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I'm writing this from the League of Cities
conference where colleagues from around the nation are very excited about the
new Congress and the possibilities of federal help for the first time in
years on issues like affordable housing, health care, and after school
programs. I am very sorry to miss the special events in our district
tomorrow: the Dimond Winter Festival, the workdays at Horace Mann
School, Shepherd Canyon &
Joaquin Miller Community Center, and our special Oak
Walk with Friends of Sausal Creek (See #2). Richard, Sue, and my husband
will be filling in.
Please RSVP as soon as possible for our
District 4 Party next Friday, we need to get an accurate count to reserve tickets for
the planetarium or theater. We know how busy this season is for everyone and
appreciate those of you who will be joining us at the Chabot Space Science
Center District 4 Holiday Party on Friday, December 15th, 6:30-9:30 pm. My
family and staff enjoy watching good neighbors meet their counterparts from
all over the district and city!
I and my family do much of the cooking to keep
costs down. Friends, local merchants, and restaurants donate, too. After lots
of good food and conversation, we hope you will enjoy this world class
facility in our midst. On clear winter nights the rings of Saturn through a
telescope is an experience to remember. If it's foggy, the planetarium takes
you to the edge of the universe...or you can enjoy a journey inside your mind
with animation synchronized to music in "Sonic"...or fly
over the Nile in the domed theater's "Mysteries of Egypt". Please indicate
which show you would like to attend in your RSVP.
There are so many ways to enjoy the holidays in Oakland, I hope you'll
try a new tradition...many of them free or low cost. Take a sunset walk to
view Christmas lights at the Mormon
Temple or the 50 ft
tree at Jack London Square. Visit the holiday displays at one of Oakland's jewels - Children's Fairyland, Dunsmuir House,
or the Oakland Museum. Take a toy to a firehouse for
the Mayor's Toy Drive or plant a tree with the Friends of Sausal
Creek to celebrate Winter Solistice. Happy
Holidays!
Jean Quan
Vice Mayor, District 4 Council Member
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1 -Annual
Office Party Dec 15th; Office Hours Sunday
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 RSVP BY
RETURN EMAIL FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY:
Dont miss this opportunity to meet wonderful neighbors throughout the
district who are working to make Oakland
a better city. Help us celebrate 4 years of hard work and progress. We
collect donations for our District 4 Office & Organizing Fund to
pay for projects not covered by the city: our District Offices in the Laurel
& Dimond, weekly email newsletters, our website, multilingual
publications, community surveys, beautification projects such as Earth Day,
litter clean-ups, and school playgrounds, hosting community planning meetings
like Envisioning MacArthur or the Joaquin Miller Park Task Force, and
citywide campaigns like organizing Emergency Preparedness or Home Alert
groups. Your donations cover expenses and the cost of the planetarium show
(about $10/person). If you can give more to help our Office Fund, we would
appreciate it but give as much or little as you decide. Any donation is
welcome, just come! Leaflet
Because of the holiday season, we will only
hold office hours on the regular schedule through December 21. We will be
taking a holiday break between December 23 and January 3. We will resume
regular office hours starting Wednesday, January 6.
(Above) Joe Tam (Farmer Joe) and son enjoying
the buffet last year at our Holiday Party.
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-Weekend Projects, Sales & FOSC Walk in Dimond Park
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Maxwell Park Neighbors clean-up near Walgreens and plant hundred of
daffodils.
Redwood Heights
Elementary's Holiday Tree and Wreath Sale , December 9
and 16. We're ordering our tree from them this year! Great prices and
delivery direct to homes available. Order by December 8 for pick up or
delivery on December 9. Order by December 15 for pick or delivery on December
16. Pick up between 10 am and noon at Redwood Heights
School. Check out the school's website for
details, prices and order forms.
