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HIA in the News: "Fighting for Health"
December 13, 2009
The Oakland Tribune, By Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman
"A church boardroom seems like an oasis in an area so crime-ridden that iron fences topped with spikes protect most homes. Inside the church, residents settle into padded leather chairs to plan a better future for the East Oakland neighborhood of Sobrante Park. They want to reduce crime, decrease neighborhood blight, and reopen a park closed years ago after a homicide..."
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