Best Local Animal
My cats!
— SativaBelieva
Best mayor
Jean Quan
Who’s proving the doubters wrong? — Cat’s Meow
Best Service Organization
Martinez Rotary
— mclark
Coolest New Oaklander
Victoria B. Robinson
— VBR
Best Urban Silhouette
The Port of Oakland cranes
— beatiemoe
Best Up-and-Coming Neighborhood
Jack London Square
— asvehaug
Best Unknown Panorama of Downtown Oakland
9th floor of Alameda County parking structure at 12th and Madison
Take the publicly accessible elevator to the 9th floor, preferably before 8:30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. when the cars are gone. You can walk down the spiral ramp and get a spectacular near-360-degree panorama of downtown, Alameda, Lake Merritt and the Oakland hills. — kgr
Best Idea
Making everything bike friendly
Cafes, parties, clubs, nights on the town, shops, hairdressers … we make it all cool to arrive there on your bike — Pedinoff, Rebecca
Best Place to View the Moon Rise
Berkeley’s Marina Park
The best spot to view the moon as it rises in all its glory over the East Bay Hills — Wofsy, Barry
Best Place to Have Sex in Public
Lake Merritt at night. Just sayin’.
— RedRage
Best Place To Have Moved Here From
Anywhere.
— DrScum
Best Place to Go for Free Legal Services
East Bay Community Law Center
— arianajl
Best Co-op
CLOYNE
— sagehoe
Best View from a Bridge
Richmond!
— ivy
Best Local Hero
Wavy Gravy
— Benefit_Arts
Best Local Politician
Sandre Swanson
— FrustratedTeacher
Best Place for a Great View
Lawrence Hall of Science parking lot
— hopesprings
Best Kids
My kids
Are unaccountably great. — kiluma
Best New Middle School
East Bay School for Boys
— allief
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