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| Mar.26 |
Coliseum |
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A’s offer to purchase Coliseum site wins East Bay officials’ hearts Oakland and Alameda County officials quickly warmed Monday to the A’s offer to buy the publicly owned 130-acre Coliseum site
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| Jun.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland considers buying $14 million hotel for homeless housing
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| Jun.26 |
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Tim Westergren plans to step down as Pandora CEO Recode reported that the internet radio service's co-founder plans to step down. Pandora Media Inc., up 18 cents to $8.46
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| Jun.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
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BART closing Lake Merritt, Fruitvale stations for track work |
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| Mar.11 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Oakland lands Blue Shield headquarters and 1,200 workers
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| Feb.8 |
Warriors |
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Curry responds to Under Armour CEO who supports Trump |
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| Jan.17 |
South of Market |
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Warriors hold groundbreaking ceremony for new San Francisco arena 
Map of Mission Bay San Francisco The Golden State Warriors broke ground on their new Mission Bay stadium in San Francisco Tuesday morning
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| Dec.11 |
Fruitvale |
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Area near Oakland's deadly Ghost Ship fire reopens
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| Nov.17 |
Athletics |
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Wolff resigns as owner of A's, fans rally around hope |
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| Oct.31 |
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Massive fire at building under construction 
Map of Lester Avenue and Hanover Avenue Oakland 94606: Firefighters are still monitoring hot spots at a massive five-alarm fire that reached 4 alarms at an apartment building at near Lake Merritt
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| Aug.26 |
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Gov. Brown delivers huge blow to Oakland coal plan |
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| Jul.21 |
OAK |
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Southwest Airlines technical snafu spills into second day |
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| Mar.1 |
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Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times |
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| Feb.11 |
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Pandora CEO declines comment on sale report, shares recede |
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
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Warriors arena to be named Chase Center — bank buys naming rights |
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| Jan.15 |
East Oakland |
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Oakland minimum wage increase may be behind Walmart closure |
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| Jan.6 |
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Alameda County jail health care provider lays off 49 nurses |
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| Nov.24 |
Walnut Creek |
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Steph Curry buys $3.2 million home in Walnut Creek |
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| Oct.26 |
North Oakland |
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Oakland Children’s Hospital breaks ground for new center |
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
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Warriors formally purchase Mission Bay site for future home |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pandora to buy Ticketfly for $450 million |
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| Sep.23 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Uber announces major expansion into Oakland's Sears building
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| Sep.4 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Whole foods fires security guard accused of attacking shopper
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| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
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BART's Transbay Tube closed | BART service will be shut down between West Oakland to Embarcadero all day Saturday and Sunday to replace a critical component of tracks | |
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| Mar.2 |
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Minimum wage went up $3 in one day to $12.25 Oakland's minimum wage went up $3 in one day to $12.25 an hour, but many small businesses may have to raise prices in response
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| Feb.19 |
Port of Oakland |
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Port of Oakland shut down by union meeting The dockworkers shut down the port amid tense negotiations that have prompted government intervention and calls for a settlement
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| Feb.7 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Anti-fracking demonstrators march through Oakland
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| Feb.3 |
East Oakland |
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Fans mourn rapper the Jacka, slain in Oakland
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| Nov.26 |
North Oakland |
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92 people arrested in Oakland during 2 days of protests Map of Temescal Oakland Small businesses were vandalized, looted or burned. Three police officers have also been injured
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| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
|
Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line opened Map of Oakland Coliseum BART Station Oakland The BART to OAK Airport line, is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport
| The system integrated into BART’s fare system. During planning and construction, it was known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project and was expected to cost approximately $484 million
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| Apr.21 |
San Francisco |
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Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay Map of Mission Bay San Francisco The Golden State Warriors have abandoned their plan to build an arena on Piers 30-32 to hold a new 18,000-seat venue
