💚 Grateful Sunday! 💚 Big shout-out to our amazing neighbor Annette for getting out last week to clean up the path near San Carlos at Courtland Creek Park! 🌿🧹✨ That’s what we call community pride in action! Every bit of love and effort helps keep our park beautiful and welcoming for everyone. 💚🌳

💚 Grateful Sunday! 💚 Big shout-out to Super Mighty Dave for keeping Sumpter Way (corner of Brookdale & Courtland) and 45th Ave between Bond & Too $hort Way (Foothill) nice and clean! 🧹🌿✨ If you see Dave out there, make sure to give him a wave or a thank-you!! 🦸🏽‍♂️💚

Big shout-out to PG&E and Officer Lopez! 💚🌟💡 Thank you for all the tickets to the 2025 Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt! 🍂🌼✨ What an incredible time we all had — it was amazing to see so many Melrose neighbors... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP_sF3ckUr...

Need a little something yummy to eat? We’ve got you covered!💚 Our Community Fridge at the corner of Foothill & Cole Ave is stocked and ready—come grab some chicken soup, fresh apples, and drinks!🥣🍎🥤 If you’re hungry, or know someone who is, please stop by and take what you need—no questions asked.

Big shout-out to PG&E and Officer Lopez! 💚🌟💡 Thank you for all the tickets to the 2025 Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt! 🍂🌼✨ Who says our big kids don’t know how to have fun?! 😆🎉 Took the kids out last... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP9DjASEeK...

POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE! ✊🏽🚫👑 TODAY, Saturday, Oct 18, at Wilma Chan Park (810 Jackson St.) be part of this powerful day of civic pride and community action! 📍 11:30 AM meet-up | Noon march We’re making it clear — America has no kings! The power has always belonged to us — the people! 💪🏽🇺🇸

TODAY, Saturday, October 18th at 8:45 AM join Lidia (normally she meets at 9AM but she has to be done by 10:15 AM) join the Bond St Community Clean-Up! 💚 Meet at 45th Ave & Bond St. Gloves & supplies provided — bring water and comfy shoes. 🧤🌿

TOMORROW, Saturday, October 18th at 8:45 AM (normally she meets at 9AM but she has to be done by 10:15 AM) join the Bond St Community Clean-Up! 💚 Meet at 45th Ave & Bond St. Gloves & supplies provided — bring water and comfy shoes. 🧤🌿 Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP6lBaxkQM...

Big shout-out to PG&E and Officer Lopez! 💚🌟 Thank you for all the tickets to the 2025 Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt! 🍂🌼✨ One of our board members attended last night and had an absolute out of this world blast — Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP6cgq0Edp...

UPDATE — CLEAN-UP CANCELED! 🚨 Tomorrow, Saturday, October 18th, Community Clean-Up at Brookdale & Frances with Nichole is officially canceled. We’ll be back soon with gloves and good vibes — in the meantime, keep spreading that neighborhood love! 💚🌍✨🧤

Join Congresswoman Lateefah Simon for a Virtual Town Hall! 🗓️✨ Got questions about the federal government shutdown or how it could impact our community? 💬🇺🇸 Join Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Yvette Fontenot from Impact Health... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP36NEEEYR...

🎶 Our principals are better than yours... d*mn right — better than yours! 🎶 Yup... still floating on cloud nine after our Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan Team! ☁️ 🙃 Here’s the amazing Fremont HS Principal... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP348GuEaN...

Get Ready to Shake It Out, Melrose! 🌎💪🏽 The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is happening Thursday, Oct 16 at 10:16 AM — and they want everyone to join! This annual statewide drill helps us practice what to do during an earthquake so... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP33MntEUd...

🚨🔥 Now Hiring! 🔥🚨 The Oakland Fire Department is recruiting Entry-Level Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics! ✅ Great pay + benefits ✅ CalPERS pension ✅ 48/96 schedule ✅ Full medical & dental Apply today at 👉🏽 oaklandca.gov or email [email protected]

Happy Birthday to our Caribbean Queen —Ms. Annabelle! 🎂✨ The heart, soul, and flavor behind CocoBreeze! 🌴💚 Our Queen spent her birthday weekend in Miami living la vida loca 😎💃🏽— and now she’s back and ready to spice up your day with... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DP1RviokR6...

RIP D’Angelo 🙏🏽🕊️ A true mid-90s icon whose music shaped a generation. Thank you for Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and the timeless “Untitled”, and many more! 💚

Did you know… 💚🌎 Between October 6th and October 12th there were 58 earthquakes in California measuring 2.0 or larger! 😳 🔸 57 between magnitude 2.0 – 2.9 🔸 1 between magnitude 3.0 – 3.9 The largest quake was a 3.2 near Pinnacles, CA. Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPywQP9kZ8...

Did you know?! 💚🚲 The 81st Avenue Branch (where our friends Manny & RB work!) and the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch have an awesome program called “The Bike Fix” — and it’s completely FREE! 🙌🏽 Bring your bike in for minor repairs, use... Read more👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPyvN2YEbh...