Planting at Joaquin
Miller Community
Center, Saturday, December 9, 9 am -1 pm. Boy Scouts, neighbors and members of the Hillside and Bonita Garden Clubs will plant shrubs and
small plants, as well as pull broom and other invasive. For details, contact
Bobbie Feyerabend at bobbie@fmla nddesign.com
Horace Mann School
Work Day, Saturday, December 9th, 9:30-11:30 am: The Melrose High Hopes
Neighborhood Council and neighbors will be planting trees, assembling picnic
tables and planters in the new, evolving school garden, and doing a general
clean-up at Horace Mann. Hope you'll come, rain or shine. We're bringing the
coffee!
Dimond Winter Festival--an Interfaith
Celebration--Saturday, December 9, 10 am - 3 pm. The Dimond Business & Professional Association, The
Dimond Improvement Association and the City of Oakland sponsor this holiday neighborhood
gathering at Fruitvale Presbyterian Church, 2735 MacArthur Blvd. (at Coolidge). A
$5 donation or canned food donation appreciated. Bring the kids and neighbors
for holiday gifts from local artists and merchants; Native American jewelry;
Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah activities; photos with Santa; a pancake
breakfast and craft making for kids. For details, contact Ruth Villasenor at
336- 0105; Shari Godinez at 387-1989 or Monte McClain at 530-0915.
Oak Walk in Dimond
Park: Friends of Sausal Creek hosts a special walking tour
on Saturday, December 9, 1 pm. Join FOSC and our office on a walk in Dimond Canyon to appreciate our oak
woodlands. Meet at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park.
For details, contact 501-3672 or
FOSC Executive Director Sara Marcellino
A Christmas Carol at Mills College,
December 8- 10; and 15-17. Some matinees and evening shows-- 2 pm and 7 pm. Tickets online or call
338-0810.
Free e-waste disposal at Emeryville Public
Market December 8 & 9. Bring your
used computers, monitors, computer components, power supplies, TV's VCR's,
DVD players, telephone equipment,fax machines,
toner cartridges, copy machines, cellular phones, audio/visual and stereo
equipment, scrap metal and wire and video game systems from Noon to 5 pm on Friday,
December 8 and on Saturday, December 9,from 9 am to 3 pm . Please DO NOT
bring: household appliances, microwaves, furniture,
smoke detectors or car or household batteries. For details, call 866-335-3373
or visit environmental
electronic solutions or No
E Waste
Join FEAST--Fun Exchanges and Activities
for Science Teaches. On Saturday, December 9, from 9 am until Noon,
science teachers are welcome to participate in an interactive meeting with
peers concentrating on electricity activities and what to do with a string of
old holiday lights. Contact Chabot at 336-7322 to reserve your space.
Oakland
East Bay
Symphony's 2nd Sing Along Messiah
Saturday, December 9 at the Paramount Theatre. Our city's new first lady,
Mrs. Dellums, will be guest conductor. Mariachi
players, klezmer artists, cabaret performers and
gospel singers join Michael Morgan and the orchestra for
Handel's Messiah as you've never heard it before. Whether you sing or
not, you'll enjoy this unique spin on a holiday favorite. For tickets go to http://www.oebs.org/page/dec.htm
Enter promo code DISC50 to receive 50% off the regular prices of $15, $22 and
$28 (discount does not apply to previously purchased tickets)
Celebrate the Women's Writing Workshop at
the Markstein
Center December 9th at
7 pm. A workshop for women who are
currently battling or have won the battle with cancer. The featured readers
are: Victoria Bowen, Irene Bronston, Gail Coufal, Carol Dorf, Janet
Goble, LaVergne Malone, Marie Munson, Autumn
Stephens, Chava Malka,
and Diane Dodge. The Markstein Cancer Education and
Prevention Center
is located at 450 30th Street,
Room 2810, Oakland.
Shepherd
Canyon Ecopullers and Planters at Escher Gate, Saturday,
December 9 from 9 -11 am to do a final
bit of clean up before the big native replanting on Saturday, December 16. A
few young people from Youth for Service will join forces with us on the 9th.
Dress warmly in layers. Bring gloves and water. For further information and
directions, contact Adrienne Bryant or call her at 339-0985.