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| Jan.22 |
Raiders |
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Raiders cheerleaders file lawsuit against team
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| Nov.16 |
Highway 24 |
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Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore opens Map of California State Route 24 Oakland| The long-awaited fourth bore of the tunnel opened to westbound traffic after emergency systems were tested and certified. Signs reading 'Welcome to the 4th Bore' gree... | |
|
| Sep.11 |
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Pandora names ex-aQuantive head McAndrews as CEO Internet radio giant Pandora named the former head of digital advertising company aQuantive, Brian McAndrews, as its new chief executiv
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| Jul.27 |
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BART, unions continue talks to avert another strike
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Jerry Brown unveils $1.5B Oakland waterfront deal
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| Nov.20 |
Port of Oakland |
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Striking Port of Oakland workers block berth
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| Nov.13 |
Port of Oakland |
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Port of Oakland director retires
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| Apr.12 |
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BrightSource kills IPO at last minute |
|
| Apr.10 |
OAK |
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United ends Oakland service United Airlines will depart Oakland International Airport in June, ending service to the Bay Area's second-largest airport after 75 years
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|
| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
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Group stops trucks at Oakland ports | Triumphant protesters marched and rallied and celebrated outside the port after derailing the evening shift at the nation's fifth-busiest port. Scott Olsen, the Marine Corps veteran who was struck in the head d... | |
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| |
Port of Oakland |
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Occupy protesters try to disrupt ports |
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| Nov.2 |
Port of Oakland |
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Oakland protesters shut down port | Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted. Hundreds of city workers, including teachers, joined the call for a strike. The cr... | |
|
| Jul.20 |
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Icahn boosts offer for Clorox |
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| Jul.18 |
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Clorox rejects Icahn plan for takeover
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| Jul.15 |
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Icahn makes $10.2B offer for Clorox |
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| Jun.15 |
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Pandora IPO surges before mellowing out Stock in the Internet radio firm soared to as high as $26 per share - 63% over opening price - on the first day of trading on the NYSE
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| Feb.11 |
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Pandora Media plans for an IPO
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| Nov.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland ID would double as debit card |
|
| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
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Workers close port in support of Grant
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
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City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
|
| Jul.30 |
Port of Oakland |
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Cargo volume rebounds at Port |
|
| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms The City Council has approved a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed
|
| Jul.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests |
|
| Apr.7 |
Port of Oakland |
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Port, developer OK terms on project |
|
| Mar.28 |
Port of Oakland |
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Container Knocked Off Ship Near Estuary
|
| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
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|
| Dec.1 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Jack London Sq Barnes & Noble to close |
|
| Nov.17 |
Port of Oakland |
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Rules To Keep Some Trucks From Port |
|
| Sep.3 |
West Oakland |
|
Oakland brewery drought over |
|
| Jul.22 |
Port of Oakland |
|
Big port project takes a step forward |
|
| May.12 |
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|
Ask.com CEO leaving, Garell to take over The chief executive Safka is leaving for personal reasons a little more than a year after he took the post
|
| Apr.14 |
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East Bay M. Utilty District to raise rates |
|
| Mar.4 |
Port of Oakland |
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Port signs major new tenant |
|
| Feb.11 |
|
|
Solar firm announces big contract |
|
| Jan.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
|
APL moves offices to Arizona |
|
|
| Dec.30 |
Port of Oakland |
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Dispute Settled Over Ship Unloading
|
| Dec.27 |
Port of Oakland |
|
Union Vs. Union Showdown At Port
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| Oct.9 |
|
|
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down
|
| May.29 |
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Bank Facing Questions Over Lending
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|
| Sep.8 |
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|
Your Black Muslim Bakery HQ for sale
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| Aug.9 |
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Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy credi...
|
| Jul.26 |
|
|
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute Officials from Waste Management, the Teamsters and Mayor Dellums emerged from negotiations to announce a tentative agreement
|
| Jul.23 |
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|
Garbage Talks Round Has No Agreement
|
| Jul.2 |
Raiders |
|
State court ends Raiders' suit against NFL
|
| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
|
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts A portion of the MacArthur Maze reopened just 25 days after the accident, but one expert raised questions about the safety of the new struct...
