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Oakland cathedral joins churches worldwide in adopting changes to Catholic mass
On Sunday morning at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, the sounds of high-pitched singing, a ringing organ and a mumbling congregation filled the huge cathedral as people tried to catch on...
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Attendance boundaries will change after OUSD vote for school closures
This week, OUSD officials are hosting community input meetings on boundary changes that are scheduled to go on until Wednesday. The boundary changes come after the OUSD school board voted in October...
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United States Post Office set to close hundreds of post offices nationwide
This year, the United States Post Office announced that they plan to close hundreds of post offices nationwide. While the list is still not final, many postal workers are wondering what will happen if...
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Alameda County approves mandatory recycling, plastic bag ban
On Wednesday afternoon, members of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority voted for two ordinances that will require mandatory recycling for businesses and multi-family properties and prohibit...
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Arrests, tear gas as Occupy Oakland protesters attempt to seize a building
On Saturday afternoon, Occupy Oakland protesters gathered in Frank Ogawa Plaza with a goal: To occupy a building and convert it into a social center to be used for the planned Oakland Rise Up Festival...
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As parking enforcement transfers to OPD oversight, workers will have to pass...
City officials are preparing to transfer Oakland’s parking enforcement unit to the Oakland Police Department. The transfer will allow the parking enforcement staff to be trained to write tickets and...
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A church helps members transfer money from big banks to a minority-owned...
On Tuesday, members of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in North Oakland participated in a bank “transfer day” in conjunction with Occupy the Dream, a campaign for economic justice...
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It’s cookie time, and the Girl Scouts have gone high tech
As the Girl Scouts of America kick-off their annual cookie sale, many cookie lovers will be in for a treat. Now, Girl Scouts are accepting credit and debit cards. Byrhonda Lyons spoke to some scouts...
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Tech girls fall in first round of NorCal basketball playoffs
The Oakland Tech girls basketball team couldn’t pull through on Wednesday night, losing 52-46 to visiting Heritage High School of Brentwood in the first round of the Northern California playoffs. The...
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An advocate for children teaches kids and parents how to spot abuse
Twenty-five years ago, Norma Rodriguez went to a training session for the Child Assault Prevention Training Center. When she agreed to participate in the session, she didn’t realize that two weeks of...
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