Santa Stroll in the Laurel, Saturday, December 9, 1 - 4 pm: Luann at Laurel Books will be featuring goodies
from a variety of cookbooks as well as other treats. There will be music and
a visit from Santa from 1-4 all along the strip between the arches.
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3 -Holiday Sharing; Mayor's Toy Drive
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 Santa and
Carol at the Dimond Winter Festival last year
Mayor's Toy Drive: Drop New Unwrapped toys at many Fire Stations and at the
Oaklanders
Assistance Center
in City Hall, Rm 123. Volunteers are needed on
December 20, 21 and 22. You may also donate money. Contact Al
Lujan for more information, 238-7366.
Holiday
Gift Certificate Distribution for Low Income Families. The City of Oakland
Hunger Program and the Emergency Food Providers
Advisory Committee sponsor a holiday distribution of food gift certificates
for low income families and seniors. Call 986-2721 for details.
Stop Hunger Year Round: Many groups receive donations at this time of year, but hunger
is a year round problem in our community. 35% of the Alameda Food Bank's
clients are children. 25% of households with children reported they went
without food at least once in the last year. One third of the clients at
emergency food programs are seniors. 38% of the families have at least one
working member. 41% are unemployed. Consider a donation to the Alameda
County Food Bank.
Shop Oakland
for the Holidays! Shopping with our
local businesses and artists not only keeps money and jobs in our community,
it also makes Oakland
a more interesting and wonder place to live! Here are a few resources: Shop
Oakland Website - www.shopoakland.com-- includes hundreds of local stores
in our business districts. Search the site by product, category, neighborhood
and more! Get directions, phone numbers, hours,
everything you need to make it easy. Note: Free parking in downtown city
garages on Saturdays during December! Oakland
Unwrapped--learn about fun Oakland
shops, incredible artists and designers, and holiday gift fairs where you can
buy the most creative gifts around. Join their newsletter to get upcoming
holiday gift guides, and check their website for a compl ete listing of all
their past Hot Spots.
Tips on Simplifying the Holidays. If you are looking for ways to reduce the stress of the
holidays, or for more "green" gift giving, check out the Ne w American Dream website.
Fairy Winterland
at Children's Fairyland , December
15-23, Noon - 7 pm featuring live performances; holiday celebrations from
many cultures; daily appearance by Santa Claus; special decorations and
thousands of twinkling lights; rides, puppet shoes, arts and crafts; last
minute holiday shopping in the Magic Lamp gift shop, and free holiday treats,
cider and hot cocoa and more! For
details, Children's Fairyland is located at 699 Bellevue Avenue near Lake Merritt.
Oakland
Interfaith YOUTH Gospel Choir Concert.Their 10th Annual Christmas Concert will be held at the First
Unitarian Church of Oakland on Saturday, December 16 at 6 pm. For details, go
to www.oigc.org.
21st Annual Revels. If you enjoy beautiful music, exciting dancing,
thrilling storytelling and creating community through the shared experience
of live musical theatre, then celebrate the Winter Solstice and holiday
traditions here. The audience is invited to sing and dance along with the
show, and it is a great show for families. December 8-10 and 15-17 at the
Scottish Rite Theatre on Lake
Merritt. Tickets are
$15 - $42 at www.calrevels.org or www.goldstar
events.com for special discounts!
The Secret Nutcracker, December 15-17. Ronn Guidi's annual performance by
his pre-professional students (including Richard Cowan's daughter) at the
Valley Theater, Holy Names College: Friday, December 15, 8 pm; Saturday,
December 16, 2 pm and 7 pm and Sunday, December 17, 11 am and 5 pm. Tickets
are $20 each, $18 for groups of 10 or more. According to Richard, this
version is perfect for families with very young children. You can download an
order
form http://www.rgfpa.org/performances/nut_holynam es_form.html or call
530-7516.
Nutcracker at the Paramount Theatre. Former Director of the Oakland Ballet Ronn Guidi has revived a professional
troupe to perform this perennial favorite Friday, December 22 at 8 pm,
Saturday, December 23 at 2 and 8 pm, and Sunday, December 24 at 11 am. For
information, contact the Paramount Theatre at 465-6400 or Ticketmaster
For
more information about Hunger in our community....
