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| Jan.5 |
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Bus crashes into 2 houses |
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| Jan.6 |
Coliseum |
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Raiders 27, Dolphins 0 Raiders defense was able to neutralize Smith. Oakland moved on to the AFC Championship game
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| Jan.8 |
San Jose |
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3 missing girls were found |
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| Jan.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Runaway blimp Blimp crashed into Oyster Reef restaurant and a boat in after its crew of 2 jumped from the gondola
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| Jan.12 |
East Oakland |
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Officer killed by fellow police An undercover police officer was shot and killed by friendly fire
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| Jan.14 |
Coliseum |
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Ravens 16, Raiders 3 Baltimore gave up 24 rushing yards and forced 5 turnovers. Ravens and Giants are on their way to Super Bowl
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| Jan.16 |
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Charged with attempted murder |
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| Jan.17 |
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Building Collapses |
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| Jan.18 |
Hayward |
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Thousands Mourn Policeman |
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| Jan.21 |
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Shooting Injures 3, 1 Fatally |
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| Jan.24 |
Coliseum |
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Warriors 109, New Jersey 87 |
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| Feb.28 |
Coliseum |
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Sacramento 122, Warriors 101 |
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| Mar.12 |
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Pit Bull Attacks Woman |
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African elephant dies at Zoo |
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| Mar.14 |
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Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash |
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| Mar.25 |
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Cannabis club at Supreme Court |
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| Mar.27 |
East Oakland |
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2 Killed In Shooting |
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| Apr.5 |
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$350,000 Settlement |
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| Apr.6 |
Coliseum |
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Portland 122, Warriors 91 |
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| Apr.7 |
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Boy Attacked by Dog |
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| Apr.11 |
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Johnnie Cochran's firm sues cops |
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| Apr.13 |
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Kaiser settles discrimination lawsuit |
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Coliseum |
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Rangers 13, A's 1 |
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| Apr.15 |
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Robbery Suspect Killed by Police |
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| Apr.18 |
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Hostage returns from Philippines |
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| Apr.30 |
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Sentenced for selling to meth labs |
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| May.2 |
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1 killed, 2 wounded |
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| May.3 |
West Oakland |
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Big fire in residential neighborhood| 6-alarm fire destroyed a 4-story building under construction and damaged or destroyed 11 homes | |
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| May.10 |
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Fire Destroys Hillside Home |
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| May.12 |
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Judge's fugitive son captured |
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| May.13 |
West Oakland |
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4-alarm fire at recycling center 55 firefighters battled the blaze at California Waste Solutions warehouse in West Oakland
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| May.21 |
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Raiders Lose Lawsuit Against NFL |
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| May.30 |
Coliseum |
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A's 15, Tampa Bay 2 |
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| Jun.4 |
Raiders |
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Rice going to Raiders| 49ers release him ending 16-year association | |
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| Jun.5 |