🍎🥕 FREE PRODUCE! 🥬🍊 TODAY, Tuesday, October 14th from 2–3 PM swing by the Melrose Community Garden (corner of Vicksburg & Ygnacio, across from Horace Mann Elementary) for fresh, tasty goodies — it’s first come, first served!🏃🏽‍♀️💨 It’s not garden-grown, but it is yummy!! 😋

Your voice matters — make it heard at Oakland City Council meetings! 💚🗣️ You can share your public comment: 1️⃣ By email 2️⃣ On Zoom 3️⃣ Or in person at City Hall Meetings happen every 1st & 3rd Tuesday — find the calendar here 👉🏽 oakland.legistar.com/calendar.aspx

Still floating on cloud nine after our Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan Team!! ☁️🙃 ......You heard it here first! 👀 The entrance to Courtland Creek Park is about to get a mini glow-up — literally! 💛 1–2 Minions... Read more👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPwKUgDEUg...

No to eucalyptus, no to Columbus! 🙅🏽‍♀️ In Melrose, we honor the land, the First Peoples, and the beauty of native roots. 🌿 Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day... today and every day!!! 💚

Big’O shout-out to STARBUCKS for keeping us wired during our Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan Team! 🥳💚☕ Since we want it all — and we mean all throughout Melrose — we definitely needed that caffeine boost to keep... Read more👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPtu-DBkWo...

Trunk or Treat is back with our fav... Officer Lopez! 🎃👮🏽‍♀️🍬 The National Latino Peace Officers Association – Alameda County Chapter invites you to a fun, safe, and FREE Halloween celebration! 🥳 🗓️ Thursday, October 31st, 2025 ⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM 📍 Verdese Carter Park, 9600 Sunnyside St.

BIG O’ SHOUT OUT to Supermercado Mi Tierra located here in the Melrose neighborhood —1470 High St.— to be exact! 🥳 Thank you for fueling our Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan Team with delicious... 👉🏽 Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DPtsK7qEeP...

Let’s go, Fremont Tigers! 💚🐅🏈💪🏽 The First Annual OAL Football Classic kicks off TODAY — Saturday, October 11th at Laney College Stadium, and we’re rooting loud for our very own Fremont High School! 🙌🏽 📣 Game 2: Fremont vs. Castlemont 🕒 3:00 PM Kickoff 📍 Laney College Stadium

TODAY, Saturday, October 11th — we’ve got not one, but three community clean-ups happening across the neighborhood! 🙌🏽 ❤️ 8:30 AM — Meet Haynes at Fairfax & Monticello 📚 9:00 AM — Meet Laurie at the Melrose Library 🌻 12:00 PM — Meet Julia at the Melrose Community Garden Let’s goooo, Melrose! 🚮✨

Melrose!!! TODAY — Saturday, October 11th — is a big day for us! ☀️💚 As you all know, Melrose was selected for the Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan Team! 🥳 Read all the details 👉🏽https://www.instagram.com/p/DPq0j2UkYcK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

💚🎉 Let’s gooooo, Melrose! We’ve been approved for the Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan team! 🥳 This is our moment to take City leaders on a tour of Melrose — 👉🏽 Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DPojHq6kQf...

TOMORROW, Saturday, October 11th — we’ve got not one, but three community clean-ups happening across the neighborhood! 🙌🏽 ❤️ 8:30 AM — Meet Haynes at Fairfax & Monticello 📚 9:00 AM — Meet Laurie at the Melrose Library 🌻 12:00 PM — Meet Julia at the Melrose Community Garden Let’s goooo, Melrose! 🚮✨

Let’s gooo, Melrose! 💚 Another amazing drop-off coming your way! 🙌🏽 TODAY, Monday, Oct 10 @ Noon!! Our friend Chris will restock the Cole & Foothill Community Fridge with fresh, ready-to-eat meals from Moms Meals! 🥗🍝🍗 Thank you, Chris, for always showing up for Melrose! 🤗💪🏽

🚨 Last day to get prepared, Oakland! The Oakland Fire EMSD is hosting free Personal Emergency Preparedness (PEP) workshops to help shape the City’s 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. 👉🏽 Oct 10 | 1:30–4 PM | 81st Ave Library Register + details: oaklandca.gov/OAKLANDHAZARDPLAN

TBT: Big ’O shout-out to Inspector General Zurvohn Maloof and Monica Pelayo-Lock for coming out to visit Courtland Creek Park —especially Sumpter Way— in the Melrose neighborhood!! 🌳💚 We’re so grateful for leaders who take the time to... 👉🏽 Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DPmHLHoEiD...

Saw this post on our sister neighborhood’s IG profile and had to share — especially after getting so many texts about the NYT article! 🗞️💚 Let’s all do our part to Keep Oakland clean and beautiful! 🌳✨ If you see illegal dumping, help... 👉🏽 Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DPl8lq9kbs...

