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Press Release Archive ~ June 2004 Chess Club Provides Outlet for Kids - 06/30/04 Oakland ~ The Youth Chess Club began about 21/2 years ago as a group of eight kids who dropped by the Golden Gate Branch Library in North Oakland once a week to find people their age to play chess with ... more >> Fiji Festival Brings Islands to Hayward - 06/30/04 Hayward ~ You may have been to a luau, but have you ever tried a "lovo"? The Fijian lovo feast is one of many native traditions the public can experience at an upcoming, weekend-long festival that celebrates the area's growing Fijian-American community ... more >> Schools Get Computer Boost - 06/28/04 Oakland ~ Four years ago, Oakland brothers Ali and John Bey weren't feeling fulfilled after taking their computer consulting skills to major companies such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Microsoft ... more >> Parks and Recreation Day with the A's - 06/28/04 Oakland ~The California Park and Recreation Society is teaming up with the Oakland Athletics to present Park and Recreation Day on Sunday, July 25, 2004 at 1:05 pm. Come and enjoy a day at the ballpark as the Oakland A's battle the Texas Rangers. As an added bonus, the first 15,000 fans will receive an Eric Chavez Gold Glove Babooshkah ... more >> Pardee Home Will Feature Old Independence Day Picnic - 06/27/04 Oakland ~If you come in period attire, it will be $2 off the admission price for the upcoming Fourth of July Picnic event at the historic Pardee Home Museum in downtown Oakland ... more >> Great-Grandmother of Local Activism Dances, Organizes - 06/27/04 Oakland ~ When Dominguita Velasco arrived in West Oakland in 1920, there were no corn tortillas to be found, causing her mother great homesickness. They had fled civil unrest in Mexico at the end of the revolution, witnessing the last battle between followers of Pancho Villa and the government Federales in Ciudad Juarez as they crossed the border ... more >> Hot Start for Alameda County Fair - 06/26/04 Pleasanton ~ The smell of corn dogs, funnel cakes and popcorn perfumed the air early Friday morning -- opening day at the Alameda County Fair ... more >> Oakland Team Wins Father's Day Tournament - 06/25/04 Oakland ~ The 15-and-under Oakland Oaks captured the title of the annual United States Specialty Sports Association Sacramento County Baseball Father's Day Tournament held last weekend ... more >> Recreation and Park Night at SBC Park - 06/23/04 Oakland ~The California Parks and Recreation Society is teaming up with the San Francisco Giants to celebrate National Recreation Month in July ... more >> Wanted: Seniors to Eat Free Breakfast - 06/23/04 Oakland ~ There's a new breakfast club at the West Oakland Senior Center. Only problem is, there's more food than people to eat it ... more >> Laurel Invests in Itself - 06/22/04 Oakland ~Residents venturing into markets, nail salons and other stores on the stretch of MacArthur Boulevard between 35th Avenue and High Street may soon linger a bit longer ... more >> Strokes Junior Crew Wins Nationals - 06/22/04 Oakland ~Three entries, three medals. For the second consecutive year, the Oakland Strokes junior crew won a national championship at the United States Rowing National Youth Invitational Regatta in Cincinnati ... more >> Children's Art Takes Major Exhibit Space in Jack London Square - 06/22/04 Oakland ~In a year when California is set to cut education funding by $10 billion, arts programs throughout the state are struggling to remain afloat. According to the California Alliance for Art Education, it is becoming more common for school art programs to be totally funded by parents ... more >> Davie Tennis Stadium - 06/22/04 Oakland ~ Davie Tennis Stadium is a public recreation facility operated by the City of Oakland Office of Parks & Recreation. The Stadium site straddles the Oakland/Piedmont border, and was a rock quarry before the tennis courts were built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the 1930’s ... more >> Free Literacy Workshops - 06/21/04 Oakland ~Thanks to a generous grant from the Stocker Foundation, Oakland Public Library has added several free Family Literacy Workshops to our schedule of fun events for the "Go Wild with Books!" Summer Reading Program 2004. Literacy Workshops will be offered for families with children ages two through five years as well as those with kindergarten through 5th grade kids ... more >> Lunchtime Was All Business for this Student - 06/21/04 Oakland ~Daniel Chen juggled an average course load at Head-Royce School, a private K-12 hills school. He studied each day. He practiced the viola each night. Oh, and he also ran a sushi business ... more >> Overnight Eco Excursion Program - 06/21/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation is proud to offer the Overnight Eco Experience (OEX) to Oakland's youth. Parks and Recreation has teamed up with California State Parks to provide this outdoor educational experience to teach the youth of today to take care of the world of tomorrow ... more >> Sales Tax Increase for the City of Oakland - 06/18/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland announces that as of July 1, 2004 the Alameda County sales and use tax rate will increase from 8.25% to 8.75% ... more >> More Fun at the Cleveland Cascades - 06/18/04 Oakland ~ Join us