Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila and guest columnist Chris Burgardt, RH Neighborhood Association
College Softball in the NeighborhoodWomen's Softball comes to Holy Names University this fall. HNU welcomes Melanie Gregor, MA, as the coach of the new softball ...

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Sarah Hipolito
Second Annual Party in the ParkIt's time to party in the park, Maxwell Park style. On Saturday, September 15, the park will be filled with sounds of music,...

Laurel District Association News
Helen Wyman
Laurel World Music FestivalThe Laurel District Association (LDA) hosts the Second Annual Laurel World Music Festival Saturday, August 11, from noon to 6 p.m.

Dimond Neighborhood News
Daniel Swafford
Fruitvale ALIVEAt the July 5 Dimond Improvement Association meeting held at the Dimond Library, David Ralston from the Community and Economic Development Agency ...

Friends of Sausal Creek
Fire Ecology in the Sausal Creek Watershed: A Look Back
Martha Lowe
The primary management tool used by California's indigenous peoples was fire, and itsregular use affected the landscape profoundly.

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
Leona Lodge RededicationOn June 2, at 10 a.m., Leona Lodge was the place to experience the Oakland Spirit. Over a hundred people attended the festive event...

Laurel Neighborhood News
John Frando and Kathleen Rolinson
Tongan Church DancersWhen youth group dancers from the Laurel United Methodist Church (the Tongan Church) took to the Kansas Street stage of the Laurel Summer...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Plant a Peace PoleOn Saturday, August 11, Brookdale Park will plant a peace pole and rededicate the park to a nonviolent, drug-free environment.

Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
### Brookdale Discovery Center Director Rich Bolecek tells the Metro that his two workers from the Mayor's Summer Jobs Program are some of the best...

A Vision for the Community
Daniel Camacho Takes Art to the Streets
Meredith Florian
Only have time to visit art museums on vacation? Thanks to internationally renowned Mexicanmuralist Daniel Camacho, you can experience art in the midst of your...

Onions & Orchids
Debbie Francis
To our readers: If you know of a neighbor in our community whose behavior is worthy of note, either good or bad, please contact me at psych7045\@sbcglobal.net.

What Happened to Jungle Hill?
Diane Harrigan
Many only know Jungle Hill as the site of tragedy, where the body of 11-year old Jaquita Mack was discovered in 1999. But this May, when her convicted killer was...

Metro Copyeditor Needed
If you have an eye for detail and would enjoy nitpicking about grammar and punctuation for a few hours a month, do come and join the occasionally contentious...

Peace Pole Dedication at Brookdale Park
Rev. Sally Juarez
On Saturday, August 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Brookdale Park, 2535 High Street, neighbors and friends are invited to gather for the launch of the Community...

To Your Health
Insomnia Solutions
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N., I.B.C.L.C.
Not getting enough sleep makes life a lot less fun. When sleep deprivation becomes chronic,not only does it make life more challenging, it can also increase risk ...