High School Hoops Teams Shine on Historic Night for Oakland Tech

January 25, 2023 Tony Daquipa

It was an incredible night for the Oakland Tech family. The culmination of “Swish Week” at the North Oakland public school last Friday night was historic and celebratory. With new paint on the gym walls,

A black and a yellow lion dancer perform outside at Jack London Square
Arts & Culture

Oakland’s Lunar New Year Celebrations Kicked Off this Weekend in Jack London Square, Chinatown

January 23, 2023 Howard Dyckoff

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, our correspondent Howard Dyckoff attended two Lunar New Year-related events in Oakland. The celebrations in Jack London Square and Oakland Chinatown’s bazaar were both joyful events during one of the biggest

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News

Five Acres in Oakland Hills Officially Under Indigenous Stewardship

January 19, 2023 Momo Chang

At a celebration at the Chabot Space & Science Center in December, The City of Oakland and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust made it official: around five acres of land in the Oakland hills were returned

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Elections

Sheng Thao Inaugurated as Oakland’s 51st Mayor at Paramount Theatre

January 11, 2023 Momo Chang

On Monday afternoon, Oakland held an inauguration ceremony at the Paramount Theatre. The new mayor of Oakland, Sheng Thao, along with Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas (District 2), Janani Ramachandran (District 4), Kevin Jenkins

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