City Slicker Farms will be presenting a preliminary proposal for building a Community Market Farm at the Union Plaza/Fitzgerald Park at two important meetings...
Veronica! Thank you!! I'm all for it!!! I'm going to be up to my eyeballs in work until after the 11th of July - after that I'm back to a "normal" schedule...
I'm thinking it might be a good idea to have a neighborhood group from Montclair or Piedmont "adopt" our neighborhood as a project - they seem to know how to...
... Its statements like this that make people on this board sound like whining children. If you like it so much in rockridge or montclair, why didn't you move...
so, a few time a day, this guy (sandy brown hair, 5'10", 195lbs... today navy blue button down and jeans) walks down 32nd street and in an attempt to train his...
Bill: Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion and I respect your right to yours. In all the years I have lived here and talked to the police, fire, city ...
Jo Dee: Where should I begin? I too have lived and worked in west oakland for almost 20 years. I have been in three different locations and each had its own...
Having once been a dog walker in the neighborhood, I have to say there are way too many yards with dogs that go apeshit to really take any of them up as a...
"Is there a real difference in your experience between that guy standing with his dogs outside the fence, and everyone else who walks by with there dogs?" ...
Bill: Every year money is alloted to the folks that run Oakland from various sources - Federal/State/Local etc. Its up to those who run Oakland to allocate...
Hunter, I'm w/you. This guy is very inconsiderate, and not very bright about dog training. If you're so inclined, you could pass along two suggestions to him...
If Bill thinks that lots of city trucks are cleaning up our neighborhood he should look along Haven St. by Romak today or just about anywhere else. According...
... for the way our taxes are spent. ... Dick, Jo Dee, All: I couldn't agree more. Demanding accountability = ... "working on the problems and holding the...
Lisa: Well put - the only thing I would add is I actually wasn't whining or kidding about getting another successful neighborhood group to "adopt" us to help ...
Jo Dee, I admire your spunk, perseverance and activism. Heck, I can certainly appreciate a good rant/vent - make sure the message doesn't get lost. I've got...
Hi all, I live next door to these two dogs (used to be four, but the other two "disappeared" overnight) and they are really very sweet dogs who get bullied a...
OK Dick I'll tackle your accountability question if you'll bear with me for a few math equations. I went to the city's web site today and checked out their...
Lisa: Thanks! Come on down to the WON meeting anytime - we would love to have your input! Despite our differences we neighbors need to stick together! Jo Dee...
Lets all keep in mind that the 5.1M has nothing to do with Alameda County trash collecting - which we all pay for. The 5.1M is additional money earmarked to ...
Wow, you cry foul and unfair treatment but why should you get anymore attention than the people who have lived here for decades? I don't think it's good the...
Jo Dee, Do you actually READ what I write? I took Dick's complaint and took it apart, broke it down and crunched the numbers. I read what you wrote three...
Bill: Its difficult when writing emails to convey intent - I wasn't offended at all by anyone, nor do I feel slighted at all. I wasn't angry and actually I...
Well said - but I didn't feel anyone was feeling they were treated unfairly - did I miss something? You are so right - its great to be active and do as much as...
http://www.oaklandnet.com/BudgetFactsFiscalCycle0709_FINAL.pdf If you follow the link above - you will see where our money is going in the next two years..... ...
After a year in the Dogtown neighborhood, we are moving to a new home on Jack London Square. For the year we have been renting here (and I spent mostly...
There are several other recycling companies in Oakland and in fact they do not have any problems either. Which is not to say they don't accept stolen goods,...
We have a mixed blessing here - a little pocket park that could add so much beauty as a gateway to our neighborhood, but it happens to be across from a...
William, you are so right about the unrealized potential for our pocket park. I've been trying to think of non-threatening ways we can use the park to bring...
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