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Oakland Hosts Community Clean-Ups At 7 City Parks Ahead Of Earth Day

Lizama, who maintains parks in East Oakland, was one of the dozens of city workers who took part in the cleanups.

(CBS San Francisco)

April 20, 2023

OAKLAND - The city of Oakland is in the middle of a weeklong "spring cleaning" leading up to Earth Day Saturday. Mayor Sheng Thao joined with volunteers Wednesday to roll up their sleeves and spruce up seven city parks.

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"Anytime we get to do that we take advantage of it," said Alex Lizama, an Oakland city worker. "Like today we are able to get a lot of help, so we get to do more."

Lizama, who maintains parks in East Oakland, was one of the dozens of city workers who took part in the cleanups.

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