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Oakland Focus
http://oaklandfocus.blogspot.com/
This is SBS CEO Zennie Abraham's personal blog on news, gossip, politics, events, people, and happenings in his city: Oakland, California.
Recent Posts
Cool Oakland video a slice of Oakland life - sort of
I happened to make a cyber trip over to the Oakland blog 38thNotes.com, where the posts are always interesting, if off-beat. This one on a video called "Oakland b Mine" is certainly that. Reportedly the video was created to be shown at the bagg...
Oakland Barnes and Noble may close Jan. 31, 2010
According to Sanjiv Handa of the East Bay News Service the enormous Oakland Barnes and Noble bookstore at 98 Broadway in Jack London Square may close Jan. 31, 2010. Barnes and Noble is expected to make an official disclosure next week, baring any ...
OSCAR ALERT - Screen Credits and Music Entry Form Due December 1st for Academy Awards
OSCAR ALERT. You have until December 1 to get your Screen Credits and Music Entry Forms in to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) if your movie is to be considered for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. From the press release, AMPA...
Police beat UC Berkeley students during protest. Why?
There are two issues on my mind as we approach Thanksgiving Day. One is why the great University of California at Berkeley would police to surround and beat defenseless students? The other is why we seem to applaud police brutality. I'm chaffin...
Police beat UC Berkeley students during protest. Why?
There are two issues on my mind as we approach Thanksgiving Day. One is why the great University of California at Berkeley would allow its police department to surround and beat defenseless students? The other is why we seem to applaud police brut...
Oakland Taxi Problem due to Friendly Cab monopoly
Even though I pay attention to national cultural issues, I've not forgot about Oakland. I scanned the blog post on the Oakland Taxi Cab problem with a chuckle because neither the Oakland North newsite or A Better Oakland blog actually hits on the ...
