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SLED Wednesday and the Newbies
November’s “support the children” coincides with orientation week and the return of the huntress from Fox Hill. So rather than a dinner we decided to rally up a lunch. The destination was CreAsian Bistro. It may be too far to walk however the bistro is perfect for groups. The garlic green beans, cauliflower in oyster…
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The Summer Breeze is Coming
The Cloud Striders have discovered the San Leandro Summer Breeze. The marina breezes are keeping the San Leandro coast nice and comfortable and so the Summer Breeze is a fitting name for this marathon/half marathon/10k fun run. We did the trail for our Avenue of the Giants preparation and decided the trail was a beautiful…
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SL BPAC
The June meeting of the San Leandro BPAC featured a visit from the ACTC planners and presentation of the Alameda County long-term bicycle and pedestrian vision network. Our chair and vice chair were re-elected for another term and then the implementation of the San Leandro streetscape project was presented and discussed. Big changes are coming…
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Super Sunday for San Leandro Bikers
After this spit of wintry weather, at last a hint of summer blew into the East Bay and the sun smiled radiantly. It couldn’t have been a more perfect Sunday to enjoy the out of doors. With notepad in hand, the reporter and I saddled up my tandem, refreshed our coordinated balance and primed up…
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Planet Coffee Discovered
This week Planet Coffee was discovered nestled in the heart of downtown San Leandro. This gem of a café has been a diamond in the rough for all these months. Only now, thanks to Ahmid, the 5 star restaurants are found. Thank goodness friends have birthdays! Now we have a new favorite lunch spot when…
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San Leandro’s Marina Mexican: El Torito reviewed
For the first day of festivities this week, after a day of toil over testing while the leads were subjected to scrum, we kicked off the festivities with an eving after work at the El Torito Mexican Grill out at San Leandro Marina. There’s something to be said for a Mexican happy hour While some…