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“What was originally scheduled as a crime prevention meeting in the Fruitvale district turned into a colorful festivity Thursday night as about 350 people gathered to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.
The event, organized by neighborhood services coordinators from the Oakland Police Department and by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County, commemorated Mexico’s independence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810, as well as “El Grito,” a historic event in which a priest called upon the town’s people to rebel and fight against the ruling country.”
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