for a fun and exciting clean up of the Cleveland Cascades on Saturday, June 19th, from 9:00 am ~ 12:00 noon! ... more >> Craft and Cultural Arts Celebration - 06/17/04 Oakland ~ Feather River Camp celebrates its 80th year of operation this summer through a camp for families and five camps for children for the 2004 summer session. A long and rich history surrounds the camp, located just outside of Quincy, California in the Sierras ... more >> Feather River Camp Celebrates Its 80th Year - 06/17/04 Oakland ~ Feather River Camp celebrates its 80th year of operation this summer through a camp for families and five camps for children for the 2004 summer session. A long and rich history surrounds the camp, located just outside of Quincy, California in the Sierras ... more >> A Day at the A's - 06/16/04 Oakland ~ Support Friends and enjoy a day at the Oakland A's on July 18th while they battle the Chicago White Sox. Tickets are $18.00 each and half of the proceeds will go to support Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation ... more >> Warriors Camp - 06/15/04 Oakland ~The Golden State Warriors will be offering Warriors Basketball Camp this summer for boys and girls ages 8-16 of all skill levels and abilities. They will be providing 14 sessions at seven various locations throughout the Bay Area including Oakland, Pleasanton and San Ramon. Proceeds will benefit the Warriors Foundation ... more >> Monarchs Seek Basketball Players - 06/15/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Monarchs Rainbow Recreation Basketball Club is looking for boys and girls interested in playing basketball during the summer. They are offering different programs for boys and girls ... more >> Techbridge After-School Program Spark Girls' Interest - 06/15/04 Oakland ~ Despite the opportunities available in science, technology and engineering, most girls don't imagine a future in these fields. Women make up just 9 percent of engineers and 26 percent of computer scientists. The picture doesn't look brighter for the next generation as fewer girls enroll in summer computer classes or take advanced technology classes in school than boys ... more >> Shuttles Pick Up Transit Slack - 06/15/04 Oakland ~ Annie Wong and Maudie Lee looked out a bus window at a corner in Oakland's bustling Chinatown, where pedestrians shared the street with double-parked trucks unloading cargoes of produce and whole pigs ... more >> Oakland Woman Celebrates 108th Birthday - 06/15/04 Oakland ~ Alma Grigsby sat in her wheelchair one day last week, surrounded by birthday balloons in the sunny Lake Merritt apartment building where she's lived for the past four decades ... more >> Oakland Celebrates National Recreation & Parks Month - 06/14/04 Oakland ~ Join the City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) in a month-long celebration which begins with a special information fair, open house and ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of National Recreation and Parks Month ... more >> Films a Big Part of Oakland for Years - 06/14/04 Oakland ~ Old Oakland Outdoor Cinema, a new film series offering free outdoor movie screenings, will transform historic Washington Street between 9th and 10th streets into an open-air cinema Friday, with a showing of the family classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark," starring Harrison Ford as the incomparable archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones ... more >> Making a Difference - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ Since 1994 the Earn Your Bike Program (EYBP) has offered, promoted and facilitated bicycle safety in the City of Oakland fro children and youth ages 10 through 18 years old ... more >> Sixth-Graders Walk to Raise $13,300-Plus for Kids - 06/11/04 Piedmont ~ The Piedmont Middle School sixth graders know how to go the extra mile for others. The students raised $13,337 through a walkathon on May 28 to benefit the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro ... more >> Small Acts Produce Big Results - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ Wishes can come true, if you find the right "genie." Just ask Michael Scott, an East Oakland school principal. He had a dream to energize the student body and beautify the campus at E. Morris Cox Elementary School. But without the money, he needed some magic to pull it off ... more >> 'Idol' Finalist Performs, Collects Key to the City - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland showed some love to LaToya London on Thursday. The "American Idol" finalist returned the favor big time for a crowd of almost 1,000 cheering fans gathered in front of City Hall ... more >> Nonprofit Seeks Helpers to Build Homes on July 4 - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ Residents looking for something more than fireworks and picnics on the upcoming July 4th weekend can grab their hammers and screwdrivers and join East Bay Habitat for Humanity members to start building six new West Oakland homes during the group's Independence Day Build-a-Thon ... more >> Film Festival Focuses on Black Children - 06/11/04 San Francisco ~ For African-American parents, there's often something important missing when they take their kids to Saturday matinees: black faces on the silver screen. On Saturday, however, they'll get their fill of black images with relevant stories