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Councilwoman Carroll Fife Engages with Constituents, A’s team, around Howard Terminal Ballpark

May 12, 2022 Howard Dyckoff 0

Oakland City Councilwoman Carroll Fife called on residents from West Oakland and Chinatown, neighborhoods she represents as part of District 3, to discuss plans for the new waterfront ballpark and high-end housing development at Howard […]

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News

Community Groups Rally at A’s HQ

July 19, 2021 Howard Dyckoff 0

The city is holding a special meeting tomorrow to address the new A’s ballpark plans near the waterfront. […]

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2020 elections

Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early voters in Oakland

November 2, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 1

58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland. […]

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Neighborhoods

Oaklanders Meet Over A’s New Ballpark Community Benefits

February 10, 2020 Howard Dyckoff 1

With a waterfront ballpark moving closer to an Oakland reality, City government has launched an effort to bring community and business stakeholders together and also to inject consciousness about equity into the process. The Howard […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

“Let’s Go Oakland!”: The Town’s Bittersweet Relationship with The Athletics

October 4, 2012 Katherine Brown 0

As excited as we are over the A’s improbably success, the thought of the team leaving sobers things just a little bit right now. And for many fans, the preoccupation could also rob Oakland of the opportunity of being acknowledged for something positive for a change. […]

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Laney College and Hack the Hood Year-Long Program Comes with $400 Monthly Stipend

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Students who want to get an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month […]

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