|
| May.17 |
West Oakland |
|
Contractor: Maze To Reopen Next Week
|
|
| Oct.30 |
|
|
Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties
|
|
| Aug.24 |
East Oakland |
 |
Wal-Mart Opening Brings Crowds Wal-Mart near the Oakland Airport is the largest retailer to open in Oakland in years
|
| Mar.21 |
|
|
Diller's Co. Buying Ask Jeeves for $1.85B
|
|
| Oct.6 |
OAK |
|
Tribe wants to build casino near Airport
|
|
| Mar.10 |
|
|
District to layoff hundreds of teachers The troubled School District voted to send about 1,000 district employees a warning that they may be laid off
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
Warriors arena to be named Chase Center — bank buys naming rights |
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland ID would double as debit card |
|
| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
| 2008 |
|
| May.29 |
|
Bank Facing Questions Over Lending
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Sep.3 |
West Oakland |
Oakland brewery drought over |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.7 |
|
Pandora to buy Ticketfly for $450 million |
| 2011 |
|
| Jul.15 |
|
Icahn makes $10.2B offer for Clorox |
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.21 |
|
Diller's Co. Buying Ask Jeeves for $1.85B
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Mar.11 |
Oakland Downtown |
Oakland lands Blue Shield headquarters and 1,200 workers
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.26 |
North Oakland |
Oakland Children’s Hospital breaks ground for new center |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Port of Oakland |
Port of Oakland shut down by union meeting The dockworkers shut down the port amid tense negotiations that have prompted government intervention and calls for a settlement
| 2013 |
|
| Jul.27 |
|
BART, unions continue talks to avert another strike
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.20 |
Port of Oakland |
Striking Port of Oakland workers block berth
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.30 |
Port of Oakland |
Dispute Settled Over Ship Unloading
|
| Dec.27 |
Port of Oakland |
Union Vs. Union Showdown At Port
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.26 |
|
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute Officials from Waste Management, the Teamsters and Mayor Dellums emerged from negotiations to announce a tentative agreement
|
| Jul.23 |
|
Garbage Talks Round Has No Agreement
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Mar.1 |
|
Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times |
|
| Feb.11 |
|
Pandora CEO declines comment on sale report, shares recede |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.6 |
|
Alameda County jail health care provider lays off 49 nurses |
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.10 |
|
District to layoff hundreds of teachers The troubled School District voted to send about 1,000 district employees a warning that they may be laid off
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Oct.9 |
|
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.9 |
|
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy credi...
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Apr.12 |
|
BrightSource kills IPO at last minute |
| 2011 |
|
| Jun.15 |
|
Pandora IPO surges before mellowing out Stock in the Internet radio firm soared to as high as $26 per share - 63% over opening price - on the first day of trading on the NYSE
|
| Feb.11 |
|
Pandora Media plans for an IPO
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Aug.26 |
|
Gov. Brown delivers huge blow to Oakland coal plan |
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.7 |
Oakland Downtown |
Anti-fracking demonstrators march through Oakland
| 2014 |
|
| Nov.26 |
North Oakland |
92 people arrested in Oakland during 2 days of protests Map of Temescal Oakland Small businesses were vandalized, looted or burned. Three police officers have also been injured
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
Group stops trucks at Oakland ports | Triumphant protesters marched and rallied and celebrated outside the port after derailing the evening shift at the nation's fifth-busiest port. Scott Olsen, the Marine Corps veteran who was struck in the head d... | |
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Raiders |
Raiders cheerleaders file lawsuit against team
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.2 |
Raiders |
State court ends Raiders' suit against NFL
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jul.21 |
OAK |
Southwest Airlines technical snafu spills into second day |
| 2012 |
|
| Apr.10 |
OAK |
United ends Oakland service United Airlines will depart Oakland International Airport in June, ending service to the Bay Area's second-largest airport after 75 years
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.15 |
East Oakland |
Oakland minimum wage increase may be behind Walmart closure |
| 2015 |
|
| Sep.4 |
Oakland Downtown |
Whole foods fires security guard accused of attacking shopper
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
|
| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms The City Council has approved a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Oakland Downtown |
Jack London Sq Barnes & Noble to close |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.24 |
East Oakland |
Wal-Mart Opening Brings Crowds Wal-Mart near the Oakland Airport is the largest retailer to open in Oakland in years
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
Occupy protesters try to disrupt ports |
|
| Nov.2 |
Port of Oakland |