during the third annual Urban Kidz Film Festival ... more >> Summer Concerts at the Oakland Municipal Band - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland proudly presents the Oakland Municipal Band's summer concerts with a very special kick off on the fourth of July; Sunday concerts begin at 1:00 pm and will run for six weeks. So please come and join us for a delightful afternoon filled with inspiring music ... more >> Temescal Masters Swim-A-Thon - 06/11/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation announces the Temescal Masters annual swim-a-thon that will be held on June 26 and June 27 with all proceeds to benefit Oakland youth swimming programs ... more >> Port's Workers Honor Students - 06/10/04 Oakland ~ Port of Oakland employees awarded more than $68,000 in scholarships to city students this month, continuing a more than decade-long tradition of honoring the area's brightest minds ... more >> Temescal and Live Oak Pool Closures - 06/10/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation announces that Temescal Pool will remain closed to the public until the end of June and/or beginning of July due to scheduled renovations ... more >> Williams Holds Camp in Oakland - 06/09/04 Oakland ~ This past weekend, Oakland Raiders TE Roland Williams hosted a two-day football camp at McClymonds High School in Oakland. More than 100 aspiring players attended and took advantage of the opportunity to learn the game and life skills from Williams and many of his teammates ... more >> Fair Preview Party to Aid Hospital - 06/09/04 Oakland ~ Join the 1,000 expected at the annual fundraiser for Children's Hospital Oakland at the Alameda County Fairgrounds ... more >> An Urban Wildlife Drama - 06/09/04 Oakland ~ Like any natural feature of the landscape, Lake Merritt, the 155-arce watery heart of Oakland, is a mirror of the changing seasons ... more >> $25,000 Gift to Fix up Park Boulevard Mules - 06/09/04 Oakland ~ The four life-size mules erected on Park Boulevard in tribute to legendary Borax king Frances Marion Smith will be restored by a $25,000 gift from the pioneer's family to the city ... more >> Oakland Library Children's Room Under Construction - 06/07/04 Oakland ~ The Children's Room in the Main Library will be closed from Thursday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 14 ... more >> Red Cross Hosts 'Save the Day' Fundraiser - 06/07/04 Oakland ~ The American Red Cross Bay Area is holding its fourth annual Save the Day gala from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Oakland Museum of California to raise funds to assist local residents affected by disaster as well as to support health, safety and youth programs ... more >> Students Focus on Leadership at McClymonds - 06/06/04 Oakland ~ Fresh gang graffiti, with all its disquieting implications, marked a door Saturday on the second floor of McClymonds High School -- but inside a row of classrooms the message was upbeat ... more >> Splash Pad Volunteer Event Slated - 06/04/04 Oakland ~ A Splash Pad Park clean-up event is set for 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 13 ... more >> Oakland's 'Super' Youth Fight Violence Through Art - 06/04/04 Oakland ~ 'Super Vest" looks a little like a robot wearing an African mask, with a tangle of wires in the center of his chest. He is the creation of 13-year-old Marquise Holloway, a student at Oakland's Lowell Middle School ... more >> Oakland Ballet Extends Fund Drive - 06/04/04 Oakland ~ Because they came up 40 percent short of the $500,000 needed to present a 2005 season, Oakland Ballet officials have extended the company's "Keep Us Dancing" fund-raising campaign to the end of this month ... more >> Two Alameda Students Win Top Honors - 06/03/04 Alameda ~ Two Alameda high school seniors will be honored at a dinner tonight along with 34 other Bay Area scholars who have succeeded academically and demonstrated a passion for giving back to their communities despite major socio-economic obstacles ... more >> Arts Center's New Noniker a Tribute to Dancer - 06/03/04 Oakland ~ The Alice Arts Center is now the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, honoring the Oakland drummer and dancer who dedicated his life to promoting African culture in the East Bay ... more >> Celebrate the Music! - 06/02/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland would like to enthusiastically invite everyone to attend the 27th annual California Music Awards (CAMA), formerly the ‘Bammies’ a celebration of the community and a highlight of musical talent ... more >> Literacy Program to Celebrate 20 Years of Helping - 06/01/04 Fremont ~ Darlene Garcia was an expert at bluffing her way around the fact that she couldn't read. She'd memorize words she needed to read for jobs, or she'd slyly say she didn't understand something in hopes of having someone read to her ... more >> Girls Softball Gains in Oakland - 06/01/04 Oakland ~ One of the most traditional American sports, softball, is thriving in Oakland, and it has a lot to do with volunteers and parents who love the the game ... more >> Lifeguard Management Courses - 06/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Unit would like to announce American Red Cross Lifeguard Management courses in June ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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