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| Thu. |
Richmond |
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City approves upgrade at refinery| The City Council has approved a controversial plan by Chevron to upgrade equipment at its Richmond refinery | |
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| Wed. |
Richmond |
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City continues hearings into Chevron Hundreds of people on both sides of the issue jammed into a City Council meeting
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| Mon. |
Richmond |
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Holding Hearing On Refinery Plans
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| Jul. 2 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor fires city administrator
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| Jun. 27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Embattled City Administrator Out Of Job| Mayor Ron Dellums placed Deborah Edgerly on administrative leave. The 56-year old Edgerly tried to protect her nephew, a gang member | | |
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UC Berkeley |
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Tree-sitters hang on. Cal seeks go-ahead Lawyers for the University filed 100 pages in a legal battle as the university sought court approval to begin construction of a sports center
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| Jun. 21 |
Berkeley |
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Activists, Police Clash At Marines Office |
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| Jun. 19 |
UC Berkeley |
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Sitter Pulled From Tree, Arrested
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| Jun.18 |
UC Berkeley |
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Judge's Ruling Preserves Oaks For Now| A county superior court judge ruled that a tree grove on the campus is not to be touched for now to make room for a new athletic facility | |
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| Jun.17 |
Martinez |
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County clerk weds in same-sex ceremony
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Same-Sex Couples Get Married
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| Jun.12 |
Oakland |
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Injunction over County welfare cuts |
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| Jun.7 |
Richmond |
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City caps 'drty' crude at Chevron refinery
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| Jun.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Governor Talks Budget Crisis
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| Jun.1 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Loses Anti-Violence Staffer |
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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
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City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
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| May.20 |
Oakland |
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Judge axes gender bias suit against D.A. |
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| May.17 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters Blame Prof. For U.S. Torture
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| May.15 |
Vallejo |
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City rejects contract unions claim |
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| May.7 |
Vallejo |
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City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy The council voted unanimously following hours of public comment and months of failed negotiations with police, fire and other unions
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| May.6 |
UC Berkeley |
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Rumors of immigration agents at schools |
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| May.3 |
Vallejo |
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City mgr: Vallejo should file for bankruptcy |
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| May.1 |
Port of Oakland |
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Protests, Picket Lines At Port
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| Apr.30 |
Lafayette |
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Airman Killed In Afghanistan |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| Mar.23 |
Berkeley |
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Bikers Rally Behind Marine Recruiters |
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| Mar.6 |
UC Berkeley |
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UC to help with start of Saudi university |
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| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
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City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
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| Feb.28 |
Vallejo |
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Deal May Avoid City Of Bankruptcy |
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| Feb.26 |
Vallejo |
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City Council discusses filing for bankruptcy
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| Feb.21 |
Vallejo |
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Residents Pack Meeting On City's Finances |
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
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City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy| City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis | |
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| |
Oakland |
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Bailey honored with Polk journalism award |
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| Feb.13 |
Berkeley |
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City Council Eases Anti-Marine Stance Cuncilmembers who were heavily criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong here, are saying they oppose the war but support the troop
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| |
Alameda |
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Soldier Killed By Roadside Bomb In Iraq |
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| |
Berkeley |
