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| May.1 |
West Oakland |
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At least 2 people dead after shooting 2 people were detained after showing up at Kaiser with injuries, including gunshot wounds
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Walnut Creek |
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People Camp For Days To Buy New Homes The first phase, six brand new town homes of the 47-unit Citrus Walk development, goes on sale
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Coliseum |
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Mariners 2, A's 3 |
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Alamo |
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Alamo Resident Held Captive in Iraq| 63-year old Australian Douglas Wood who lives with his American wife is being held hostage by a militant group | |
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Oakland |
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Arrests Made After Fraternity Ferry Party
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| May.2 |
Oakland |
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Industrial accidents claim 2 victims
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Lafayette |
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Pittsburg Officer Eulogized as Hero 800 patrol cars and 200 motorcycles escorted the body of Larry Lasater from Concord to Oakmont Memorial Park
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East Oakland |
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Woman died when her scooter flipped
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San Leandro |
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Man fatally shot
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Coliseum |
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Rangers 3, A's 2 |
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| May.3 |
Pleasanton |
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Safeway 1Q Profit More Than Triples
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Oakland Downtown |
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First East Bay Economic Summit |
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San Ramon |
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Forstmann to acquire 24 Hour Fitness |
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Dublin |
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FBI Searches for 'Bag Lady Bandit' The woman may have robbed as many as 10 banks in supermarkets in Bay Area
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Danville |
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Hit-and-Run Case Goes to Jury The prosecution argued that Barreto, 46, should be convicted of murder for killing 2 young children in a car crash
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Highway 680 |
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Road Rage Sparks I-680 Shooting
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Oakland |
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Politician's Son Charged With Raping
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Coliseum |
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5-run sixth lifts Rangers over A's |
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| May.4 |
Union City |
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Teens Drive Car Into Furniture Store
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Martinez |
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Jurors Find Nanny Guilty of 2nd-D. Murder| Jimena Barreto, 46, was convicted of two counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of two children | |
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Coliseum |
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Rangers sweep A's, 16-7 |
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| May.5 |
Walnut Creek |
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Report Blames Pipeline Company State filed civil citations against Kinder Morgan Energy Partners for a gas pipeline explosion that killed 5 people
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| May.6 |
Alamo |
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Kidnappers' Ultimatum for Alamo Hostage Iraqi insurgents holding Douglas Wood, is giving Australia 72 hours to start pulling troops out of Iraq
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Richmond |
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Cinco de Mayo Celebration Gets Violent |
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East Oakland |
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Man fatally shot
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| May.7 |
Walnut Creek |
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Duffield planning new firm |
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Oakland City Hall |
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Proposed budget of $2 billion for 2 years |
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Athletics |
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Mussina blanks A's |
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| May.8 |
Piedmont |
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3.4 Earthquake The earthquake shook Alameda County at 3:35 a.m. and was centered one mile northeast of Piedmont
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Alameda |
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Historic Warship Faces Financial Battle |
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| May.9 |
San Ramon |
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District asks for help in naming 2 schools |
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UC Berkeley |
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Alcohol Banned At Fraternities, Sororities The ban, announced by University, follows several booze-fueled incidents involving hazing and fights
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Alameda County |
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County Approves Hospital Pot Dispensary |
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| May.10 |
Danville |
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Plane Debris Falls Onto Neighborhood 3 pieces that came from Federal Express plane landed in two yards and on one roof. No one was hurt
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Alameda |
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Power Stays On At Carrier USS Hornet |
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| May.11 |
Martinez |
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Suspect Who Attacked Jail Arrested The man threw a lit Molotov cocktail-type device into the lobby of the jail and then drove his van into a closed gate
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Alamo |
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Family of Kidnapped Launches Website
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Oakland |
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Knight Ridder starts East Bay Daily News
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Athletics |
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Red Sox stun Dotel, A's
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| May.12 |
Hercules |
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Student Beating Posted On Internet| A video showing the beating of an teen at Hercules High School was removed, but not before thousands viewed it | |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Rash Of Armed Robberies At Lake Merritt
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| May.13 |
Concord |
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Naval Weapons Station be closed| The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed | |
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El Cerrito |
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Pickup Truck Crashes Through Store |
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East Oakland |
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2 Pizza Deliverymen Stabbed |
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Coliseum |
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Yankees 9, A's 4 |
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Oakland |
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Woman Stabbed At BART |
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Concord |
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Fiery Crash Leaves One Dead |
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| May.14 |
Dublin |
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3.1 Quake Hits Southwest Of Dublin
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Coliseum |
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Yankees hammer A's, 15-6
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| May.15 |
Athletics |
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Fan faces charges for dousing Giambi Eric Anduri of Lafayette, who threw a cup of beer at Yankees slugger, will face multiple criminal charges
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Alameda |
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Coast Guard Seizes 9 Tons of Cocaine
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Coliseum |
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Yankees 6, A's 4 |
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West Oakland |
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Tutsi recount he lived through Hutu killing spree
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West Oakland |
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Sideshow-related activity injures 3 |
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| May.16 |
Richmond |
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Man shot multiple times and died
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Coliseum |
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Red Sox 4, A's 6 |
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| May.17 |
Berkeley |
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Police Officer Shot Police said the officer was shot twice in the chest. He is in fair condition after a surgery
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Berkeley |
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Suspect Held in Shooting of Officer
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Oakland Downtown |
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Mail Carriers Urge Owners To Control Pets |
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| May.18 |
Oakland Downtown |
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14,800 affected by 2-hour long outage All BART trains were stopped in their tracks when the power went out. 8,000 passengers were affected
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Coliseum |
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Red Sox 6, A's 13 |
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| May.19 |
Oakland |
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Not Guilty Verdicts in Riders Case A jury acquitted 3 ex-police officers on several counts, while deadlocking on others, involving assault
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East Oakland |
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Officer-involved shooting |
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| May.20 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Ginter's 5 RBI lead A's past Giants
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| May.21 |
Port of Oakland |
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Teen killed after street race |
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Danville |
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Couple Mourns Loss Of Twins
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Pac Bell Park |
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A's 2, Giants 3
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| May.22 |
East Oakland |
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2-alarm fire at school
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Oakland |
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Catholics break ground on new Cathedral
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Zito, A's, 3-1
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| May.23 |
Berkeley |
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Explosion at Junior High No Accident| Someone deliberately set fire to building materials and caused an acetylene tank to explode | |
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North Oakland |
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Woman Attacked In Oakland By Pit Bulls
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Antioch |
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Ten Barges Burn in Delta |
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Berkeley |
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17-year-old girl raped |
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| May.25 |
Oakland |
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New Boom in City Real Estate Market |
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| May.26 |
Richmond |
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8-year-old girl missing |
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West Oakland |
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75-year-old man fatally shot
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Oakland Downtown |
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4 More Robberies Near Lake Merritt |
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| May.27 |
East Oakland |
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Man fatally shot Robert McDowell, 20, was shot in the 1600 block of 99th Avenue around 10 p.m
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| May.28 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Ordinance makes sideshows crime |
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Antioch |
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TB Outbreak |
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| May.29 |
San Leandro |
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2 people killed by train
53-year-old Larry David McDaniel and a 52-year-old woman were killed near Hesperian Blvd. and Springlake Dr.
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| May.30 |
Berkeley |
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Arrested for allegedly committing homicide |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Transient's body found Police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Vincent Simien. The body had been pierced with an unidentifiable object
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Coliseum |
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4, A's 5 |
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| May.31 |
Fremont |
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BART pays $12m for extension |
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Coliseum |
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A's 10, Tampa Bay 1 |