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San Quentin escapee surrenders |
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| Jun.8 |
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Rookie testifies he was pressured |
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Athletics |
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A's 4, Giants 2 |
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| Jun.9 |
Athletics |
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Giants, A's 4-3 |
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| Jun.10 |
Athletics |
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A's 6, Giants 2 |
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| Jun.14 |
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$1.5 million for denying medicine Jury awards money to the family of Bergman, 85, who accused Dr. Wing Chin of not prescribing enough pain medication
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| Jul.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Fire Destroys 3 Homes Dozens are homeless after a 5-alarm fire
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| Jul.6 |
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3 slain in Oakland shootings |
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| Jul.14 |
East Oakland |
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2 slayings |
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| Jul.22 |
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Boy dies after sand tunnel collapses
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| Jul.26 |
OAK |
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Hazardous waste violations
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|
| Aug.1 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Rumor: A's to be Sold City councilman Fuente said the team has been sold to Las Vegas
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| Aug.2 |
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84-year-old arrested in killing
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| Aug.8 |
West Oakland |
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One dies, 5 hurt in apartment fire
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| Aug.13 |
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Killer of Biletnikoff's Daughter sentenced Mohammed Haroon Ali was sentenced to 55 years to life in prison. Raider legend Fred Biletnikoff was not in court
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| Aug.14 |
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3 former police officers plead innocent
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| Aug.15 |
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3 killed in separate incidents
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| Aug.18 |
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2 more slayings City's murder toll is 5 this week and 57 on the year. Man, 60, was stabbed to death. Antonio Young, 18, shot and killed
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| Aug.25 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Gas line break prompts evacuation
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| Aug.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Gay rights summit
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| Aug.27 |
East Oakland |
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2 more murdered
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| Aug.30 |
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African elephant born at Zoo| After a 22-month gestation period and 5 hours of labor, Lisa gave birth to 320-pound African elephant | | |
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Dublin Pleasanton Livermore |
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$.5M Stolen from Jewelry Couriers
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|
| Sep.3 |
East Oakland |
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Decapitated Body Found
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| Sep.10 |
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Newborn elephant dies
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| Sep.15 |
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Oakland Rep. voted against Bush Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, was alone against a resolution to give President power to use military against international terrorism
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| Sep.18 |
San Jose |
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Terrorist Search at Flight Schools
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| Sep.30 |
Coliseum |
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Raiders 38, Seattle 14 |
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| Oct.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Predatory lending banned
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| Oct.6 |
North Oakland |
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Blackout factor in fatal bus crash
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Rescue team returns from New York
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| Oct.7 |
North Oakland |
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Nephew held in fatal shooting
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Coliseum |
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Raiders 28, Cowboys 21 |
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| Oct.13 |
Coliseum |
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NY Yankees 1, A's 0 |
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| Oct.14 |
Coliseum |
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NY Yankees 9, A's 2 |
