Wow, this week my son Miles is graduating from Redwood Heights Elementary School! Ten years ago, when my husband and I purchased our home in this neighborhood, I was so excited that my children would be attending my former school. I have been a Redwood Heights parent for the last nine years, kindergarten – 5th [...]

Every first Friday of the month, with the next screening on June 4th, the Great Wall of Oakland presents a curated screening of video art and films from artists in Europe, Canada and the United States. A series of 100-foot by 100-foot moving images are projected onto the back wall of 2201 Broadway.  The Wall [...]

Save the date!  On April 29 The Oakland Zoo will host a screening of the movie “Return to the Wild, a Modern Tale of Wolf and Man.”  The reception begins at 6:30 in the Marian Zimmer Auditorium at the Oakland Zoo with the screening beginning at 7pm.  The film is appropriate for children 12 and [...]

I have heard rave reviews about the documentary,  Race to Nowhere. (Click here to view the trailer) See it on Thursday, February 11 at 7 PM,  at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.  Tickets may be purchased at the box office.

My dear friend Claudia Miller is the Regional Development Manager for First Place For Youth.  Founded in 1998, First Place was the first organization in Northern California to provide affordable housing and supportive services to former foster youth, and today is considered a national model for providing permanent housing for high risk youth.  Over the [...]

New Police Chief Batts spoke at the NCPC, ( Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council) at Oakland Police Officers Association headquarters to Oakland residents about his background and his vision for Oakland.  He hopes to unify our city and make us whole.

The Redwood Heights district of Oakland is located in the Oakland foothills between Highway 13 and Highway 580, and recently has been overlooked by many buyers.   This neighborhood is comprised of Tudor, Mid-Century, and Meditterean homes,  with a great group of homeowners ranging from people who have lived here from the 1950’s to people just [...]

Stage Left Cellars Opening and Wine Tasting 

This Saturday, April 4th,  from 11:00- 5:00 pm Owners Melinda and Rich Doty of Left Stage Cellars will be having their grand opening in their new space at 2102 Dennison St., in Oakland. (Click here for a map) Come see this new Oakland business and see 13 original works [...]

Last evening a person called me and said they were calling on behalf of the Oakland Police Officer’s Association and they asked me if I wanted to donate to the organization.  In light of the recent shootings and deaths of four Oakland Police Officers, you may want to contribute money to the families who just [...]

Yesterday as I compiled the homes to view that were open on broker’s tour, I was urged by a colleague to put 45 Lane Court on my list. (This home is currently listed with Nancy Rothman of Pacific Union.)  My colleague had heard that this property was a piece of art, and boy the rumors [...]