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Melrose 27X Neighborhood Council
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Melrose is a neighborhood in East Oakland.
It takes inclusion, unity, and teamwork from the neighborhood to thrive! https://linktr.ee/melrose27xnc
😂🍃 Ever wonder who’s been taking all the fruit from your trees? 🍃😂

Mystery solved… introducing this little raccoon bandit on the night shift 🦝🍈

According to him, Melrose has the best late-night diners — no reservations required. 🍽️

Now you know who to thank! #lol 💚🦝
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
✨ Magic is all around us — if we pause long enough to notice it. ✨

A beautiful red-tailed hawk, soaring with quiet confidence and grace — a powerful symbol of strength, vision, and presence! 🦅❤️

Keep looking up… the magic is closer than we think. ✨💚
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
🌱🎉 MLA Eco Bash – Free Store Event 🎉🌱

🗓 Saturday, January 31
⏰ 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 MLA Maxwell Campus
4730 Fleming Ave

✨ Unlimited FREE shopping
👗 Student-led fashion show at 12 PM
🛍 Youth pop-up vendors
🍴 Food & entertainment

A great community event centered on sustainability and youth leadership. 💚♻️
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
🐾 Do you know anyone in San Diego who might be able to help foster two 4-year-old furry angels? 🐶🐶

They’re sweet, loving, and in need of a safe, temporary home while next steps are figured out.✨

They're especially looking for someone...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DUFOa3HFLh...
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 AM
🚨 SAVE THE DATE: IT’S KICKOFF TIME — FUR FUN STYLE! 🏈🐾

Come meet the Golden State Storm at the Unleash the Storm Community Walk in the Melrose neighborhood— a sports-themed Super Bowl Kickoff Weekend celebration bringing neighbors, pets...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DUD0YMhlNC...
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
📣 TODAY: School Foot Patrol Training

Interested in supporting students, families, and our school communities? 👟✊🏽

School Foot Patrol training is happening TODAY, January 28th from 8 AM- 9 AM.

Email us at [email protected] for the Zoom link. 💚
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
🚨 Hey jazz lovers — did you know this legend rests right here in E. Oakland? 🎷

Earl "Fatha" Hines, a true pioneer of jazz and a piano man who helped shape the sound of a generation, was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery. 🎹

Oakland remembers. 💚
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Big thanks to Chris for dropping off a stack of flyers for neighbors interested in signing up for Mom’s Meals 💚

We’ll be placing some of these flyers in our Little Free Libraries (not all of them), so keep an eye out. 📚🎉

Learn more 👉🏽 momsmeals.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
🍎🥕 FREE PRODUCE IS BACK! 🥬🍊

👉🏽 When: TODAY, Tuesday, January 27th
👉🏽 Time: 2–3 PM
👉🏽 Where: Melrose Community Garden
📍 Corner of Vicksburg & Ygnacio (across from Horace Mann Elementary)

🌧️ If it rains: distribution will take place at the Melrose Community Refrigerators.
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Living with chronic pain — or loving someone who does — this one is worth your time. 🤕

Alec Bradbury, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who works closely with people navigating complex chronic pain and long-term illness.

🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/FcyyXJgg7P0?...
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Calling all neighbors who love helping others learn! 💚📚

The Oakland Public Library is recruiting volunteers for its Second Start Adult Literacy Program, and there’s a big need in East Oakland.

