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Where is Deep in the E?

August 6, 2014 Gerald Green

I found it strange the most southern portion of Oakland was called East Oakland, when I arrived in the Bay Area the summer of 1969. Now some call parts of East Oakland, “Deep in the

Clinton Neighborhood In June

July 11, 2014 Sara Rowley

By Sara Rowley Fifteen minutes of true quiet in my neighborhood is hard to come by. I am at the median that runs diagonally through the intersection of E. 18th Street and 12th Avenue, where

By Gerald Green A petite yellow butterfly air-danced above my head while I looked towards the intersection of Elysian Fields Drive and Golf Links Road. Speeding car tire sounds reverberated in my ear. Many drivers

An Evening in San Antonio Park

July 11, 2014 Jimmy Jordan

By Jimmy Jordan As the sun begins to set over Downtown Oakland, San

Cesar Chavez Park at Night

July 10, 2014 Sergio Martinez

By Sergio Martinez 9:24 pm, Wednesday, July 2. Cesar Chavez Park (located on Foothill Blvd. between Bridge Ave and 38th Avenues.) Slightly cold with a slight breeze. I sat near the end farthest from Foothill,