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| Oct.20 |
Oakland Hills |
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Hills Fire 10th Anniversary
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| |
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Scouting locations for new stadium |
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| Oct.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
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3,000 rally behind Barbara Lee Barbara is the only member of Congress to oppose a resolution granting Bush authority to use force against terrorism
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| Oct.24 |
East Oakland |
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Triple Homicide| 2 young women and a man were found shot to death | | |
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| Oct.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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$240K payout
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|
| Nov.5 |
Coliseum |
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Raiders 38, Denver 28 |
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| Nov.7 |
North Oakland |
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Huge Fire
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| |
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Interpreter may exaggerated |
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| Nov.9 |
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Elihu Harris fined for '96 initiative |
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| Nov.12 |
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Homicide |
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| Nov.13 |
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New Police Contract with City |
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| Nov.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
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City panel OKs domestic partners |
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| Nov.15 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Underground Homeless Camp |
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| Nov.17 |
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Children's Hospital $25M expansion |
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| Nov.18 |
Coliseum |
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San Diego, Raiders 24-34 |
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Died from multiple gunshot wounds |
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| |
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Sheriff's deputies claim discrimination |
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| Nov.20 |
OAK |
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Private security to be moved out
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| Nov.21 |
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Man cleared of insider trading
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OAK |
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Most of $1.38B expansion on hold |
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| Nov.22 |
North Oakland |
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Fire causes $200,000 in damage
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| Nov.23 |
North Oakland |
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3 arrested after fire ice cream shop Night manager was reportedly upset over not getting a pay raise
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| |
East Oakland |
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2 juveniles attacked by pit bull |
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| Nov.24 |
OAK |
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Terminal evacuated, security breach Problem was identified after takeoff, plane landed in Oakland, all travelers in that terminal were evacuated
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| Nov.25 |
West Oakland |
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Man shot in foot |
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Missing photographer body found The body of Luci S. Houston, 43, a photographer for the San Jose Mercury News, was found outside a cemetery
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| Nov.26 |
OAK |
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Rally against aviation security law
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Photographer was shot to death |
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| Nov.27 |
Coliseum |
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Truck-stopping device demo |
|
| Nov.28 |
Oakland Downtown |
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$17.2 million no-bid sale proposed |
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| Nov.30 |
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Cop of year accused
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Oakland Downtown |
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Fox Theatre back to life |
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|
| Dec.2 |
Coliseum |
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Arizona, Raiders 34-31 |
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| Dec.3 |
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Arrested in Photographer Murder Police have arrested Raymond Houston, 38, the estranged husband of a photographer found dead on Nov. 25
|
| Dec.7 |
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|
Clorox's job cuts |
|
| Dec.9 |
Coliseum |
