Mysterious cold00003851 case solved after 34 years Nov 22, 2009
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department says the 21-year-old Oakland woman - whose body was found off a dark road in Pleasanton 34 years ago - died of a heroin overdose. The case was classified as a homicide after Robinson's boyfriend told officers in 1975 he had dropped her off near Oakland City Hall on the night she died. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Opinion page menu: Challenge the conventional Nov 22, 2009
Before returning to The Bee in October, I worked for five months in the kitchen at Oliveto, an Italian restaurant in Oakland. The chefs there went to great lengths to understand their customers' preferences. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 22, 2009
Bipartisanship is the best way to get more federal dollars, he says. Wednesday, February 28, 2007. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Guv approves earlier presidential primary Nov 22, 2009
Thursday, March 15, 2007. (03-15) 10:56 PDT Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a bill to move California's presidential primary from June to February, a measure he argued would make the Golden State more relevant in presidential campaigns. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Desme wins Arizona Fall League MVP Nov 22, 2009
The Official Site of the Oakland Athletics ... -- Grant Desme, the Oakland outfield prospect who led the Arizona Fall League with 11 homers, has been chosen as the recipient of the league's Joe Black Most Valuable Player Award. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
5 Afghan border security guards killed in south Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009. (11-22) 02:08 PST KABUL, (AP). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Andre Ward vs Mikkel Kessler: Fight... Nov 22, 2009
Andre Ward wins a technical decision over Mikkel Kessler at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California and wins two points in final fight of group stage one. Ward picked up the WBA super middleweight title along with his two points for beating the tournament favorite in Kessler. (Suite101.com)
Kettleman City parents want inquiry into birth defects Nov 22, 2009
"I know it's very frustrating for families who have concerns, but that's the challenge to scientists," said Croen, who now is in charge of autism studies at Kaiser Permanente's division of research in Oakland. The landfill question. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Pilot dies in Watsonville small plane crash Nov 22, 2009
Authorities did not identify the pilot, who radioed Oakland air traffic controllers saying his engine was on fire at 1:25 p.m. Saturday. He then began an approach into Watsonville Municipal Airport, but never made it. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Bulldogs Continue Road Stretch At Evansville Nov 21, 2009
The Aces, playing their third consecutive home game, opened the season with wins over Oakland City and SIU-Edwardsville. Butler, ranked No. 10 in this week s ESPN/USA Today national poll and No. 11 in the Associated Press (A.P.) poll, is facing its second straight road contest. (Butlersports.com)
Cargo projects rolling with efforts to deepen channel, expand shipping yard Nov 21, 2009
But because the channel is too shallow, much-larger container ships cannot enter the local port and must unload in Oakland. The containers are then trucked to the Central Valley, unpacked and returned empty to Oakland ... The ports of West Sacramento, Stockton and Oakland submitted a joint grant application for $58 million in stimulus dollars to help pay for a 300-ton crane and other improvements needed to remove containers from barges. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
10th Annual Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade Set for Saturday, Dec. 5 Nov 21, 2009
Source: Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The tenth annual Comcast Americas Childrens Holiday Parade, which will be telecast nationally via public television stations, will be held in downtown Oakland on Saturday, Dec. 5 ... The parade, which contains some 90 entertaining units, will march down the streets of Oakland, stepping off at 2 p.m. at 11th and Broadway, working its way up to 20th and Broadway, and then turning right to Lake Merritt. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stanford-Cal rivalry aside, coaches agree on goal for poor kids Nov 21, 2009
So far, Team-Up For Youth's Coaching Corps has sent 850 coaches into Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, East Palo Alto and now Los Angeles and San Diego. They have touched the lives of 8,500 children. (Calbears.com)
Mehserle murder trial to be moved to L.A. Nov 21, 2009
(11-19) 18:46 PST OAKLAND -- The former BART police officer accused of murdering an unarmed train rider early New Year's Day will be tried in downtown Los Angeles, a judge ruled Thursday ... Judge Morris Jacobson's decision, after an hour and a half of arguments in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, was a blow to attorneys for Johannes Mehserle ... Mehserle shot Grant in the back at Oakland's Fruitvale Station while arresting him after a fight on a train. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Experiment Aims to Predict PTSD Nov 21, 2009
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. Crippling Condition Affecting an Estimated 1 in 5 U.S. Soldiers. (CBS News -- Health)
Bureaucracy grinch steals Oakland decorations Nov 21, 2009
