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| May.1 |
Castro Valley |
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Girl's body found behind restaurant A victim from Mexico whose body was found inside a laundry bag was identified in 2006 as Yesenia Becerra Nungaray, 16
| An autopsy determined girl died of asphyxiation after a rag was stuffed down her throat. Yesenia left Mexico on her 16th birthday to come to the San Francisco Bay area
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Oakland |
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Chief defends policies at Riders trial
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Oakland |
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ANG Newspapers lays off 49 employees
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| May.4 |
East Oakland |
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Wife died, husband survives |
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| May.5 |
Union City |
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Three died after collision Dodge had driven over the center island and hit the Chevrolet on Alvarado-Niles Road near the main post office
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UC Berkeley |
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Students barred from SARS areas| The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer | |
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Oakland |
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Attorneys for Riders grilled Police Chief |
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Pleasanton |
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PeopleSoft announces more Linux support |
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| May.6 |
San Leandro |
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Supes voted for juvenile hall
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Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Brown Mulls Run for State AG |
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 6, White Sox 0 |
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Livermore |
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Great-grandfather wins 4.6 million lotto |
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| May.7 |
Livermore Lab |
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Ex-employee sentenced for taking bribes |
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Coliseum |
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White Sox 8, Athletics 4 |
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| May.8 |
Oakland |
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$51 million to boy in accidental shooting
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 8, White Sox 5 |
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Pleasanton |
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Police acquire bomb sniffing dog |
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| May.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Lightship might become state landmark |
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 7, Yankees 2 |
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| May.10 |
East Oakland |
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One killed, 4 injured after car crash
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UC Berkeley |
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SARS countries students' ban eased| University will welcome about 80 students from Taiwan, China and Hong Kong | |
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Coliseum |
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Yankees 5, Athletics 2 |
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| May.11 |
Highway 880 |
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Pedestrian died after struck by vehicle |
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 5, Yankees 2 |
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UC Berkeley |
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Student fees increase held off for now Chancellor Berdahl believes there will be fee increases at some point
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| May.12 |
Alameda |
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Firefighters Hurt in Eruption of Flame 2 firefighters were in the hospital, after being burned while working on a house fire
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Dublin |
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Prisoner killed
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| May.13 |
San Leandro |
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Two died in wrong-lane crash Toyota was traveling in the wrong lane when it crashed head-on into another Toyota sedan that was turning left
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Oakland |
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22-year-old killed in drive-by-shooting
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West Oakland |
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Multiple motorcycle crash |
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Fremont |
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Body Found in Lagoon Passer-by spotted the decomposed body floating in Stivers Lagoon
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East Oakland |
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Fire Uproots 15 People |
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Oakland |
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Law firm to remove founder's name |
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Oakland |
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Zoo celebrating birth of giraffe |
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| May.14 |
Livermore Lab |
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Set of security keys lost Keys could unlock gates and offices at a nuclear weapons lab. Officials have since changed all locks
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Highway 580 |
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Big-rig truck overturns, one injured |
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Fremont |
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Man charged in dog's attack on boy |
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Highway 880 |
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Hole on I-880 causes traffic jam A large hole on Interstate near the High Street exit caused a miles-long backup that lasted for hours
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| May.15 |
Oakland |
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Hundreds of Jobs Axed from Schools Anger erupted at an Unified School District Board meeting where hundreds of jobs fell victim to budget cuts
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Oakland Downtown |
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Janitors stage one-night walkout |
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Oakland |
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Indicted for alleged stealing of secrets |
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| May.16 |
Newark |
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Died after clothes caught in machinery
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| May.17 |
Hayward |
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Sobriety checkpoint
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| May.18 |
West Oakland |
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Fatal stabbing outside liquor store 50-year-old man was found outside State Market Liquor
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Berkeley |
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Killing of Man in Jail Prompts Inquiry Kevin Lee Freeman was well-known Berkeley homeless man. He was in Santa Rita jail for public drunkeness
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| May.19 |
North Oakland |
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Stabbing
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Hayward |
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Hit-and-run
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Emeryville |
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Chiron to buy vaccine maker PowderJect
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| May.20 |
Oakland |
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2-alarm fire at residence
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 4, Twins 1 |
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| May.21 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Twins 4, Athletics 3 |
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| May.22 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting leaves 2 dead Man and a woman dead in the incident, which occurred in the 10800 block of Estepa Drive
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Coliseum |
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Twins 6, Athletics 5 |
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| May.23 |
Coliseum |
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Athletics 4, Royals 1 |
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UC Berkeley |
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University raises summer school fees
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| May.24 |
East Oakland |
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2 armed robbery suspects arrested
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East Oakland |
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19-year-old killed Victim is dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the head. A suspect is in custody in connection with the murder
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Coliseum |
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Royals 3, Athletics 1 |
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Alameda |
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Fire destroys historic Navy building A building that once served as a training center for Naval pilots was destroyed by a massive fire
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Fremont |
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Man's leg severed in a motorcycle crash
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| May.25 |
UC Berkeley |
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Lifelong Learning Classes
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Coliseum |
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Athletics 4, Royals 3, 10 innings |
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Highway 580 |
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One dead, 3 injured in car accident A car on I-580 flipped several times on the roadway before crashing down a 40-foot gully
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| May.26 |
Oakland |
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Libraries Go Online to Ask for Books
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Livermore |
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Three killed in traffic accident| One of the cars involved in the crash was driving recklessly. 2 more people were injured | |
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| May.27 |
Livermore |
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Crash victims identified
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Oakland Downtown |
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Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Carnival About 50 officers had to work overtime to break up a public disturbance. Crowd began throwing objects at police
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East Oakland |
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Man died from gunshot wounds 
A shooting in the 2700 block of 68th Avenue sent a man to Highland Hospital
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| May.28 |
Livermore |
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4,900 residents affected by outage
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Emeryville |
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Ask Jeeves to shed slumping division
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| May.29 |
Alameda |
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$15 million for child damaged at birth
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Oakland Downtown |
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In critical condition after shooting
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| May.30 |
Emeryville |
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'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar| Movie surfaces as highest-grossing animated film of all time | |
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Livermore Lab |
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Feds will evaluate Lab security
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OAK |
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Flight returns to airport
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Fremont |
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School trustees approved $8 million in cuts
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| May.31 |
Union City |
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Missing Oakland Woman Found 22-year old Hana Muhammad who disappeared on Wednesday has been found in Union City
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East Oakland |
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Shot during a robbery
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Castro Valley |
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Man died in accident
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