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Oakland |
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 Lawyer: cop who hit victim was provoked The lawyer for Tony Pirone, a BART officer who struck the unarmed man who was later killed by another officer, said his client was provoked
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| Feb.2 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting left man dead  The shooting was reported at about 10:45 p.m. The victim was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead
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Coliseum |
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Warriors Give Up Lead In Loss To Spurs
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| Feb.3 |
Raiders |
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 Raiders keep Cable as head coach Oakland retained head coach Tom Cable, officially removing the interim designation from his title more than five weeks after their season en...
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Oakland Downtown |
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13 Hurt After BART Trains Collide The collision occurred about 3 p.m. The injured were taken on stretchers up escalators and elevators to ambulances waiting on Broadway
| The lead cars of two trains derailed. One train sideswiped another around in the 'minor collision'
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| Feb.4 |
Oakland |
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New Claim Filed Against BART 2 friends of a 22-year-old Oscar Grant fatally shot by BART police officer have filed a $1.5 million claim against the agency
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| Feb.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Historic Fox Theater Reopens Elected officials, local boosters turned out to celebrate the reopening of the theater, fully restored after decades of neglect and decay
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| Feb.6 |
Oakland |
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Ex-BART Officer Released On Bond Johannes Mehserle, 27, charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man was freed on $3 million bail
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Oakland |
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Band member and employee charged| The co-founder of the Saving Abel and another employee of the band allegedly forced a 17-year-old girl to perform a sex act following a concert | |
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Warriors |
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Warriors Lost To Suns, 115-105
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| Feb.7 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Resident hospitalized after fire
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| Feb.8 |
East Oakland |
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2 shootings: one man dead, one injured Map of 600 Catron Drive Oakland Officers found a 57-year-old William Billy Douglas lying on the sidewalk; pronounced dead by paramedics. A 2nd victim was also located nearby
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| Feb.9 |
Coliseum |
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Warriors Win Over Jazz, 116-96 Maggette scored 24 points and Jackson had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the Warriors' latest impressive home victory
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| Feb.10 |
Oakland |
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African American Pullman Porters Honored Amtrak is honoring the legacy of those who worked on trains crisscrossing the nation starting after the Civil War
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| Feb.11 |
San Francisco |
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Gallon of regular gas now costs $2.23 Drivers in San Francisco and Oakland pay $2.23 - while those in San Jose - $2.20 per gallon
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Oakland |
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Solar firm announces big contract BrightSource Energy will sell S. California Edison 1,300 megawatts of electricity from 7 large solar plants planned for the California desert
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| Feb.14 |
Oakland |
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Kaiser Foundation loses $794 million Lost $794 million in 2008, compared with income of $2.2 billion in 2007, blaming on a decline in the financial markets that hurt its investments
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East Oakland |
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Shooting Sets Off Speed Chase; 1 Hurt A broad daylight shooting left a woman injured and may have prompted a high-speed chase through several streets
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| Feb.20 |
Fruitvale |
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Fatal Stabbing In BART Parking Lot Map of 3401 E 12th St East Oakland| An altercation between 3 people was reported at the station at about 9:30 p.m., during which one man was stabbed in a surface parking lot | |
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Oakland |
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Pastor gets jail over clinic buffer law The Rev. Walter Hoye was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to stay 100 yards away from a clinic where he was arrested last May
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Fruitvale |
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BART Holdup Victim Kills Robber A 23-year-old man being robbed by two younger men at BART station parking lot fatally stabbed one assailant in apparent self-defense
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Moffett Field |
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Fresh cash windfall for zeppelin Airship Ventures offers 1- and 2-hour flights out of Moffett and OAK. A standard 1-hour flight is $495 per person and 2 hours is $950
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| Feb.21 |
Oakland |
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Factory shutdown puts 31 out of work
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| Feb.23 |
East Oakland |
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10-year-old died collapsing at school
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| Feb.24 |
Fremont |
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Neighbor Objections Killed Fremont Park A's owner Wolff said that the baseball team is halting its efforts to move to Fremont in the face of strong opposition by neighborhood groups
| Wolff didn't say whether he would consider keeping the team in Oakland
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| Feb.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Outgoing chief says crime rate will drop Wayne Tucker told a group of neighborhood activists that it's 'very likely' the city will reach a goal set by Mayor Dellums of reducing crime...
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| Feb.27 |
Oakland |
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50 years for murder prompted by come-on 25-year-old Bruce Shaw found guilty of killing 27-year-old Sirron Croskey he said touched him sexually
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| Feb.28 |
East Oakland |
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4 Injured In Separate Oakland Shootings Map of 9200 Plymouth Street Oakland| The driver of a vehicle in the crash had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was listed in critical condition at a local hospital | |
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