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Prepare for Winter Storms; Prevent Heating Equipment Fires; Caution about
Wood Burning Fireplaces
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 Report flooding or other storm problems to the Public Works Call Center at (510) 615-5566 24
hours.
Volunteer
to Maintain-A-Drain: Heavy rains wash a large amount of
garbage, litter, and pollution into storm drains (inlets). Clogged storm
drains cause flooding. Public Works will provide you
with rain gear and a tools if you volunteer to help
them keep an inlet on your street clear.
Heating equipment is the leading cause of
winter home fires--take precautions! In just the last week, the Oakland
Fire Department has responded to a number of home fires that could have been
prevented by taking the following steps:
- Keep space heaters a
minimum of 3 feet from anything that can burn.
- Portable heaters
should shut off automatically if tipped over. If not, replace with a
newer model that does.
- When leaving a room or
going to bed, TURN OFF all portable heaters.
- Hire a qualified
technician to clean and service your furnace.
- Hire a professional chimney
sweep to inspect and clean your fireplace and chimney.
- Keep children away
from heaters.
- Keep combustibles in
your home to a minimum.
- Ensure that every
level of your home has a working smoke detector alarm, and be sure to
check and clean it once a month.
Contact the Oakland Fire
Prevention Bureau for additional information at 238-3851.
Reduce Woodsmoke
Pollution. As the nights get cold, before you get nostalgic and light a
fire in your fire place, think about this: most woodstoves and fireplaces in
hour homes release far more air pollution indoors and out, than heaters using
other fuels. You can make a difference:
- Stop burning wood;
switch to a gas fireplace or insert.
- If you must burn wood,
use less by weatherizing your house, or replacing your old woodstove or
fireplace with a new certified model.
- Burn only clean,
seasoned wood and nonglossy white paper.
- Build small, hot fires
instead of large smoldering ones.
- Burn seasoned
cordwood, densified logs and firelogs
- Watch your chimney for
smoke and have it inspected often
- Don't use your
fireplace or stove on Spare the Air nights.
For
More Locations & Information...
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-Community Policing Updates: Dept Open House,
"Toy" Guns
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 Police
Department Open House, Wednesday, December 13, 6-8 pm, at the Eastmont Police
Station 2651 73rd Avenue, 777-8500. This is an opportunity for those who have
been involved in neighborhood alert groups and crime prevention councils to
meet the command staff in their area, problem solving and crime reduction
team officers.
Two young men driving a Pontiac Bonneville were arrested recently
for a string of robberies targeting lone
individuals especially women walking after dark on quieter residential
streets in the foothills. Two other suspects are sought. We believe they may
be responsible for other robberies in my area. The investigating officers are
Sgt. Caesar Basa and Officer Steve Nowack,
contact them at 238-3326. Neighbors who walk in the evening should consider
going with a buddy, carrying a whistle or other alarm device, and be aware of
unfamiliar cruising cars.
Facsimile Guns Are Illegal: Sue Piper and I recently followed a series of panicked
emails about guns in Montclair
Park. Following up with
the police it turns out teens were using paint ball
guns. The incident points out why realistic "toy" or facsimile
guns are illegal. Not only might there have been a tragedy if police were
not aware that the "guns" were "toys", but paint guns and
B-B guns lead to mandatory expulsion from public schools.
Know your neighbors: The holiday season is a perfect time to introduce
yourself, if you haven't already. Put together a contact list with names,
phone numbers, email addresses. If most of your neighbors use email, organize
a listserv that allows you to communicate instantaneously. Many blocks in
District 4 use their listservs to alert neighbors
to unusual events-- such as aggressive magazine salespeople (all solicitors
should have a permit from the police), possible casing of homes, or stolen
cars. Keep in mind that the police don't always monitor the listservs, so it is important to call the police and file
a complaint at 777-333 or on
line so that there is an official record. The police, traffic engineering
and other departments use these reports to allocate resources.