👉🏽 Learn more and apply: oaklandlibrary.org/volunteer
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Ever wonder where the phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” comes from? 🤔🧃

It traces back to November 18, 1978, and the Jonestown massacre, when more than 900 members of Jim Jones’s Peoples Temple lost their lives in Guyana after being forced...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT-mAMUFLY...
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Yesterday was one of those Melrose & HAPI moments. 💚

While spending time with Meg, founder of HAPI, her instincts immediately kicked in when we came across a loose dog near Brookdale & Monticello — a street where cars often move way too...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT8IhnNFIN...
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
💼 Happy Sunday Funday, Melrose! ☕️✨

Take a moment to enjoy a feel-good interview with Andy — our Clean-Up Legend — and learn more about the work and heart behind his commitment to keeping the Bay Area, and Oakland in particular, clean...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT8F-zzFCF...
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
🚨 SAVE THE DATE: IT’S KICKOFF TIME — FUR FUN STYLE! 🏈🐾

Come meet the Golden State Storm at the Unleash the Storm Community Walk in the Melrose neighborhood— a sports-themed Super Bowl Kickoff Weekend celebration bringing neighbors, pets, and players...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT8EB4UFEN...
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Chris did it again! 💚✨

Fresh Mom's Meals just landed at the Melrose Community Fridge (Foothill & Cole St). 🥣

Neighbors — if you or someone you know could use a meal, swing by and spread the word. This is what community care looks like. 🥣🌱

We looooove you Chris! Super grateful we are!!!! 🤗
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
🧘‍♀️✨ Flow into your weekend, TODAY! ✨🧘‍♀️

Our neighbor Mary Bridget Hart is sharing all the good vibes at Left Coast Yoga. Her classes are designed to help you build strength, find balance, and leave feeling grounded, energized, and refreshed. 🌊💫

Sign up TODAY: www.leftcoastpoweryoga.com 🧘‍♀️
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM
TODAY 🌱 Sat. Jan 24 | 8:30–10:30 AM

Join Melanie at the Melrose Community Garden (corner: Vicksburg & Ygnacio) for a morning of gardening and community clean-up! 👩🏻‍🌾❤️🌎

Bring a friend, neighbor, or family member — can’t wait to garden with you! 🌿🥕💪🏽
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 PM
🌼💚 Another beautiful day in the neighborhood, Melrose! 💚🌼

Make sure to take a little walk today — say hello to a new neighbor, admire our murals, or check out the baby daffodils starting to bloom at Courtland Creek Park and the Home of Peace Jewish Cemetery! 💚🌼
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
IT’S KICKOFF TIME — FUR FUN STYLE! 🏈🐾

Come meet the Golden State Storm at the Unleash the Storm Community Walk in the Melrose neighborhood— a sports-themed Super Bowl Kickoff Weekend celebration bringing neighbors, pets, and players...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT28EMVlC8...
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
TOMORROW 🌱 Sat. Jan 24 | 8:30–10:30 AM

Join Melanie at the Melrose Community Garden (corner: Vicksburg & Ygnacio) for a morning of gardening and community clean-up! 👩🏻‍🌾❤️🌎

Bring a friend, neighbor, or family member — can’t wait to garden with you! 🌿🥕💪🏽
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
💚 CHRIS IS AT IT AGAIN! 💚

Huge shoutout to Chris, who just dropped off 60 Mom’s Meals at the Melrose Community Fridge — plus extra snacks and personal care items to support our neighbors. 🙌🏽

📍Melrose Community Fridge & Pantry located at the corner of Foothill Blvd & Cole St. 💚
January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🎨🐛 CALLING ALL OUSD STUDENTS! 🐛🎨

Love art? Love helping the planet? This one’s for you!

OUSD and WM are hosting the “Our Love for Compost Critters” Art Contest!🌱✨

👉🏽 Art Contest Submission Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
🎨 Celebrate Culture & Creativity with OPL! 🌎✨

Discover the Indigenous Maya Mam Art Show – Exposición de Arte Indígena Maya Mam at the 81st Avenue Branch! 🖼️💫

👉🏽 Learn more: oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69694... 💚
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Our deepest condolences 💔

The Melrose 27X NC sends our heartfelt condolences to Oakland Animal Services, and to the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Bradley Butler. 🙏🏽🕊️

One of our Paw Rescue Committee members shared a story that...

Read more 👉🏽 www.instagram.com/p/DT0UX8YlEi...
January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM