Annual Meeting speaker: City Auditor Courtney Ruby

City Auditor Courtney Ruby spoke to a rapt audience at LHA’s annual meeting November 14, 2012, outlining her function’s independence since we elect the Auditor and how the department’s charge is to ensure accountability, integrity, and transparency in Oakland’s administrative offices. Auditor Ruby took office in 2007 at a time when our City Auditor was the only U.S. municipal audit department to be failing a peer review. Since... Read More

Boy Scouts Scouting for Food 11/17/12

“Boy Scouts of America Annual Food Collection for Local Food Banks and Charities” is Saturday November 17, 2012. Please place non-perishable goods in a recycled bag/box, attach this door-hanger, and place it outside in view of the street by 9 a.m. 11/17/12. No frozen foods, open containers or glass containers please. Suggested foods: canned goods (tuna, chicken, fruit, vegetables, soups, chili, spaghetti, ravioli), peanut butter, cereal,... Read More

Voting for LHA Board of Directors

Don’t forget to vote for the Board of Directors before the LHA Annual meeting November 14. You can return your completed proxy card by mail or in person (through the door slot) to the office at 907 Underhills Road.  Read More

CORE I, Home & Family Preparedness in Oakland on 10/02/12

Related event Purpose: CORE I, Home & Family Preparedness Date: 10/02/12 Time: 7:00pm Venue: LHA office City: Oakland Address: 907 Underhills Road Country: US Notes: CORE... Read More

Smoke testing sanitary sewer system May 2012

City of Oakland Public Works department plans to conduct smoke testing of much of our neighborhood’s sanitary sewer system beginning in mid-May. If your house is in this group, a pink flyer was placed on your front door May 15th. Please read it carefully. These tests look for damage, improper connections, or other ways unwanted water may be entering the City’s sewer system. Non-toxic smoke may be seen coming from roof plumbing vents, manhole... Read More