Oakland Crime Watch Website. The Oakland Police Department maintains a map
on its website that shows recent crime activity. You will be able to request
crime data by proximity to an address or known location, such as your home or
school. You can produce maps and reports from this data base. Please keep in
mind that the site is not instantaneous, it may lag up to a month. But it
provides a perspective on what is happening in a given area.
For
details about organizing a Neighborhood Watch Group
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-Polystyrene Foam Ban Effective January 1st
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 Dr. Dick Bailey
of the Lake
Merritt Institute sent us this photo of a new storm drain filter at 22nd
and Valley. This batch of styrene foam at just one storm drain demonstrates
the problem. Without the filter, all of this would have ended up in the lake.
Cleaning out these filters however is labor intensive. Help us educate
merchants and others about the polystyrene foam ban. When you buy food
products in foam containers, remind your merchant that they only have month
left to use their remaining supplies. Starting in January warning will be
issues, second warning come with a $100 fine, third $200, and fourth $400
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-Neighborhood Updates: Allendale Tree, Altenheim Opens
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 Welcome to Allendale Park: Over the last few years the Allendale Neighborhood Crime
Prevention Council led by Steve Reuss has slowly
turned this barren space into a beautiful median. (Left) Working with
Steve, we recently got our tree division to plant a pollution resistant ginko with golden fall leaves. Next we are looking to
replace the welcome sign with something more prominent. Thanks to all the
volunteers!
Altenheim Opens: The Citizens Housing Corporation has started moving
senior tenants into the renovated apartments. A few units in the
$700/month range are still available. On Friday, December 8th, 1-3pm,1720 MacArthur Blvd,
a welcoming event for residents, their families, and prospective residents
will be held. Contact Kim Piechota
at 415-861-3121 for information.
Thornhill/St.
John's Comment Period Extended:
Neighbors concerned about the plans to expand St.
John's Church and
change its entrance to Thornhill Drive near Thornhill
School will get
additional time to comment on the church's application to remove 62 trees.
The original deadline was December 6th.
Townhouse Construction Starts at High &
MacArthur: Site preparation has started
for 14 market rate live-work townhouse units and a corner cafe on the long
vacant lot.
Laurel Planters: The next time you are
in the neighborhood enjoy the beautiful new planters. The Laurel Merchants
Business Improvement District with help from neighbors in the Laurel Village
Association and a grant from our District 4 Council Capital Fund completed
the work a couple of weeks ago. Congratulations to all!
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Traffic Issues
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In the past month, our office sponsored two
neighborhood meetings on traffic issues in Montclair alone-- one concerning Snake Road and
the other concerning Skyline
Blvd. where there was a fatality last summer.
The Traffic Engineering Department is now in the process of developing a
comprehensive plan for each of these streets. In the case of Skyline Blvd.,
our office will be coordinating a small group representing Skyline residents
to work with the City to develop creative ways to slow down the speeding
traffic--as Skyline Blvd.
has become a regional attraction for motorcyclists and bicyclists creating
additional hazards for drivers and hikers on the road.
Interestingly, on Snake Road, a long, winding, steep road
connecting Skyline with Mountain
Blvd. in Montclair,
it's not only the speeding cars, but also daredevil skateboarders and
bicyclists that are of concern! These issues pertain to every road that goes
from the hills to Interstate 580, from Thornhill to
High Street, including 35th
Avenue.
Sometime this spring, our office will be
installing three permanent radar speed feedback signs as a pilot project in
the City in an effort to slow down traffic. It takes about 90 days from
placing the order to installation; we are ordering these radar speed feedback
signs on Joaquin Miller Road
above the tot lot, on 35th
Avenue at Victor and at an as-yet-to-be
determined on Redwood Road
between Crestmont and the Warren Freeway.
At the same time, there are many things that
individuals can do to help:
- Obey the speed
limit--25 MPH in residential zones- - use low gear on the steep hills!
- Leave home a few
minutes earlier to avoid known traffic jams (such as those near schools
during drop off and pick up times).
