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| May.1 |
Highway 880 |
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Apparent homicide
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UC Berkeley |
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Palestinian protesters pleaded innocent
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OAK |
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JetBlue added two flights to Washington |
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| May.2 |
Oakland |
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Former plant turned into condominium |
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Emeryville |
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2 yachts on fire |
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UC Berkeley |
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Pro-Palestinian students rally in protest
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| May.3 |
Highway 680 |
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Hit-and-run killed highway worker Viictim was in a truck picking up lane marker cones when was hit by an SUV. Southbound 680 was closed for several hours
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Oakland |
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Catholic Ministry for Abuse Victims
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Highway 580 |
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One dead after I-580 multi-car crash |
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| May.4 |
East Oakland |
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2 homicides The victim of an apparent homicide discovered in East Oakland and within hours a second one in West Oakland
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Oakland |
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Judge rejects marijuana club's arguments |
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East Oakland |
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Fourth shooting day |
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Oakland |
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5,300 customers affected outage |
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| May.5 |
East Oakland |
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Arson Suspected in Synagogue Fire| Firefighters detected a flammable liquid at the Beth Jacob Congregation building. Fire was lit in seven separate places | |
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Pleasanton |
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Providian memos show sinister side |
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| May.6 |
North Oakland |
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2 homicides Adult male victim was found dead on the ground. After another shooting an adult male was pronounced dead at hospital
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UC Berkeley |
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Elected to National Academy of Sciences |
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San Francisco |
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Providian expects 2,600 more firings
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Oakland |
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Minivan murder defendants guilty |
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East Oakland |
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Standoff with armed man
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UC Berkeley |
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Pro-Palestine group admonished |
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| May.7 |
East Oakland |
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Standoff ends with suicide An armed man shot and mortally wounded himself inside a home after police responded to a domestic dispute
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West Oakland |
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New crime reduction team |
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East Oakland |
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Anti-Defamation League conference |
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Coliseum |
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Boston 9, A's 7 |
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| May.8 |
UC Berkeley |
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Pro-Palestinian student group reinstated |
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Berkeley |
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50th anniversary of Beowulf marathon |
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Coliseum |
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Boston 12, A's 6 |
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| May.9 |
Coliseum |
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Boston 5, A's 1 |
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| May.10 |
Newark |
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Huge Fire at Pulp Mill| Crews from around Alameda County are gathering to battle the 4-alarm blaze. Flames sparked several grass fires | |
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Hayward |
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Gas Leak Shuts Down Mission Boulevard| Traffic is backed up 30 minutes in both directions. 10 area businesses have been evacuated | |
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Coliseum |
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Toronto 6, A's 2 |
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| May.11 |
Coliseum |
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A's 7, Toronto 4 |
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| May.12 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting and knifing |
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Coliseum |
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Toronto 11, A's 4 |
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Oakland |
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Yoga guru sued over sex with students |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Body of young asian man found |
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| May.13 |
West Oakland |
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6-alarm fire| Fre consumed a warehouse at Eighth and Wood streets. The building had contained several vehicles | |
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Oakland |
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Nation's 8th best city for business
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West Oakland |
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Oakland Suffers Murder Number 40 Mayor Jerry Brown wants to put at least 100 more police officers on the street
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Oakland Downtown |
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Children's Hospital close dental program
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| May.14 |
Hayward |
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Police May Solved Murder Mystery Three teenagers are under arrest, fourth is being sought, in a murder case that happened more than two years ago
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| May.15 |
East Oakland |
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Scaffolding collapsed, boy killed Scaffolding at a construction site collapsed on top of two 11-year-old boys. Another boy is in stable condition
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West Oakland |
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Musician shot over PG&E bill
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UC Berkeley |
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Nurses strike at University of California
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Oakland Downtown |
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Unity sculpture
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| May.16 |
Hayward |
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Fire damages City Hall A 4-alarm predawn blaze destroyed 18 townhouses under construction
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Dublin |
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Juvenile hall would be waste of money
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| May.17 |
Fremont |
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Ex-priest, 55, held on child molestation Investigation initiated by the mother of two of the alleged victims. Stephen Kiesle is former seminarian and priest
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Albany |
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Circumstances suspicious around death
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Fremont |
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Online 'Hit List' Sparks Investigation
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| May.18 |
UC Berkeley |
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Controversy Over Moseley |
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| May.19 |
Hayward |
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Collision claimed life of bicyclist
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Hayward |
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New power plant delayed
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| May.20 |
Oakland |
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Officer-involved shooting
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UC Berkeley |
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Palestinian literature class goes forward
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| May.21 |
Hayward |
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Hayward woman 'sole Survivor' The God-fearing Vecepia 'Vee' Towery, 36, is first African American to win TV show's $1 million prize
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East Oakland |
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Shot dead A man in his thirties was found shot around International Boulevard and Mitchell Street
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Fremont |
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Defrocked priest has pleaded innocent
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Coliseum |
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Baltimore 6, A's 4 |
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| May.22 |
Coliseum |
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A's 7, Baltimore 6 |
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Newark |
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Kmart guard stabbed by shoplifter
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| May.23 |
East Oakland |
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Goat shot dead behind elementary school| Police are looking for a gunman who killed a weed-eating goat in a park behind Howard Elementary School | |
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Coliseum |
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Baltimore 11, A's 3 |
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East Oakland |
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Shot and wounded by police
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| May.24 |
UCSF |
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UC and nurses union reach agreement The state's largest nurses union, representing 8,000 registered nurses, withdrew the threat of a planned one-day strike
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Coliseum |
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A's 9, Tampa 8 |
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| May.25 |
Coliseum |
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A's 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
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| May.26 |
Hayward |
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Train kills man walking on tracks
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Coliseum |
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A's 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
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UC Berkeley |
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Carpoolers get UC parking spots
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| May.27 |
East Oakland |
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Fatal drive-by shooting 49-year-old man died on the sidewalk in a part of town known for its drug activity
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UC Berkeley |
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Record number for summer courses
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Emeryville |
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Ancient burial site
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| May.28 |
Oakland |
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Fire burns condo, kills senior An elderly man was killed when fire swept through his home. 6 trucks and engines and 25 firefights put the blaze out
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UC Berkeley |
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Arrested for allegedly embezzling $250K
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| May.29 |
Pleasanton |
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Man killed in crash of small plane 51-year-old victim was flying a Cessna 182 from Grass Valley to San Carlos
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San Leandro |
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Car crushed into house, 3 injured A 9-month-old was listed critical but stable condition. Her grandma and the woman who crashed the car also wounded
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Oakland City Hall |
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City continue negotiations with A's |
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Fremont |
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Largest wetlands restoration project State and federal governments have agreed to pay $100 million to buy 16,500 acres of salt ponds around Bay
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| May.31 |
Oakland |
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Charged with mailing 'anthrax' to Ashcroft Dean Wilber, 33, charged with hemailing an envelope containing white powder to U.S. Attorney General
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Oakland |
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School officials face $14 million deficit