TODAY!! Join us for an Evening of Community Planting at Courtland Creek Park! ✨🌿 We’re gathering in front of The Little Town Library to add more life, color, and love to our park! 💚🌸 📅 Thursday, Oct 9 ⏰ 4:30 – 6:30 PM 📍 Corner of Courtland Ave & Congress Ave All ages welcome!! 🌱🪴

Illegal dumping? Stop. Hammer time. 🛑🔨 Director Rowan’s idea to ask MC Hammer for “U Can’t Dump This” is the energy we need — we're so here for it! 😄 Oakland deserves clean streets—period. 💚 👉🏽 Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u... Fun Fact: MC Hammer has Melrose roots! 🎉

🚨 Breaking News! 📢 Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell has submitted to the City a letter of intent to resign effective 12/5 & committed to working closely w/Mayor Lee & City Administrator Johnson to identify an interim Chief to ensure a seamless transition of leadership. na2.hubs.ly/H01tc680

Let's gooooo!! 💚🎉 We’ve been approved for the Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan team! 🥳 That means we get to take them on a tour of Melrose — showing off what’s awesome and pointing out what still needs love! 📅 Save the Date: Sat, Oct 11 | 9–11:30 AM

Spotted this gem on another IG profile and for funsies had to take a victory lap down memory lane! 🏎️🏁 🎵So many tears (happy tears)... Who remembers Malibu Grand Prix? 🤯 The mini race cars, the lap timer, the... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPjUbExkXJ...

TOMORROW!! Join us for an Evening of Community Planting at Courtland Creek Park! ✨🌿 We’re gathering in front of The Little Town Library to add more life, color, and love to our park! 💚🌸 📅 Thursday, Oct 9 ⏰ 4:30 – 6:30 PM 📍 Corner of Courtland Ave & Congress Ave

Are you reeeadyy!! 💚🎉 We’ve been approved for the Oakland Neighborhood Tours with the Oakland General Plan team! 🥳 📅 Save the Date: Sat, Oct 11 | 9–11:30 AM ✨ Updates on the City’s General Plan + dreaming big for our neighborhood = YES, PLEASE! 🙌🏽

🍎🥕 FREE PRODUCE! 🥬🍊 TODAY, Tuesday, October 7th from 2–3 PM swing by the Melrose Community Garden (corner of Vicksburg & Ygnacio, across from Horace Mann Elementary) for fresh, tasty goodies — it’s first come, first served!🏃🏽‍♀️💨 It’s not garden-grown, but it is yummy!!😋

📣 Big day for Oakland! 💚 TODAY, Tuesday, October 7th at 3:30 PM join the Oakland City Council meeting. 💻 Virtual access recommended — limited in-person seating! 👉🏽 Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit tinyurl.com/OakCouncil10625 to join online. See flyer for details 🤓!

⚠️ WARNING: Sensitive image ahead. As we enter spooky season, here’s a scare we never want to see again — this gnarly injury came from a dog attack linked to the old homeless encampment. 😱 No tricks here — the only things that should haunt... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPeJx-rkdt...

🎉 TODAY! Millsmont Seminary Mondays Food Truck Eats is rolling out their last event of the year! 🍔🌮🍦 🗓️ Oct 6 | 4–8 PM 📍 5863 MacArthur Blvd (Greater House of Prayer lot) Be one of the first 50 guests and score a FREE tee! 👕 Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPeIb2ekYg...

Join us for an Evening of Community Planting at Courtland Creek Park! ✨🌿 We’re gathering in front of The Little Town Library to add more life, color, and love to our park! 💚🌸 📅 Thursday, Oct 9 ⏰ 4:30 – 6:30 PM 📍 Corner of Courtland Ave & Congress Ave All ages welcome — no green thumb required! 🌱🪴

🎉 TODAY, let’s celebrate our hometown champs — the OAKLAND BALLERS! ⚾💚 Join the Championship Celebration happening all afternoon: 🏛️ 1 PM: Rally at City Hall 🎉 2 PM: Parade around Raimondi Park 🎶 2:30–8 PM: Party at Prescott Market Let's gooooooo Ballers! 🙌🏽✨

🎶 Guess who’s back, back again… Too $hort’s favorite word — but not in Melrose! 🚫🙅🏻‍♀️ No, no, no.. We do NOT tolerate vulgar graffiti around here! 💪🏽💚 Huge shout-out to our amazing neighbor Chuck for... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPbocPSEXF...

🍻 TODAY IN OAKLAND! 🍂✨ It’s time for Oaktoberfest in the Dimond District! 🎉 A family-friendly celebration with 200+ craft beers, 50+ breweries, live music, food, and good vibes all around! 💚 📍 MacArthur Blvd & Fruitvale Ave 🕙 10 AM – 5 PM 🗓️ Today (Sunday, Oct 5) 🎟️ Free & Fun for All Ages!

YAAAS!!! We get our streets and sidewalks back!!! 🙌🏽💚 We’ve fought hard for the removal of the homeless encampment at 45th & Bond — an encampment that has deeply impacted our neighbors’ peace of mind... Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DPZC9EOkXq...