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City to Soften Anti-Marines Stand |
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| Feb.6 |
Oakland |
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Schools Win, Children's Hospital Loses |
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| Feb.2 |
Berkeley |
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Marines refuse to leave despute resolution |
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| Feb.1 |
North Oakland |
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Kennedy Touts Obama |
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums gaves state of the city address |
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| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
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Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor A judge denied mayoral candidate Gary Cloutier's request to halt the swearing-in of challenger Osby Davis as the city's new mayor
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| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
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Mayoral election overturned after recount Former county supervisor Osby Davis emerged victorious in the hand recount of 20,000 ballots, pulling ahead of Gary Cloutier by just 3 votes
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| Dec.5 |
Vallejo |
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Cloutier Sworn In As Mayor Amid Recount
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
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| Nov.15 |
UC Berkeley |
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3 arrested near tree-sitting protest
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| Nov.7 |
Vallejo |
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Tight mayor's race could make history |
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| Nov.6 |
Benicia |
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Councilwoman Patterson elected as mayor |
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| Nov.5 |
Martinez |
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Beavers May Be Euthanized The city is considering euthanizing a family of beavers that built a large dam on the Alhambra Creek
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| Oct.17 |
Berkeley |
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Marine recruiting office draws protesters |
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| |
Oakland City Hall |
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Tougher Rules Against Smoking Enacted |
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| Oct.1 |
UC Berkeley |
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Judge: Injunction To Evict Tree Sitters |
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| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Thousands of supporters hear Hillary Hillary Clinton vow that she would seek a way out of Iraq, fight global warming and reform the healthcare system to cover the uninsured
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| Sep.12 |
UC Berkeley |
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Judge: Cal tree-sitters can stay, for now |
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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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 creditors
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| Aug.5 |
Oakland |
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Community leaders mourn slain journalist |
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| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
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Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute Officials from Waste Management, the Teamsters and Mayor Dellums emerged from negotiations to announce a tentative agreement
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| Jul.23 |
Oakland |
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Garbage Talks Round Has No Agreement |
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| May.22 |
Berkeley |
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Housing Authority Under Investigation |
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
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| May.1 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Protests demanding path to citizenship |
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| Mar.18 |
UC Berkeley |
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Nudes pose to save threatened trees
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| Mar.17 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Presidential Hopeful Obama Campaigns
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| Jan.29 |
UC Berkeley |
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Injunction Issued Against Stadium Plan |
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| Jan.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Dellums Begins Term |
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Gerald Ford dies
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| Dec.12 |
Richmond |
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6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism
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| Dec.4 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters perch in trees to save from ax Zachary RunningWolf, who ran was a candidate to become the mayor, and two others are hoping to save a grove
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| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
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Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election
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| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General A 2-term governor and mayor of Oakland is winning the race for California attorney general
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Berkeley |
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Mayor Tom Bates re-elected
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| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
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Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties |
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| Oct.24 |
East Oakland |
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Schwarzenegger tout record on education |
