Love our Lake! Come out on Sunday to celebrate the beautiful new Lake Merritt!

Watch the new overpass and Lake inlet expansion timelapse!

Love Our Lake Day

Sunday, June 9

Lake Merritt, Lakeside Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

 Enjoy a fun-packed Sunday around Lake Merrittas Love Our Lake Day celebrates Oakland's investment through Measure DD that has transformed the lake.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., pedal or stroll around the lake and explore in a family-friendly setting at Oaklavía -  Oakland Sunday Streets. The free, festive event will  enrich three miles of car-free streets with recreational and cultural activities.

At 2 p.m., join Mayor Jean Quan and the Measure DD Community Coalition on the south end of the lake for the Lake Merritt Boulevard Grand Opening Celebration showcasing a beautiful new amphitheater and four-acre park.

www.loveourlakeday.com  

A picture from Ivy Hill's meet with the Beat Patrol Police Officers

A picture from Sunday, June 2, 2013 on Ivy Hill & 7th Ave. 
Great turn out from the residents, met with the Beat Patrol Sgt and his Officer. 
Over 40 people showed up!
Steve Ma from East Lake Merritt Bella Vista

Beautification Update - Great work Neighbors! & Thanks to Mayor Quan and Dr Floyd Huen!

We enjoyed another great beautification day with the Lake Neighbors on the corner median at 6th Ave at East 19th Street. Check out these great pictures!
AND - fun side note, Mayor Quan and her husband, Dr Floyd Huen showed up to help and spent the day with us! They even stayed for hot dogs in our front yard post planting! ;)

Huge thanks to those who came out: Laura, Steve, Marina, Debra, Carol, Robert, Christina, David, Mayor Quan & Dr. Huen and the little ones Wendy, Samantha and Noki!! (and Kelsey and Heather for the plant and food donations!)
GO OAKLAND!

Thanks for donating all these great plants, neighbor Kelsey!!

Mayor Quan showing up  (on the left!)

Movie Night on The Old Parkway - Friday, May 31, 2013

More Neighborhood Beautification - May 25th

Continuing our efforts to beautify the neighborhood, to fight blight, crime and promote a better life for us all, Oakland's Brooklyn Neighborhood Beautification Project is having it's second median planting on Saturday, May 25 from 9:30 am- 1 pm.

 

Help us take over another median and see our neighborhood change.  We need your help to prepare the space, dig holes and cover the stretch with decomposed granite as well someone with a pickup truck to help deliver the plants that morning. We will also be planting a few sidewalk landscape strips which will continue the beautification out to our streets. Neighbors are requested to bring a dish to the BBQ/potluck following the planting to be held at the home of this planting's Block Captain, Brittany Ceres. A huge thanks to the Ceres Family for nominating this median and rallying the troops on surrounding blocks, we need more neighbors like you so thank you!!!

 

We are seeking tax deductible donations, which can be made to "Oakland's Brooklyn Neighborhood Beautification Project" and forwarded to either me at the address below or to Block Captain, Brittany Ceres (bbceres@gmail.com). I am also setting up a Paypal account and donations can also be made by bank transfer if you have a Wells Fargo account- contact me for details. A huge thanks again to the Ceres Family for making a generous donation to help pay for some of the plants.

 

Upcoming sidewalk plantings are forming on E 21st and 12th Avenue where they intersect- planting dates to be announces later.

 

Be part of the solution to make this neighborhood a better place to live! Take ownership- your small contribution today combined with everyone else's can really make a difference. 

Steven J. Kopff, CPA
1218 E. 21st Street
Oakland, CA 94606
510 479-3660

A beautiful Mother's Day Celebration

Celebrate Mother's Day with the Lake Neighbors

Stop by and enjoy a cupcake and meet your neighbors to celebrate mothers everywhere!
E 17th Street at 3rd Ave
Sunday, May 12
10-12noon

With great thanks to Sasha, Menyui, Jessica, Debra, Jessica and the fabulous Mollie of the Mollie Rose Baking Company