- Park your car in your
garage--instead of using your garage for storage, park
your car off street, especially critical on narrow streets. It's also a
way to prevent auto theft--just remember to keep your garage door
closed.
- Cut low hanging
vegetation that's blocking signs, sidewalks or on street parking.
- Sweep up dead leaves
and other debris from the road in front of your house to avoid bicycle
or other accidents on slippery surfaces.
- Adhere to posted
signs: if it says no parking, find another spot to park.
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9 -School
and Youth News: Fruitvale
School's 5th Annual
War Against Improper Toys
Drive
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 Skyline's Performing Arts Academy
Presents Hamlet, December 13 through
December 16th, each evening at 7 pm at the Rawley
T. Farnsworth Theater on the Skyline campus. Tickets are $9 adults, $7
children under 11.
Fruitvale
School's 5th
Annual School-wide War Against Improper Toys (WAIT) Drive, Tuesday, December 12 . The
Oakland Police Department, the Oakland Police Activities league, Oakland
Firefighters Random Acts of Kindness, and several elected officials, civic
and religious leaders will join in this toy drive to address violence
introduced to children through their toys and video games. students
and community members are encouraged to trade their toy guns and violent
games and toys for non-violent toys and books. For details, call 879- 1170.
Free and Inexpensive Things to Do With Your
Kids in December c/o Art Is Education. Art Is Education, the Alameda
County Office of Education's Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, lists a
number of good ideas for family activities during the holiday season,
including a Winter Festival at the Oakland Museum of California (December 10,
1-4 pm, to day camps during the winter break. For details, go to Art
Is Education.
Sequoia
School Art Card
Fundraiser. Use these beautiful cards featuring artwork by Sequoia school
children for thank-you notes, birthday cards, invitations, get-well cards,
holiday greetings or just to tell someone you love them. The cards feature
Animal Masks (the famous Sequoia puppets) and self-portaits--all
by Sequoia students. Stop by the school office between 8 am and 4 pm to pick
your cards, $1 each.
Check out new OUSD website
. The URL is the same--http://www.ousd.
k12.ca.us- but the look
and feel is different. This online resource provides useful and user-friendly
information, in particular, resources to help
parents and guardians understand test scores, get involved in education, give
first-rate academic support and guide students toward graduation and college.
Special links will connect you to resources for teachers and detailed
information about schools, including performance data, contact numbers and
calendars. Check it out.
Student Exchanges with our Sister City,
Fukouka,
Japan.
The Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association will select six Oakland 5th
graders to spend two weeks next summer in Fukuoka, Japan-- Oakland's sister
city. This is an all expenses paid trip to an international Children's
Convention with over 40 countries represented that is tentatively
scheduled for July 13-25, 2007. Also,The
Annual Oakland
Fukuoka High
School Student Exchange Program is a 10-12 day Program
in Fukuoka, Japan,
Oakland's Sister City.
Applications are now being accepted for 15 students. The estimated Program
Cost may be up to $2,000.00 (depends on airfare cost) which includes airfare,
room & board (home- stays), organized activities while in Fukuoka, and travel
insurance. Students will be responsible for any personal expenses (purchases,
gifts, snacks, etc.). Students must be entering high school in the fall of
2007, currently enrolled in high school or have just graduated in the summer
of 2007. Deadline for applicants to either program is January 12, 2007.
Applications may be downloaded from the Oakland
Fukuoka Sister City website
Edna
Brewer Middle
School Open House for Prospective Students, Wednesday,
December 13, 6 - 7:30 pm. Meet the principal and 6th grade teachers and
tour classrooms at Edna Brewer Middle School,
3748 13th Avenue
in Oakland.
The school also provides group tours for prospective students and their
parents/guardians at 10 am on Wednesday, December 6, or sign up for an
individual tour on a different date. Contact Stacey
Ho at 879-2100.
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10 - More
Community Events
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 An Evening
of Remembrance, Tuesday, December 12. The
public is invited to a ceremony to commemorate the lives of loved ones lost
to violence in Oakland on Tuesday, December 12, 5-8 pm at the Jack London
Inn, 444 Embarcadero West in Jack London Square. There will be music, dance
and opportunities to build hope for a peaceful future. Hosted by The Million
Mom March, Youth Alive, Silence the Violence/Ella
Baker Center, and East
Bay Asian
Youth Center.