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| Oct.23 |
Berkeley |
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Gore Supports Prop. 87 At Rally |
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| Sep.10 |
East Oakland |
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Schwarzenegger Campaigns At Church |
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| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums Winner In Mayor Race Former congressman had enough votes to become the unofficial winner, with 50.18% of the vote
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| Jun.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums projected victor in mayor's race |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
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Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres
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| May.1 |
East Oakland |
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Immigration Protesters March
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Immigration Protests Draw Thousands
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| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
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Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports
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| Mar.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
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State Of Emergency On Hold |
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| Mar.13 |
Oakland |
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Labor Stalemate Slows Crime Fight |
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| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
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Woman Says Mayor Broke Her Phone
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| |
India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact
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| Jan.20 |
Alameda |
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Schwarzenegger signs prescription bill |
|
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| Nov.26 |
West Oakland |
|
Nation Of Islam Furious With Police
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| Oct.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums Announces Mayoral Run |
|
| Sep.23 |
Oakland |
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Actor Warren Beatty Blasts Governor |
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| Aug.11 |
Berkeley |
|
Berkeley third most politically liberal city |
|
| |
Discovery returns safely to Earth
|
| Aug.5 |
Oakland |
|
Diocese To Pay $56 Million In Abuse Suits |
|
| Jul.12 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Spectators Will Be Cited At Sideshows |
|
| Jun.20 |
Richmond |
|
State of Emergency Debated
|
| May.2 |
Lafayette |
|
Pittsburg Officer Eulogized as Hero |
|
| Apr.28 |
Alameda |
|
Laura Bush Promotes Literacy at school |
|
| Mar.2 |
Emeryville |
|
Regulators Lift Suspension on Chiron |
|
|
| Sep.26 |
Alameda |
|
Alameda marine among killed in Iraq |
|
| |
911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination'
|
| Mar.21 |
Oakland |
|
Abbey: Final Mass Before Shutting Down |
|
| Mar.9 |
Richmond |
|
Students Protest After Sports Eliminated
|
| Jan.2 |
Berkeley |
|
Berkeley activist held in Israeli jail |
|
|
| Dec.31 |
Richmond |
|
Firefighters protest cuts |
|
| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
|
Mayor proposed sin taxes |
|
| Oct.5 |
Oakland |
|
Davis, Feinstein, Boxer at labor rally |
|
| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
|
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute |
|
| Jun.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
|
State takes over Oakland schools
|
| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
|
SARS countries students' ban eased |
|
| May.5 |
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
|
| Apr.7 |
West Oakland |
|
Police fire rubber bullets at anti-war rally
|
| Apr.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
|
Rally protests not just war, but its costs |
|
| Feb.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
|
$11 million to settle Riders suits |
|
| |
Millions in peace protests
|
| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
|
Schools hold teach-in against war in Iraq
|
|
| Dec.6 |
Berkeley |
|
Mayor apologizes for trashed newspapers
|
| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
|
Measure for more police passed |
|
| Nov.5 |
Berkeley |
|
Coffee measure fails |
|
| Sep.16 |
Alameda |
|
Mayor dies; police say possible suicide |
|
| Jul.13 |
Oakland Downtown |
|
Thousands march to stop violence |
|
| Mar.5 |
Oakland City Hall |
|
Mayor Jerry Brown easily wins re-election Brown easily won re-election to a second term by 63% after a campaign run in relative obscurity
|
|
| |
George Harrison dies
|
| Sep.20 |
UC Berkeley |
|
Anti-War Rally |
|
|
| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
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4 police officers under investigation 'Riders' accused of falsifying documents, beating suspects, mishandling evidence
|
| Jan.22 |
Berkeley |
|
Landlord is Overlord of India Village |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Oakland |
Schools Win, Children's Hospital Loses |
|
| Feb.1 |
North Oakland |
Kennedy Touts Obama |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor A judge denied mayoral candidate Gary Cloutier's request to halt the swearing-in of challenger Osby Davis as the city's new mayor
|
| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
Mayoral election overturned after recount Former county supervisor Osby Davis emerged victorious in the hand recount of 20,000 ballots, pulling ahead of Gary Cloutier by just 3 votes
|
| Dec.5 |
Vallejo |
Cloutier Sworn In As Mayor Amid Recount
|
| Nov.7 |
Vallejo |
Tight mayor's race could make history |
|
| Nov.6 |
Benicia |
Councilwoman Patterson elected as mayor |
|
| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
Thousands of supporters hear Hillary Hillary Clinton vow that she would seek a way out of Iraq, fight global warming and reform the healthcare system to cover the uninsured
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election
|
| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General A 2-term governor and mayor of Oakland is winning the race for California attorney general
|
| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor Tom Bates re-elected
