Debra Chaplan
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Meet Joe Hawkins and the Oakland LGBTQ+ Center
The LGBTQ + Center in the middle of our neighborhood provides not only wide-ranging physical and mental health services, but also a sense of community and creativity. Learn more about it.
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Misc. Important Stuff – October 2024
Getting involved — that’s what it’s all about. Here are two ways: Be sure to vote in the November election. Also, join us to make this newsletter better and better.
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Meet the candidates for County Supervisor
With our last supervisor serving for over 30 years, the winner of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race may impact us for decades. We asked the two candidates to tell our neighborhood what we can expect from them as a Supervisor.
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Some Lakeshore/Lake Park News
Get a taste of why Shakewell closed and why the Vegan Mob/KwikWay space has been sitting idle rather than becoming affordable housing.
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Miscellaneous Important Stuff – September 2024
How to make sure you can vote in this year’s big election and a Splashpad News wishlist!
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Signs of the Times
No big messages this month – just some photos of happenings in the neighborhood.
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What makes a community a community? A look at the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church
To build a strong community, you need a hub, and for many years, that’s been the Lakeshore Avenue Community Church. Learn about the Church’s 160+ year history, what it does today, and meet its visionary Senior Pastor, Jim Hopkins.
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Abebe Lemma: The eyes and ears of Lakeshore
For 20+ years, Abebe Lemma has worked for the Lakeshore Ave. Business Improvement District as their eyes and ears on the street. Learn more about this man you’ve probably seen hundreds of times, and what he does for the neighborhood.
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Grand Ave. Art Walk: “Better than Art Murmur”
The Small Biz Art Walk on Grand that took place on July 11 was bigger and better than ever — more neighbors and businesses participated, and along the way, there was music, art, and food samples. All in all, a glorious evening in the neighborhood.
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Working to strengthen the Grand Lake neighborhood
Two groups that normally work behind the scenes to support our neighborhood are profiled here. GABA and LABID bring together business and property owners to make our community more inviting.
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Miscellaneous Important Things
Guns and sideshows are not a good combination, and we saw the results on Juneteenth just up the road. Good answers are hard to come by, but we have to raise the questions.
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Welcome to LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the Grand Lake neighborhood
Welcome to Pride Month in the Grand Lake neighborhood, newly named the LGBTQ+ Cultural District for Oakland. Meet the mastermind behind the project and learn about his goals.
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Miscellaneous Important Stuff – June 2024
In addition to the Splashpad News Wish List, we have several Farmers Market items, a tribute to a neighbor, Alan Shearer, who just died, and to a restaurant, Lakeshore Cafe, that just closed.
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Much more than a thrift store
Urban Furniture & Boutique may be a thrift store, but it also provides housing, employment, and supportive services to single moms. Meet Tracey Williams, its visionary founder and see how you can get involved.
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Important Miscellaneous Stuff
Publishing this newsletter is a learning experience; mistakes get made and, hopefully, are not repeated. Also, a new restaurant is on its way, and a Farmers Market vendor is recognized by KQED.
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David and Laurie, a love story
David Frankfield was our neighbor though he didn’t have a home. Laurie Brown befriended David and worked to support him. This is the first in a series of stories about the life of someone who was homeless in Oakland for 26 years, and someone else who did so much to help.
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Eve Lurie, Web Designer Extraordinaire
The Splashpad News’ new website was designed and built by Eve Lurie. Since webmasters are often the unsung heroes, we wanted to sing Eve’s praises and tell her story.
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Odds & Ends
What does it mean when HOAs install license plate cameras? And we say goodbye to a few of our neighborhood restaurants that closed recently.
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Bad dream or a sideshow?
Sideshows are held in the middle of the night and may insert themselves into your dreams. What are sideshows? How are they dangerous? What can be done about them?
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New publisher; same great product!
By Debra Chaplan When long-time publisher of the Splashpad News, Ken Katz, put the word out that he wanted someone else to take over the project, I didn’t immediately jump in, even though I’m recently retired and have the time and the skills. By way of quick background, I wrote, edited, and produced newspapers and…
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