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October 28th, 2014
#URImpact, BBBOC, Block by Block Organizing Committee, community beautification, East Oakland, G Street Transformation Project, Green Jobs, HOPE Collaborative, Kemba Shakur, NIMBY, urban forestry, Urban Releaf
G Street Transformation Project Is Underway
Oakland’s G Street, which runs along a 10-block corridor in-between 82nd and 93rd Avenues, could be a metaphor for a typical flatland neighborhood in the “Deep East.” Decades ago, it housed middle-class, blue-collar residents, mostly African American and Latino, and a mix of industrial businesses and small retailers, like the Supreme butcher shop, which once
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