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Press Release Archive ~ November 2004 Pair set MINDS to lifting minority UC enrollment - 11/29/04 Oakland ~ Two African-American UC Berkeley students are on a mission in East Oakland to boost minority college enrollment despite the university's lack of an affirmative action policy ... more >> Community Support -- One Warm Coat at a Time - 11/24/04 Members of Troop 1415 -- Havens Elementary School fourth graders -- are collecting gently used coats through Dec. 17 ... more >> Symphony kicks off its 2004-05 season - 11/22/04 The Oakland East Bay Symphony kicks off its 2004-05 season tonight with the West Coast premiere of Nathaniel Stookey's "Big Bang" ... more >> Safe bike parking, repairs offered - 11/22/04 Bicyclists who want to ride BART will find an added benefit at the Fruitvale station in Oakland: the nation's second largest bicycle parking lot and repair center ... more >> Group helps volunteers find a cause - 11/17/04 Let's face it, volunteering isn't always easy. Imagine how long it could take to find just one tree-planting opportunity in Alameda County for the first week of February. Luckily, the innovative, nonprofit Hands on Bay Area organization helps ... more >> Update: Rental Facilities Viewing Schedule - 11/12/04 Facility viewing hours have been changed, please note that there will be no viewings on November 24 & 27, 2004 ... more >> Assistance Sought for Food Drive - 11/12/04 Specifically, says Oakland hills resident Dan McClosky, a successful Thanksgiving turkey donation drive benefiting the Alameda County Community Food Bank could serve as a model for a similar Christmas food drive ... more >> City begins free tree-planting spree - 11/12/04 Homeowners who want a tree planted near their property can get one for free from the city of Oakland, Councilmember Jane Brunner announced Tuesday ... more >> Panda-monium at the Oakland Zoo - 11/12/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Zoo is going to be home to a pair of giant pandas for display and research, Councilmember Henry Chang announced Thursday ... more >> Food scraps turn into high-grade compost - 11/5/04 Haute cuisine is going green in a program that recycles restaurant and household food scraps into high-grade compost for Northern California farms and vineyards. ... more >> Volunteers help new garden grow - 11/5/04 A prominent garden area around Havens Elementary School has a fresh look. That's because nearly 50 volunteers -- including parents and their children -- participated in workdays held at the school ... more >> Volunteers to break ground for pocket park - 11/5/04 A group of Oakland volunteers is preparing to turn a small triangle of the Lakeshore area into a miniature park -- pocket park -- with seating and plants for the community to enjoy, park organizers said ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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