Committee Reviews Projects Funded by Measure B The Measure B Citizen’s Oversight Committee met Tuesday evening, to discuss the school district’s progress with the $109 million bond.

Retired Teachers Award Mini-Grants, Scholarships The California Retired Teachers Association, Southern Alameda County, Division 59, awarded five $100 mini-grants recently to teachers in the San Lorenzo Unified School District.

An Affordable Plan for Wedding Photographs Mark LemosLima’s parents gave him a camera when he was 7 years old and it made a lasting impression.

Rates on 30-Year Loan Edge Up Long-term mortgage rates rose a little last week amid mixed economic news, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey.

Animal Shelter Spared The Fairmont Animal Shelter was one of the items on the chopping block when the Alameda County Budget was passed last week, but animal-loving volunteers spoke up and the shelter is safe for now.

Find the Fireworks and Pie-Eating Contests Happy 4th of July to all of our readers. Here are a few things happening in the East Bay over the Independence Day weekend. Fireworks at Jack London Square The annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Jack London Square in Oakland begins at 9:15 p.m. over the Oakland estuary. The fun begins at 7 p.m. with live big-band music.

Project in the Works for I-880 Overpasses Get ready to face a construction zone. Major changes to Davis Street and I-800 are in the works. Projects planned for 2011 will add a lane to I-880, build new freeway overpasses at Davis Street and Marina Boulevard, and widen Davis Street itself.

Wooden Bats Rule in Old School League The crack of the bat announced that real baseball was in progress down at San Leandro Ballpark last Sunday afternoon. This is the real thing. They play with Louisville Sluggers, wooden bats, when the San Leandro Old Timers of the Nor Cal Roy Hobbs League take the field. The league is made up of players 35 and over who don’t settle for the cheap ping of a metal bat making contact. In this league, it’s nothing but the sound of Northern white ash against horsehide.

Forum on Medical Pot In San Lorenzo Next Week A Community Forum on public policy about medical marijuana will be held on Thursday, July 2, ...

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