District 2 Oakland Town Hall

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01/17/2012

Awesome event at Regeneration church to day in honor of MLK

"Our greatest resource is our children" -- Refa. Stop the Gunfire - MLK Gathering 2012, Jan. 16th This is a common utterance that is heard by activists that speak about youth..yet you wouldn't k...

09/24/2011

Love Oakland and the Oakland A's ? Go to Kwik-Way for some ribs, then to Grand Lake Theater to see Moneyball. 2 Thumbs Up (after you lick off the bbq).

07/18/2011

Mayor Jean Quan writes: "..In this time of budget cuts at all levels which are tearing the safety net apart, we must engage citizens in every community to join us in providing basic services and help for all neighborhoods." I agree! Check out my blog post

I don’t agree with everything our new mayor is doing in regards to Oakland’s budget, however I applaud her efforts at community engagement. Jean Quan writes an informal case study of her experience at an East Oakland neighborhood in the following Huffington Post San Francisco article. During her c

07/18/2011

Mayor Quan writes about cleaning ups neighborhoods in Huffington Post.

In Oakland, California, neighbors are organizing block by block to improve schools and make our communities safer. We're taking the fight for better communities to some of the most difficult neighborhoods -- and we are making progress.

07/06/2011

After the vote, Quan noted that while the election will cost the city $700,000 to run, passing the parcel tax measure will bring in $55 million to the city.

The Oakland City Council heard a report from Chief of Police Anthony Batts about a reorganization of the city’s police department and approved a mail ballot-only special election for November 15 at the city council meeting Tuesday night in downtown Oakland. Now it just needs to be determined what wi

06/02/2011

Gentle Reminder: BBBON General Assembly meeting
Thursday, June 2, 6:30 pm at North Oakland Senior Center (58th and MLK Oakland, access to lot via 58th). I hope you can make it! :)

05/27/2011

The two hours of public comment at last night’s budget meeting was dominated by library supporters, testifying about the importance of libraries in Oakland and protesting the possibility of cuts. What would the Mayor’s budget mean for the library? Most people I run into around town lately seem

05/26/2011

New Summer Job Program In Oakland Gets At-Risk Youth Off Streets -- Amber Lee reports

05/26/2011

The annual Fairyland Gala on June 2nd is a way into a world of pure imagination! Discounted tickets available for friends of Oaklandish here: http://oaklandish.com/extras/fairyland-gala.html

05/25/2011

Oakland North featured a photo of Jean Quan from District 2 Town Hall. Yay!

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week's photo is by Tonya Love.