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Raiders 28, Kansas City 26 |
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| Dec.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Body found |
|
| Dec.11 |
East Oakland |
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Minister Accused of Rape Reverend Charles Thomas of the Foothill Missionary Baptist Church accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl
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| |
OAK |
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More flights to LA |
|
| Dec.13 |
Athletics |
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Giambi Makes It Official With NY| Yankees announced they are signing former Oakland A's slugger in a 7-year deal worth $120 million | |
|
| Dec.14 |
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|
Soft drinks barred from schools |
|
| Dec.15 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting at blues club |
|
| Dec.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
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$17.2 million real estate proposal
|
| Dec.20 |
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City to pay $2.75M in police car crash |
|
| Dec.21 |
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Newborn Giraffe
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| |
OAK |
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5 Hour Lines |
|
| Dec.22 |
Coliseum |
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Tennessee 13, Raiders 10 |
|
| Dec.24 |
East Oakland |
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Homicide in parked car 
3000 block of School Street
|
| Dec.26 |
East Oakland |
|
Firefighter injured in fire |
|
| Dec.28 |
|
|
Community newspaper leader dead |
|
| Dec.29 |
East Oakland |
|
Man shot in head |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.5 |
|
Bus crashes into 2 houses |
|
| Jan.8 |
San Jose |
3 missing girls were found |
|
| Jan.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
Runaway blimp Blimp crashed into Oyster Reef restaurant and a boat in after its crew of 2 jumped from the gondola
|
| Jan.12 |
East Oakland |
Officer killed by fellow police An undercover police officer was shot and killed by friendly fire
|
| Jan.17 |
|
Building Collapses |
|
| Mar.12 |
|
Pit Bull Attacks Woman |
|
| Mar.12 |
|
African elephant dies at Zoo |
|
| Mar.14 |
|
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash |
|
| Apr.5 |
|
$350,000 Settlement |
|
| Apr.7 |
|
Boy Attacked by Dog |
|
| May.3 |
West Oakland |
Big fire in residential neighborhood| 6-alarm fire destroyed a 4-story building under construction and damaged or destroyed 11 homes | |
|
| May.10 |
|
Fire Destroys Hillside Home |
|
| May.13 |
West Oakland |
4-alarm fire at recycling center 55 firefighters battled the blaze at California Waste Solutions warehouse in West Oakland
|
| Jul.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Destroys 3 Homes Dozens are homeless after a 5-alarm fire
|
| Jul.22 |
|
Boy dies after sand tunnel collapses
|
| Jul.26 |
OAK |
Hazardous waste violations
|
| Aug.8 |
West Oakland |
One dies, 5 hurt in apartment fire
|
| Aug.25 |
Oakland Downtown |
Gas line break prompts evacuation
|
| Sep.3 |
East Oakland |
Decapitated Body Found
|
| Sep.10 |
|
Newborn elephant dies
|
| Oct.6 |
North Oakland |
Blackout factor in fatal bus crash
|
| Oct.6 |
|
Rescue team returns from New York
|
| Nov.7 |
North Oakland |
Huge Fire
|
| Nov.22 |
North Oakland |
Fire causes $200,000 in damage
|
| Nov.23 |
East Oakland |
2 juveniles attacked by pit bull |
|
| Nov.24 |
OAK |
Terminal evacuated, security breach Problem was identified after takeoff, plane landed in Oakland, all travelers in that terminal were evacuated
|
| Nov.25 |
|
Missing photographer body found The body of Luci S. Houston, 43, a photographer for the San Jose Mercury News, was found outside a cemetery
|
| Dec.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
Body found |
|
| Dec.21 |
|
Newborn Giraffe
|
| Dec.26 |
East Oakland |
Firefighter injured in fire |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Aug.30 |
|
African elephant born at Zoo| After a 22-month gestation period and 5 hours of labor, Lisa gave birth to 320-pound African elephant | | |
|
| Nov.27 |
Coliseum |
Truck-stopping device demo |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
Soft drinks barred from schools |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.5 |
|
$350,000 Settlement |
|
| Apr.13 |
|
Kaiser settles discrimination lawsuit |
|
| May.21 |
|
Raiders Lose Lawsuit Against NFL |
|
| Jul.26 |
OAK |
Hazardous waste violations
|
| Oct.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
Predatory lending banned
|
| Oct.20 |
|
Scouting locations for new stadium |
|
| Nov.13 |
|
New Police Contract with City |
|
| Nov.17 |
|
Children's Hospital $25M expansion |
|
| Nov.20 |
OAK |
Private security to be moved out
|
| Nov.21 |
OAK |
Most of $1.38B expansion on hold |
|
| Nov.26 |
OAK |
Rally against aviation security law
|
| Nov.28 |
Oakland Downtown |
$17.2 million no-bid sale proposed |
|
| Nov.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fox Theatre back to life |
|
| Dec.7 |
|
Clorox's job cuts |
|
| Dec.11 |
OAK |
More flights to LA |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
Soft drinks barred from schools |
|
| Dec.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
$17.2 million real estate proposal
|
| Dec.20 |
|
City to pay $2.75M in police car crash |
|
| Dec.21 |
OAK |
5 Hour Lines |
|
| Dec.28 |
|
Community newspaper leader dead |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Coliseum |
Raiders 27, Dolphins 0 Raiders defense was able to neutralize Smith. Oakland moved on to the AFC Championship game
