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located in Oakland

Oakland North is a news project of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. With support from the Ford Foundation, graduate student reporters at the School are creating focused news outlets to concentrate on different parts of the Bay Area. Our goals are to improve local coverage, experiment with online and digital media, and listen to you–about the stories and features that most interest you, the issues that concern you, the information services you want, and the reporting you’d like to see undertaken in your own community.

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posted on
February 16th, 2010
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Oakland North
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Oakland
posted on
February 16th, 2010
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Oakland North
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Oakland

Tuesday, Feb. 16 — Tackling the city’s budget woes

Back to the grind, post-holiday weekend.  Here’s what’s happening in Oakland (and environs) today:

City Council, in addition to its regularly-scheduled meeting, will have an hou ...

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posted on
February 15th, 2010
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Oakland North
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Oakland

Bakesale Betty’s to get second home

It’s a typical scene on the corner of 51st and Telegraph, the current home of Oakland treasure, Bakesale Betty’s. The mid-day line is at a consistent block-long length is full of  uncannil ...

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posted on
February 15th, 2010
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Oakland North
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Oakland
posted on
February 14th, 2010
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Oakland

Sunday, Feb. 14 – Be Oakland North’s Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day, North Oakland!

Sobriety checkpoints in cities like Oakland have turned into a profitable enterprise, more often seizing and impounding cars from unlicensed drive ...

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