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Michael Libbey is a lifelong Oakland Hills resident with broad experience as a professional journalist, including nine years as an editor and reporter at the Oakland Tribune. In addition, he is a certified hypnotherapist, specializing in health and performance issues. E-mail him at OaklandHillNews@gmail.com.

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Caffe Trieste and four other stores bring new energy to Oakland's Piedmont Avenue

An Italian coffee shop with a rich history in San Francisco’s North Beach will open Monday on Piedmont Avenue, bringing a welcome cup of...
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La Farine, vintage clothing and flowers add new spice to Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue

The owners of three new shops joining Caffe Trieste on Piedmont Avenue were attracted to the Oakland district for much the same reason –...
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Verizon improves cell coverage in some Oakland Hills areas, but not others

Verizon Wireless has launched a new network of antennas in the Oakland Hills this month, improving cell-phone coverage near the northern sections of...
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‘Dream Big Raffle’ offers spectacular Oakland Hills mansion as grand prize – with a catch

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Barbara Becnel wanted a house with a “wow” factor. She found what she was looking for, right in the Oakland Hills. Not for herself, mind...
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Crime-tracking web sites allow Oakland residents to support police efforts

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With Oakland’s continuing shortage of police officers, residents must rely more and more on their own eyes and ears to support the Police...
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Part VI: Cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills: The inside story on Sprint

Sprint is an also-ran in our six-part review of cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills, and unlike T-Mobile, it is losing ground to the largest...
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Part V: Cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills: The inside story on AT&T

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I rate AT&T a viable second choice to T-Mobile (in Part II) if you happen to live near an AT&T antenna. In the Oakland hills, Verizon has a...
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Part IV: Cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills: The inside story on T-Mobile

T-Mobile, the third largest U.S. carrier, is a co-winner of our cell-phone reception survey because it has the most antennas in the Oakland Hills....
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Part III: Cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills: The inside story on Verizon Wireless

Verizon is a co-winner of our prize for best cell-phone reception in the Oakland Hills, and it also has the best overall coverage in the Bay Area,...
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Part II: Cell-phone reception in Oakland Hills: The good, the bad and the ugly truth

Which carrier wins the prize for best cell-phone coverage in the Oakland Hills? A single verdict would be preferable, but topographical circumstances...
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