Shalom of Oakland

We had an amazing Block Party in our neighborhood on Saturday.  Our NCPC (Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council) for Police Beat 27X is called Melrose High Hopes.  It was our seventh annual Block Party, and my first.  Kayla helped me collect signatures from neighbors to get clearance from the City of Oakland to block off the street from traffic.  We met some wonderful and eclectic neighbors for the first time.  Our Block Party had live R&B and Hip Hop Music, hundreds of hot dogs and sodas, face painting, the bug people, ideas for green living, arts and crafts booths and much more. Damon Snyder contributed at the bike booth by repairing a series of bikes owned by children and adults.  It was great to see people come together for a good cause, for our neighborhood.  We'll post pictures soon.

Enjoying life in the Shalom Community Center.  Gettin to know the crew that hangs out on MacArthur in the 70's.  Never a dull moment.  One good thing is that people are finally realizing I don't hand out money.

I'm looking forward to the Melrose High Hopes NCPC (Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council) Meeting for Beat 27X, where I have the honor of serving as the Vice Chair.  We're working on unleashing a new website to better connect with neighbors, and we're throwing a Block Party on July 25.  Now if we can only help out the Melrose Library that may soon be closed most of the week due to budget cuts.