Somewhere in the bureaucratic haze of Oakland city government, in a spacious office with views of Frank Ogawa Plaza, there is a holiday grinch who has actually succeeded in swiping a slice of Christmas spirit from city residents ... On Monday, Oakland city officials informed Marco Li Mandri, executive director of two business community benefit districts in downtown Oakland, that it could not accept a volunteer offer to place holiday decorations on city-owned properties and streets ... The city... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Study supports 'walkable neighborhoods' Nov 20, 2009
Transform, formerly the Transportation and Land Use Coalition, has offices in Oakland, Sacramento and San Jose. Transform concludes that California governments need to shift policies and investments to support smart growth development and public transportation. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
More people fall behind in state taxes Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009. At the same time California is trying to speed up income tax revenue, people who owe the state taxes are paying more slowly. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. nurtures female execs, study finds Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009. A glass ceiling still looms over California companies, although it's less prevalent in San Francisco, according to a report to be released today. (San Francisco Chronicle)
No. 11/17 Cal Hosts No. 9/8 Baylor Sunday at 2 p.m. Nov 20, 2009
Guard Mikayla Lyles, a 5-8 Bay Area guard who plays at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. rounds out the class. (Calbears.com)
Give in on same-sex benefits, judge orders feds Nov 20, 2009
FromMercedes-Benz Of Oakland. 2005 M-Class. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
More than 50 crashes on Bay Bridge curve Nov 20, 2009
The limit is 50 mph on most of the bridge, which connects San Francisco on the west side of the bay with Oakland on the east side ... Mike Russell, owner of JM&R Trucking of Oakland, said he brokered the shipment to a produce market that Fakhar was hauling as a subcontractor ... Traffic flows across the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California. (Pensacola News Journal)
Wells Fargo settles suit, will repay $1.4B to investors Nov 20, 2009
"So this is money in people's pockets that they've been waiting a year and a half to get," Attorney General Jerry Brown said at a news conference Wednesday at his Oakland office. "This is good news for thousands of people in California.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Guyana's Jonestown suicide site gets plaque Nov 20, 2009
A monument to the victims was erected last year in Oakland, California, where more than 400 unidentified and unclaimed bodies from the tragedy are buried in a mass grave ... Jonestown survivor Stanley Clayton, left, talks with Clare Bouquet, right, who lost her son and his wife in the 1978 tragedy, during the 30th Anniversary Jonestown memorial service at the Evergreen cemetery in Oakland, Calif. (Florida Today)
Report: Raiders To Stay In Coliseum Until 2013 Nov 20, 2009
Oakland, CA -- (Sports Network) - The Raiders and Alameda County have reportedly agreed on a contract Wednesday to keep the team at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at least through the 2013 season. The Oakland Tribune reported the tentative agreement Wednesday ... The Raiders returned to Oakland prior to the 1995 season after spending the previous 13 campaigns in Los Angeles. (KSBW 8, CA)
Prosecutors Attack Proposed L.A. Ordinance to Regulate Marijuana Dispensaries Nov 20, 2009
Ordinances in some other California cities, such as Oakland and West Hollywood, allow for the sale of marijuana, he said. But in arguing against the proposed ordinance for Los Angeles, Trutanich is focusing on recent case law in California, namely a 2008 California Supreme Court decision clarifying that under the Compassionate Use Act or the Medical Marijuana Program Act. (Law.com)
California Twilight Fans View Worldwide Phenomenon for Free as Jamba Juice Hosts 'New Moon Premiere Night' on Friday, November 20 Nov 20, 2009
Starting today at 2:00 PM and continuing through tomorrow night, Jamba's 'Feel Good Jambassador,' Bananaman, will be making surprise appearances at Jamba stores in Oakland, San Diego and Los Angeles handing out free tickets to the first 100 customers in each location for a sold out, opening day show (1 ticket per customer) ... - 11/19 from 2-4PM: Jamba Juice at Oakland City Center 500 12th St. Ste 29 (between Clay and Franklin) Oakland, Ca 94607 *100 tickets for Regal Jack London Theatre's 7PM... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mayor Newsom: Stop pouting and lead Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009. It is time for the Gavin Newsom snit fit to end. (San Francisco Chronicle)
California restricts energy-guzzling TV sets Nov 20, 2009
Noah Horowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the television regulations will save enough energy to power the cities of Oakland and Anaheim for a year. The rules will have far-reaching economic benefits, as well, pumping billions of dollars back into the economy that would otherwise be spent on power bills, he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Smith, Rodgers forever linked by 2005 NFL draft Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009. (11-18) 22:04 PST -- From the Green Room to Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers is happy that the sequence of events at the 2005 NFL draft conspired to make him a Packer. (San Francisco Chronicle)
