News & Events

CORE I (May 10) & CORE II (May 22)

CORE I, Tuesday May 10th, 6:30-9:00pm and CORE II, Sunday May 22nd, 1:30-4:00pm   We are happy to be able to offer these CORE classes right here in our neighborhood. CORE, or Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies, is a free training program that teaches self-reliance skills and helps neighborhoods establish response teams to deal with emergency situations like earthquakes, fire or floods. The underlying premise is that a major disaster... Read More

April 16 parks work party updated

We are only working in Oak Grove this week. This is a change from previous post. Oak Grove Pull and bag Ivy Spread wood chips along the trail Clear weeds from areas around new plantings Meet April 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Paloma entrance Bring rakes, gloves, clippers. Stay as long as you can. To all who appreciate our parks, let’s clean-up after our pleasantly rainy winter  Read More

Leaf Blower idea gatherings April 5 at 7 pm, April 9 10:30am

Come tell us your best ideas. LHA Directors are facilitating 2 gatherings of homeowners at the LHA office (907 Underhills) to gather input and ideas on leaf blowers. Do we share information about leaf blowers, do nothing, consider time constraints, ask our neighbors to be cognizant of the noise and particulate pollution….  Read More

April 16 Work Party

April is a good time to Spring Clean — if the weather is lovely, it will be a good day to be outside and enjoy our splendid parks.  Please join the Parks Committee for a Work Party, Saturday, April 16th. This month we focus on Oak Grove and Rosemount: Rosemount -Rake leaves and bag them -Pull weeds Meet April 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Rosemount & Longridge Oak Grove Pull and bag Ivy Spread wood chips along the trail Clear weeds from areas... Read More

March 21, 2016 Secondary Units Town Hall meeting

This announcement from Councilmember Abel Guillen’s office: “Monday, March 21 | Community Meeting on Secondary Units and Possible Designation of MacArthur-Oakland-Santa Clara Area as a Transit Hub 6:30-8:00 pm | Plymouth United Church of Christ, Fireside Room, 424 Monte Vista (on AC Transit 11 line) There is also a parking lot at the church. Join us for a community discussion with Councilmembers Abel Guillén, Dan Kalb and Lynette Gibson... Read More