Occupy Oakland is expected to get a jolt of star power today from actor and San Francisco native Danny Glover.
Glover is scheduled to lead a “Jobs Not Cuts” march from Laney College to a rally at the Oscar Grant Plaza, according to the protest’s website, www.occupyoakland.com.
The "Lethal Weapon" star previously affirmed his solidarity with the Wall Street protesters by making an appearance at an Occupy LA rally Oct. 8.
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For those excited about turning a 36-year-old HANC Recycling Center into a community garden, there is a meeting Monday to talk about what they might want it to look like. But for the people who were appalled at former Mayor Gavin Newsom’s push to close it, The City’s Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee is scheduled to discuss the issue February 14.
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There has never been a Japanese film as local as “Harimaya Bridge.” Local, that is, to the Bay Area.
Part of the story takes place in San Francisco; the director is from Oakland, a graduate of UC Berkeley; Danny Glover is the executive producer, and he also appears in the film just long enough to be listed in the cast.
The movie includes a scene with Vallejo Symphony Music Director David Ramadanoff conducting the Berkeley Young People’s Symphony Orchestra.
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