|
| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties |
|
| Sep.10 |
East Oakland |
Schwarzenegger Campaigns At Church |
|
| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums Winner In Mayor Race Former congressman had enough votes to become the unofficial winner, with 50.18% of the vote
|
| Jun.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums projected victor in mayor's race |
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums Announces Mayoral Run |
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.5 |
Oakland |
Davis, Feinstein, Boxer at labor rally |
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
Measure for more police passed |
|
| Nov.5 |
Berkeley |
Coffee measure fails |
|
| Mar.5 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor Jerry Brown easily wins re-election Brown easily won re-election to a second term by 63% after a campaign run in relative obscurity
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Thu. |
Richmond |
City approves upgrade at refinery| The City Council has approved a controversial plan by Chevron to upgrade equipment at its Richmond refinery | |
|
| Wed. |
Richmond |
City continues hearings into Chevron Hundreds of people on both sides of the issue jammed into a City Council meeting
|
| Jun.7 |
Richmond |
City caps 'drty' crude at Chevron refinery
|
| May.23 |
Vallejo |
City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
|
| May.15 |
Vallejo |
City rejects contract unions claim |
|
| May.7 |
Vallejo |
City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy The council voted unanimously following hours of public comment and months of failed negotiations with police, fire and other unions
|
| May.3 |
Vallejo |
City mgr: Vallejo should file for bankruptcy |
|
| Feb.26 |
Vallejo |
City Council discusses filing for bankruptcy
|
| Feb.21 |
Vallejo |
Residents Pack Meeting On City's Finances |
|
| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy| City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis | |
|
| Jan.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums gaves state of the city address |
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.5 |
Martinez |
Beavers May Be Euthanized The city is considering euthanizing a family of beavers that built a large dam on the Alhambra Creek
|
| Oct.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tougher Rules Against Smoking Enacted |
| 2006 |
|
| May.23 |
Hercules |
Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres
|
| Mar.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
State Of Emergency On Hold |
| 2005 |
|
| Jul.12 |
Oakland City Hall |
Spectators Will Be Cited At Sideshows |
|
| Jun.20 |
Richmond |
State of Emergency Debated
| 2003 |
|
| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor proposed sin taxes |
|
| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Lafayette |
Airman Killed In Afghanistan |
|
| Mar.6 |
UC Berkeley |
UC to help with start of Saudi university |
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Emeryville |
Regulators Lift Suspension on Chiron |
| 2004 |
|
| Sep.26 |
Alameda |
Alameda marine among killed in Iraq |
|
| Jan.2 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley activist held in Israeli jail |
| 2003 |
|
| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
SARS countries students' ban eased |
|
| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Students barred from SARS areas The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer
| 2000 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Berkeley |
Landlord is Overlord of India Village |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.5 |
Oakland |
Diocese To Pay $56 Million In Abuse Suits |
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Oakland |
Abbey: Final Mass Before Shutting Down |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun. 27 |
UC Berkeley |
Tree-sitters hang on. Cal seeks go-ahead Lawyers for the University filed 100 pages in a legal battle as the university sought court approval to begin construction of a sports center
|
| Jun.18 |
UC Berkeley |
Judge's Ruling Preserves Oaks For Now| A county superior court judge ruled that a tree grove on the campus is not to be touched for now to make room for a new athletic facility | |
|
| Jun.12 |
Oakland |
Injunction over County welfare cuts |
|
| May.20 |
Oakland |
Judge axes gender bias suit against D.A. |
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.1 |
UC Berkeley |
Judge: Injunction To Evict Tree Sitters |
|
| Sep.12 |
UC Berkeley |
Judge: Cal tree-sitters can stay, for now |
|
| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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 creditors
|
| Jan.29 |
UC Berkeley |
Injunction Issued Against Stadium Plan |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Oakland |
Bailey honored with Polk journalism award |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.6 |
Berkeley |
Mayor apologizes for trashed newspapers
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.23 |
Berkeley |
Bikers Rally Behind Marine Recruiters |
|
| Feb.13 |
Berkeley |
City Council Eases Anti-Marine Stance Cuncilmembers who were heavily criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong here, are saying they oppose the war but support the troop
|
| Feb.12 |
Alameda |
Soldier Killed By Roadside Bomb In Iraq |
|
| Feb.12 |
Berkeley |
City to Soften Anti-Marines Stand |
|
| Feb.2 |
Berkeley |
Marines refuse to leave despute resolution |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
Schools hold teach-in against war in Iraq
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| May.22 |
Berkeley |
Housing Authority Under Investigation |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.6 |
UC Berkeley |
Rumors of immigration agents at schools |
| 2006 |
|
| May.1 |
East Oakland |
Immigration Protesters March
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
|
| Feb.28 |
Vallejo |
Deal May Avoid City Of Bankruptcy |
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute Officials from Waste Management, the Teamsters and Mayor Dellums emerged from negotiations to announce a tentative agreement
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.17 |
UC Berkeley |
Protesters Blame Prof. For U.S. Torture
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Oakland |
Garbage Talks Round Has No Agreement |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul. 2 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor fires city administrator
|
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