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News, Feature, Apr 25, 2012
Recycling's Dirty Little Secret

The people who sort our recyclables have dangerous — and sometimes disgusting — jobs. And they're about to get worse.
- by Jean Tepperman
- Tags: Feature, Victoria Leon, Sergio Gonzalez, Waste Management's Davis Street Transfer Station, Agustin Ramirez, International Longshore Workers Union, ILWU, David Tucker, Martin Reyes, Ruth Abbe, Sierra Club's Zero Waste Committee, Peter Slote, Karen Stern, Oakland City Council, Zero Waste, Public Works Agency, Libby Schaaf, Public Works Committee, East Bay Rental Housing Association, Insight Center for Community Economic Development, Teamsters Union Local 70

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News, Feature, Jan 19, 2011
Parks in Peril

Recent budget cuts have left Oakland's parks struggling for survival. Without a funding fix on the horizon, do they stand a chance?
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Feature, Linden Park, North Oakland Community Charter School, Public Works Agency, Trust for Public Land, Oakland Parks Coalition, Susan Montauk, Public Works Committee, Jane Brunner, Rebecca Kaplan, Libby Schaaf, Larry Reid, Ira Jinkins Park, East Oakland Sports Center, 88th Avenue Mini Park, Eula Brinson Park, Burckhalter Park, South Prescott Park, Elmhurst Plaza Park, Officer Willy Wilkins Park, Jane Brunner, North Oakland Parks Volunteer Project, Adopt-a-Park, Jocelyn Combs, Ron Wolf, Lafayette Square Park, Garber Park, Garber Park Stewards, Maxwell Park, Maxwell Park Neighborhood Council, Nancy Karigaca, Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation Department, Paula Ramsey, Jean Quan, Landscape and Lighting District, Measure DD, Measure WW, Jim Ryugo, Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center, Ricky Henderson Baseball Field

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