|
| Jan.14 |
Coliseum |
Ravens 16, Raiders 3 Baltimore gave up 24 rushing yards and forced 5 turnovers. Ravens and Giants are on their way to Super Bowl
|
| Jan.24 |
Coliseum |
Warriors 109, New Jersey 87 |
|
| Feb.28 |
Coliseum |
Sacramento 122, Warriors 101 |
|
| Apr.6 |
Coliseum |
Portland 122, Warriors 91 |
|
| Apr.13 |
Coliseum |
Rangers 13, A's 1 |
|
| May.21 |
|
Raiders Lose Lawsuit Against NFL |
|
| May.30 |
Coliseum |
A's 15, Tampa Bay 2 |
|
| Jun.4 |
Raiders |
Rice going to Raiders| 49ers release him ending 16-year association | |
|
| Jun.8 |
Athletics |
A's 4, Giants 2 |
|
| Jun.9 |
Athletics |
Giants, A's 4-3 |
|
| Jun.10 |
Athletics |
A's 6, Giants 2 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Oakland City Hall |
Rumor: A's to be Sold City councilman Fuente said the team has been sold to Las Vegas
|
| Sep.30 |
Coliseum |
Raiders 38, Seattle 14 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Coliseum |
Raiders 28, Cowboys 21 |
|
| Oct.13 |
Coliseum |
NY Yankees 1, A's 0 |
|
| Oct.14 |
Coliseum |
NY Yankees 9, A's 2 |
|
| Oct.20 |
|
Scouting locations for new stadium |
|
| Nov.5 |
Coliseum |
Raiders 38, Denver 28 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Coliseum |
San Diego, Raiders 24-34 |
|
| Dec.2 |
Coliseum |
Arizona, Raiders 34-31 |
|
| Dec.9 |
Coliseum |
Raiders 28, Kansas City 26 |
|
| Dec.13 |
Athletics |
Giambi Makes It Official With NY| Yankees announced they are signing former Oakland A's slugger in a 7-year deal worth $120 million | |
|
| Dec.22 |
Coliseum |
Tennessee 13, Raiders 10 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.16 |
|
Charged with attempted murder |
|
| Jan.21 |
|
Shooting Injures 3, 1 Fatally |
|
| Mar.14 |
|
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash |
|
| Mar.27 |
East Oakland |
2 Killed In Shooting |
|
| Apr.11 |
|
Johnnie Cochran's firm sues cops |
|
| Apr.13 |
|
Kaiser settles discrimination lawsuit |
|
| Apr.15 |
|
Robbery Suspect Killed by Police |
|
| Apr.18 |
|
Hostage returns from Philippines |
|
| Apr.30 |
|
Sentenced for selling to meth labs |
|
| May.2 |
|
1 killed, 2 wounded |
|
| May.12 |
|
Judge's fugitive son captured |
|
| Jun.5 |
|
San Quentin escapee surrenders |
|
| Jun.8 |
|
Rookie testifies he was pressured |
|
| Jun.14 |
|
$1.5 million for denying medicine Jury awards money to the family of Bergman, 85, who accused Dr. Wing Chin of not prescribing enough pain medication
|
| Jul.6 |
|
3 slain in Oakland shootings |
|
| Jul.14 |
East Oakland |
2 slayings |
|
| Aug.2 |
|
84-year-old arrested in killing
|
| Aug.13 |
|
Killer of Biletnikoff's Daughter sentenced Mohammed Haroon Ali was sentenced to 55 years to life in prison. Raider legend Fred Biletnikoff was not in court
|
| Aug.14 |
|
3 former police officers plead innocent
|
| Aug.15 |
|
3 killed in separate incidents
|
| Aug.18 |
|
2 more slayings City's murder toll is 5 this week and 57 on the year. Man, 60, was stabbed to death. Antonio Young, 18, shot and killed
|
| Aug.27 |
East Oakland |
2 more murdered
|
| Aug.30 |
Dublin Pleasanton Livermore |
$.5M Stolen from Jewelry Couriers
|
| Sep.3 |
East Oakland |
Decapitated Body Found
|
| Sep.18 |
San Jose |
Terrorist Search at Flight Schools
|
| Oct.7 |
North Oakland |
Nephew held in fatal shooting
|
| Oct.24 |
East Oakland |
Triple Homicide| 2 young women and a man were found shot to death | | |
|
| Oct.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
$240K payout
|
| Nov.7 |
|
Interpreter may exaggerated |
|
| Nov.12 |
|
Homicide |
|
| Nov.18 |
|
Died from multiple gunshot wounds |
|
| Nov.21 |
|
Man cleared of insider trading
|
| Nov.22 |
North Oakland |
Fire causes $200,000 in damage
|
| Nov.23 |
North Oakland |
3 arrested after fire ice cream shop Night manager was reportedly upset over not getting a pay raise
|
| Nov.25 |
West Oakland |
Man shot in foot |
|
| Nov.25 |
|
Missing photographer body found The body of Luci S. Houston, 43, a photographer for the San Jose Mercury News, was found outside a cemetery
|
| Nov.26 |
|
Photographer was shot to death |
|
| Nov.30 |
|
Cop of year accused
|
| Dec.3 |
|
Arrested in Photographer Murder Police have arrested Raymond Houston, 38, the estranged husband of a photographer found dead on Nov. 25
|
| Dec.11 |
East Oakland |
Minister Accused of Rape Reverend Charles Thomas of the Foothill Missionary Baptist Church accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl
|
| Dec.15 |
East Oakland |
Shooting at blues club |
|
| Dec.24 |
East Oakland |
Homicide in parked car 3000 block of School Street
|
| Dec.29 |
East Oakland |
Man shot in head |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Hayward |
Thousands Mourn Policeman |
|
| Mar.25 |
|
Cannabis club at Supreme Court |
|
| Apr.18 |
|
Hostage returns from Philippines |
|
| Aug.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
Gay rights summit
|
| Sep.15 |
|
Oakland Rep. voted against Bush Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, was alone against a resolution to give President power to use military against international terrorism
|
| Oct.20 |
Oakland Hills |
Hills Fire 10th Anniversary
|
| Oct.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
3,000 rally behind Barbara Lee Barbara is the only member of Congress to oppose a resolution granting Bush authority to use force against terrorism
|
| Nov.9 |
|
Elihu Harris fined for '96 initiative |
|
| Nov.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
City panel OKs domestic partners |
|
| Nov.15 |
Oakland Downtown |
Underground Homeless Camp |
|
| Nov.18 |
|
Sheriff's deputies claim discrimination |
|
| Nov.26 |
OAK |
Rally against aviation security law
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