For more information, call 428-3939, X 298 or visit B
ay Area Silence the Violence
Planting at Escher Gate in Shepherd Canyon, Saturday, December 16, 9 am to
Noon . This is the culmination of over two and a half years of
pulling cape ivy off a 7000 square foot area to bare a palette for
restoration by the Ecopullers and Planters from the
Shepherd Canyon Homeowners Association. They hope to plant between 100-150
plants which they have earned by working at the Native Plant Nursery. Dress
warmly in layers. Bring gloves. If you have shovels or hand trowels, please
bring these with you. Contact Adrienne Bryant
for details or call her at 339-0985.
Free desks! Roger Boaz has 10 slightly used desks (42" by
24") available for use by a nonprofit. Please contact him at or call
him at 531-1561 for details.
Lower Merriewood
Stairs Work Party, Saturday, December 16, 8 am. Bring gloves. Please contact
Jim Dexter
FOSC Solstice Work Party, Saturday, December
16, 8:45 a.m -12:30 pm. Join Friends of Sausal Creek on Saturday, December 16 as
they plant natives from their nursery in 8 different restoration areas
throughout the Sausal Creek watershed. Meet in Dimond Park
at the Scout Hut at 8:45 am and work until noon, followed by lunch back at
the Dimond Park Recreation center at 12:30. Heavy rain at 8:45 am cancels.
Contact Kathren M.
Stevenson to RSVP.
Dog Volunteers needed for Doggy Play Group.
The Oakland Animal Shelter runs a Doggy
Play Group, an extremely important activity for the dogs because it gives
them social contact and exercise. Volunteers are needed to supervise. For
details, contact Megan Webb, Community Outreach
Program Manager at Oakland Animal Services at 535-5604.
Chabot 7th Annual Balloon Drop, Sunday,
December 31 3:45 to 5 pm. Free with
General Admission. Space is limited, advance tickets are required. Ring in
the New Year at this annual event. At the strike of 4 pm (midnight Greenwhich Mean Time), celebrate the start of the real
New Year with music and balloons dropping from the Chabot Rotunda, many
filled with prizes. Note that Chabot will be open during the winter break
from December 26 - January 7, but will be closed Christmas Day, December 25.
For details, Visit
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11 -Give
Gifts of Preparedness & More Classes
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Give the Gift of Preparedness. The American Red Cross, Bay Area is undertaking a
comprehensive program to train one million Bay Area residents in Disaster
Preparedness. They have launched the "Give the Gift of
Preparedness" Campaign. Consider disaster kits, a First Aid/CPR class, a
pet First Aid kit or sponsor emergency preparedness training to your
neighborhood, school, business or place of worship. Im thinking of giving
the hand cranked flashlights and radios to everyone in our family. Go to the ARCBA
shopping website for great gifts and supplies that will protect you and
support the campaign. Enter Promotional Code, GIFT for a 20% Discount.
Expires 2/28/2007
Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies (CORE)
Classes: Sign up via the website below
or email: core@oaklandnet ..com or call 238-6351.
Montclair
Neighborhood CORE Leaders Meeting, January 23. If you are considering organizing a CORE (Citizens of
Oakland Respond to Emergencies) group on your block and you live in Montclair, consider attending the next Montclair Neighborhood
CORE Leaders Meeting on Tuesday, January 23 at 7 pm at the Montclair Community
Play Center,
5815 Thornhill
Drive. For details, contact Sandy
Pohutsky.
Citywide CORE Neighborhood Exercise planned
for Saturday, April 28, 2007. Mark your
calendar if you have a CORE group. And if you have any ideas about how to
make the experience more effective, contact Roger
Vickery, chair of the Montclair Safety & Improvement Council (MSIC),
who is the MSIC representative to the CORE Exercise Planning Team.
For
more information about Emergency Preparedness Classes
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