State budget drowning in red ink for next year Nov 20, 2009
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau. Thursday, November 19, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Prep football first-round playoff schedule Nov 20, 2009
McClymonds (5-5) at Oakland Tech (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday. Castlemont (4-5) vs. Fremont (3-7) at Curt Flood Field, 1 p.m. Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dems hope Palin disrupts GOP's game plan Nov 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009. As GOP former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin kicks off a national book tour this week, there are some unlikely voices cheering "You go, girl!" - hard-core Democrats and progressives who hope Palin's 15 minutes of fame lasts all the way to 2012. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. home value drop, jobless drain city budget Nov 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009. San Francisco's lowered home values and high unemployment rates have created another unwelcome side effect: far less revenue coming into city coffers than expected. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Continue reading Nov 19, 2009
Norman now lives in Oakland; the years have been kind to him, Wigh said: "I can't believe how young he looks.". POST A COMMENT. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Nov 19, 2009
In addition, former Oakland A's shortstop Miguel Tejada, now with the Houston Astros, is the focus of a federal probe because he told congressional investigators in 2005 that he had never used steroids. In his report on steroid use in baseball, former Sen. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Anger, shock at new U.S. mammogram guidelines Nov 19, 2009
"I think it's shocking to basically spell out in such a bold and callous way which groups of women they no longer care to find cancer in," said Dr. Linda Gordon, imaging director at the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland and Berkeley. Several breast cancer advocacy groups, including Breast Cancer Action in San Francisco and Zero Breast Cancer in San Rafael, supported the recommendations. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Letters to the Editor Nov 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009. School Based Health Centers have an intrinsic value in every community, providing comprehensive services to those who need them. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Nov 19, 2009
Students are planning to walk out of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, and activists are planning an evening march up Piedmont Avenue in Oakland ... Mercedes-Benz Of Oakland. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
Bank of America settles old trust suit Nov 19, 2009
Thursday's settlement, filed with a federal district judge in Oakland, ends a dispute that began when Bank of America first acknowledged that it overbilled about 2,600 accounts by $24 million in fees for money held in trust. Robert Mills, the San Rafael attorney who represented trust beneficiaries in the protracted litigation, said the case had set precedents that would make all money managers with fiduciary responsibility more careful in handling such accounts. (Yahoo News -- Banking & Financial Services)
Russell's out, Gradkowski's in Nov 19, 2009
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Colo. medical pot suppliers will have to pay taxes Nov 19, 2009
Cities such as Denver and Oakland, Calif. also plan to levy municipal taxes on local cannabis dispensaries. (Pensacola News Journal)
Wells to repay investors $1.4B Nov 19, 2009
"So this is money in people's pockets that they've been waiting a year and a half to get," Attorney General Jerry Brown said at a news conference Wednesday at his Oakland office ... Mercedes-Benz Of Oakland. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
No rebuke for 'admonish,' 2009 Word of the Year Nov 19, 2009
By BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press Writer. Thursday, November 19, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 19, 2009
" We all agreed that the Document would be held in a nearby SCIF to which Judge King would have free access. This was the beginning of a bizarre journey that has not yet ended. Since then, for nearly two and a half years, we have been attempting to use the Document to confirm our clients' standing to sue under FISA and thus test the legality of President Bush's warrantless surveillance program. More broadly, we want the courts to discredit the so-called unitary executive theory of presidential... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
EcoFactor takes top Cleantech Open prize Nov 19, 2009
based in Oakland and , out of Sacramento, were runners up. The National Sustainability Award, given to the company that makes the best business case for sustainability, went to , makers turbines that create power from water movement, based in Seattle. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Get more: Education Nov 19, 2009
A group of students in Oakland hope to spend the night on the Balclutha ... Tony Smith will lead the Oakland Unified School district as its new superintendent. (KGO, CA)
Cleaner-burning diesel train on Capitol Corr... Nov 19, 2009
Cleaner-burning diesel train on Capitol Corridor - California - SignOnSanDiego. Cleaner-burning diesel train on Capitol Corridor. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
State settles with Wells Fargo for $1.4B Nov 19, 2009
