Sue Piper & Swett Neighbors

Last year we helped organize neighbors to save Swett-Tilden School. Sue & neighbors helped organize landscaping and beautification project for the new school starting with Kindergarten and 1st Grade, immersing special education students into small classes.

City Youth Clean Up Swett

Youth working with City Public Works help clean-up the campus.

Cleaning Up the Swett Hill

Cleaning Up the Hill

Fruitvale Presbyterian Youth

The youth group of Fruitvale Presbyterian (Coolidge & MacArthur) volunteered several days to help prepare Swett-Tilden for the new school year.

Thanks Gordon!

Master Gardener Gordon Piper (Sue's husband) has led dozens of gardening projects in Oakland Schools.

Lincoln Ct Dedication

After 25 years of neighborhood struggles agains the Hillcrest motel, Domus senior housing developers and neighbors break ground on this 82 units. Mayor Brown joins (l-r) Meea Kang of Domus, Jean, Janet Howley of City Housing Development, Anni Chung of Self Help for the Elderly

Lion Dance Celebrates Lincoln Ct

Arturo Sanchez & Officer Jackson

Arturo Sanchez (the City's Nuisance Property Coordinator and former District 4 Staff) and Officer Kami Jackson, who worked together on the closure of the Hillcrest Motel.

Neighbors Join the Celebration

Toni Locke (l) and Boston-Dimond neighbors join the celebration.

Lincoln Ct Dedication

Mayor Jerry Brown Addresses Dedication

Outreach at the Chinatown Street Fair

Our office joined with Wilma Chan to provide information in Chinese to Oakland residents.

Home Depot Builds Playstructure at Finch

Employees from Home Deport build a new playstructure in one day at Fred Finch Children's Program in Lincoln Hts.

Playstructure Board Cutting

Jean joins Home Deport leader and Fred Finch Board President in a "Board Cutting" at day's end.