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It's Not Just About Cleaning Up a Creek.
posted on APRIL 19, 2011 by Hayes Morehouse
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I feel really fortunate to live in Oakland. It's a place that has challenges, but it's also a place that exhibits a remarkable resilience and ability to come together to solve its problems. Like last Saturday, when in honor of Earth Day, I joined about 20 other people to wade around in Arroyo Viejo Creek in East Oakland to clean out the accumulated trash from the rainy season. I love working with other people to make a tangible difference in a particular place.

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Saying No to the Gang Injunction- Video
posted on APRIL 19, 2010 by Meredith Fenton
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Check out this video from our Heal the Streets campaign with Christina Gomez who lives in the neighborhood covered by the proposed injunction. Saying No the Gang Injunction - A new Video Blog about the impacts of the proposed gang injunction on folks of color in the community.

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Standing Up for My Neighborhood
posted on APRIL 17, 2010 by Crystallee Crain
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Next week, Oakland could become the first city in the country to stop a proposed gang injunction from being put in place. City Attorney John Russo filed the proposed gang injunction in February which covers over 100 blocks of North Oakland, where I live. The injunction would make it illegal for those on the list from participating in public activities and other activities that are already deemed illegal.

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