Oakland protesters shut down port | Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted. Hundreds of city workers, including teachers, joined the call for a strike. The cr... | |
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers close port in support of Grant
|
| Jul.30 |
Port of Oakland |
Cargo volume rebounds at Port |
|
| Mar.28 |
Port of Oakland |
Container Knocked Off Ship Near Estuary
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Port of Oakland |
Rules To Keep Some Trucks From Port |
|
| Mar.4 |
Port of Oakland |
Port signs major new tenant |
|
| Jan.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
APL moves offices to Arizona |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
BART's Transbay Tube closed | BART service will be shut down between West Oakland to Embarcadero all day Saturday and Sunday to replace a critical component of tracks | |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jun.26 |
|
Tim Westergren plans to step down as Pandora CEO Recode reported that the internet radio service's co-founder plans to step down. Pandora Media Inc., up 18 cents to $8.46
|
| Feb.8 |
Warriors |
Curry responds to Under Armour CEO who supports Trump |
| 2016 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Athletics |
Wolff resigns as owner of A's, fans rally around hope |
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.11 |
|
Pandora names ex-aQuantive head McAndrews as CEO Internet radio giant Pandora named the former head of digital advertising company aQuantive, Brian McAndrews, as its new chief executiv
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.13 |
Port of Oakland |
Port of Oakland director retires
| 2009 |
|
| May.12 |
|
Ask.com CEO leaving, Garell to take over The chief executive Safka is leaving for personal reasons a little more than a year after he took the post
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jun.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
BART closing Lake Merritt, Fruitvale stations for track work |
|
| Jan.17 |
South of Market |
Warriors hold groundbreaking ceremony for new San Francisco arena Map of Mission Bay San Francisco The Golden State Warriors broke ground on their new Mission Bay stadium in San Francisco Tuesday morning
| 2016 |
|
| Oct.31 |
|
Massive fire at building under construction Map of Lester Avenue and Hanover Avenue Oakland 94606: Firefighters are still monitoring hot spots at a massive five-alarm fire that reached 4 alarms at an apartment building at near Lake Merritt
| 2014 |
|
| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line opened Map of Oakland Coliseum BART Station Oakland The BART to OAK Airport line, is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport
| The system integrated into BART’s fare system. During planning and construction, it was known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project and was expected to cost approximately $484 million
|
| |
| 2013 |
|
| Nov.16 |
Highway 24 |
Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore opens Map of California State Route 24 Oakland| The long-awaited fourth bore of the tunnel opened to westbound traffic after emergency systems were tested and certified. Signs reading 'Welcome to the 4th Bore' gree... | |
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Port of Oakland |
Big port project takes a step forward |
| 2007 |
|
| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts A portion of the MacArthur Maze reopened just 25 days after the accident, but one expert raised questions about the safety of the new struct...
|
| May.17 |
West Oakland |
Contractor: Maze To Reopen Next Week
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jul.20 |
|
Icahn boosts offer for Clorox |
|
| Jul.18 |
|
Clorox rejects Icahn plan for takeover
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Nov.24 |
Walnut Creek |
Steph Curry buys $3.2 million home in Walnut Creek |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Fruitvale |
Area near Oakland's deadly Ghost Ship fire reopens
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Mar.2 |
|
Minimum wage went up $3 in one day to $12.25 Oakland's minimum wage went up $3 in one day to $12.25 an hour, but many small businesses may have to raise prices in response
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Mar.26 |
Coliseum |
A’s offer to purchase Coliseum site wins East Bay officials’ hearts Oakland and Alameda County officials quickly warmed Monday to the A’s offer to buy the publicly owned 130-acre Coliseum site
| 2017 |
|
| Jun.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland considers buying $14 million hotel for homeless housing
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
Warriors formally purchase Mission Bay site for future home |
|
| Sep.23 |
Oakland Downtown |
Uber announces major expansion into Oakland's Sears building
| 2014 |
|
| Apr.21 |
San Francisco |
Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay Map of Mission Bay San Francisco The Golden State Warriors have abandoned their plan to build an arena on Piers 30-32 to hold a new 18,000-seat venue
| 2013 |
|
| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
Jerry Brown unveils $1.5B Oakland waterfront deal
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.7 |
Port of Oakland |
Port, developer OK terms on project |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.8 |
|
Your Black Muslim Bakery HQ for sale
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.6 |
OAK |
Tribe wants to build casino near Airport
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.3 |
East Oakland |
Fans mourn rapper the Jacka, slain in Oakland
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.11 |
|
Solar firm announces big contract |
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