Under the settlement announced by Brown in a Wednesday news conference in Oakland, Wells will buy back non-liquid auction-rate securities from thousands of investors nationwide, including some $700 million sold to California investors. Wells Fargo said it will buy eligible auction-rate securities from investors who bought them prior to Feb. 13 2008. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Man charged with murdering girlfriend, child Nov 19, 2009
(11-18) 15:00 PST Oakland, Calif ... Prosecutors say an Oakland man killed his girlfriend's baby, dumped the body in the water, then killed her to stop her from telling anyone ... (AP) -- Prosecutors say an Oakland man killed his girlfriend's baby, dumped the body in the water, then killed her to stop her from telling anyone. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Suspect wanted to silence mom, police believe Nov 19, 2009
(11-17) 15:51 PST OAKLAND ... The Oakland resident hatched a plan to put an end to it all, prosecutors say ... On a day when Martin, 38, appeared in an Oakland courtroom on charges that he murdered both Williams and Jashon - a case that could bring the death penalty - authorities painted a portrait of an uncaring, abusive man whose behavior evoked comparisons to how he acted in 1994, when he killed the 3-year-old son of his then-girlfriend. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health group finds high lead levels in several toys Nov 19, 2009
The Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, Calif. did an initial round of testing and sent products singled out as having high lead to an independent laboratory for additional testing and confirmation. (Boston Globe)
Judge to say where BART shooting trial to be held Nov 19, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- State)
City College reveals first centennial honorees Nov 19, 2009
-- Odell Johnson, member of the college's championship basketball teams in the mid-1950s and a former president of Laney College in Oakland. -- Don Larson, who taught on campus for 35 years and is often quoted in the media as a political expert. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
UC regents face outcry, prepare to hike fees 32% Nov 19, 2009
Oakland Tribune - An estimated 1,000 demonstrators rally Wednesday at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, as students, faculty and staff protest tuition hikes, program cuts and staff reductions through the state's university system. Call The Bee's Laurel Rosenhall, (916) 321-1083. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Get more: Assignment 7 Nov 18, 2009
A West Oakland neighborhood was transformed after the 1989 quake ... Two homes in Oakland are among the greenest houses in America. (KGO, CA)
Stock market ends mixed Nov 18, 2009
FromMercedes-Benz Of Oakland. 2005 M-Class. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
UC Davis Set For 56th Annual Causeway Classic Nov 18, 2009
Aggies look to avenge defeat to Hornets last year. UC Davis has won eight of last nine matchups. (Ucdavisaggies.com)
Dec. 10/REPLICA: Daniel Arsham Residency at New Museum Nov 18, 2009
His work has been shown at PS1 in New York (Greater New York 2005), The Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, The Athens Biennial, Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California and Carr dArt de Nmes, France. Arshams five-year collaboration with the late modern dance choreographer Merce Cunningham established the basis of his collaborative work for the stage. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Property rights at stake in tussle over trees Nov 18, 2009
It was the oily blue gums in the Oakland hills that helped spread deadly flames during the catastrophic East Bay hills fire in 1991. Inside yard, on median. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lawyer: Soldier mom not using baby to get out of duty Nov 18, 2009
Hutchinson was ordered held, and her son was placed in a protective service until Hutchinson's mother could fly from Oakland the next day to care for him. Hutchinson is confined to the base, awaiting the result of an Army investigation. (Florida Today)
Coghlan (NL), Bailey (AL) top rookies Nov 17, 2009
Baseball Marlins leadoff hitter Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote yesterday, while Andrew Bailey took the AL honor after an outstanding season as Oakland s closer. Coghlan, an outfielder, edged Philadelphia pitcher J.A. Happ, receiving 17 first-place votes and 105 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. (Boston Globe)
Five arrested in shooting of Hayward girl released Nov 17, 2009
Information from: The Oakland Tribune, http://www. oaklandtribune. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Editorial: ... while a visionary of local rail retires Nov 17, 2009
The Capitol Corridor stretches 170 miles through eight counties from Auburn and Sacramento to Oakland and San Jose. Just three round trips a day when it started in 1991, it offers 16 round trips today thanks in large part to Eugene Skoropowski, one of California's modern visionaries. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Raiders coach won't commit to QB just yet Nov 17, 2009
ALAMEDA -- A day after benching JaMarcus Russell for the second time in three games, Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable is undecided about his starting quarterback ... Oakland Raiders Links ... Gradkowski trotted onto the field Sunday to rousing cheers from the sparse crowd at the Oakland Coliseum and led the team on a late drive in the final minutes before his pass bounced off the chest of rookie Darrius Heyward-Bey and was intercepted. (Modesto Bee, CA)
