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A grocery store may become the library Oakland lost in 1981

Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: Members backed buying a $3,495,000 San Pablo Ave grocery store to become the Hoover Branch Library (4-0), and voted 3-1 on continuing kids' food contracts.
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Life Enrichment Committee
March 24, 2026

TL;DR

  • The committee voted 4-0 to recommend buying a closed San Pablo Avenue grocery store for $3,495,000 to become the Hoover Branch Library. The full council decides April 14.
  • In a 3-1 vote, the committee backed the city's food and craft-supply contracts for kids, up to $2.9 million. Councilmember Wang voted no.
  • The committee received the Library Commission's 2025 report, which warned the library system is at risk unless the city restores $14.5 million.

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