|
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| Jan.2 |
Berkeley |
|
Berkeley activist held in Israeli jail |
|
| Jan.13 |
Oakland |
|
3 Homicides in 12 Hours |
|
| Jan.16 |
Highway 680 |
|
Tanker carrying ammonia overturned |
|
| Jan.19 |
UC Berkeley |
|
Basketball Player Dies of Meningitis |
|
| Jan.20 |
Livermore |
|
2 small earthquakes |
|
| Jan.23 |
Antioch |
|
Triple homicide
|
| Jan.26 |
Raiders |
|
Raiders Hire New Head Coach |
|
| |
Oakland |
|
Teen Boys Pimp Even Younger Girls |
|
| Jan.28 |
Alamo |
|
Workers Protest at Home of Safeway CEO
|
| Jan.29 |
Emeryville |
 |
Pixar dumps Disney Pixar Animation Studios ended talks with Walt Disney to extend a 5-picture deal for Disney to distribute Pixar films
|
|
| Feb.1 |
Fremont |
|
Mother and daughter clubbed to death
|
| Feb.9 |
Oakland |
|
Parnell convicted of trying to buy little boy
|
| Feb.28 |
Highway 580 |
|
Possible sniper shootings |
|
|
| Mar.1 |
Highway 680 |
 |
Possible shootings on freeways climb to 10| 2 men allegedly shot at a vehicle on I-680 in Walnut Creek. In the other incident, the window of a car on I-680 shattered | |
|
| Mar.3 |
Contra Costa County |
|
Wal-Mart survives move to block stores
|
| Mar.9 |
Richmond |
 |
Students Protest After Sports Eliminated Students in West Contra Costa County walked out to protest the potential elimination of all high school sports programs
|
| Mar.10 |
Lafayette |
|
Rip-Off Nanny Spotted
|
| Mar.21 |
Oakland |
|
Abbey: Final Mass Before Shutting Down |
|
|
| Apr.13 |
Highway 680 |
|
Small plane crash on I-680 injures 5 |
|
| Apr.17 |
San Leandro |
|
No rocket launchers found during search |
|
| Apr.26 |
Hayward |
|
Slain transgender teen begged for mercy |
|
| Apr.29 |
East Contra Costa |
|
Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh
|
|
| May.15 |
Oakland |
|
Big drop in slayings, fewer than in S.F.
|
| May.19 |
Warriors |
|
Warriors fire Musselman, hire Montgomery
|
| |
Union City |
|
White accepts two-year doping ban |
|
| May.21 |
Warriors |
|
Warriors give Montgomery 4-year deal |
|
| May.23 |
Oakland |
|
Phone Equipment Allegedly Vandalized
|
| May.26 |
Pleasanton |
|
PeopleSoft spurns Oracle bid for 4th time |
|
|
| Jun.9 |
East Oakland |
|
2 High School Students Shot on Campus |
|
| Jun.10 |
Oakland |
 |
Researchers exposed to deadly anthrax A shipping foul up led six researchers to believe they were working with dead rather than live bacteria
|
| Jun.13 |
Pittsburg |
|
Gunshot victim found dead near BART |
|
| |
Hercules |
|
Fire in canyons burns 60 acres |
|
| Jun.16 |
Martinez |
 |
Jury finds man guilty of five murders Justin Helzer, the brother of a man who believed he was a prophet of God, has been convicted of murdering 5 people
|
| Jun.22 |
Hayward |
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Transgender teen case ends in mistrial| The trial of 3 men charged with killing ended with the jury declaring they were deadlocked | |
|
| Jun.26 |
Martinez |
|
Fire destroys home, threatens school
|
| Jun.30 |
San Leandro |
|
Gunman kills self in Air Force office |
|
|
| Jul.1 |
Oakley |
|
2 firefighters injured at grass fire |
|
| Jul.5 |
Martinez |
|
Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies |
|
| Jul.8 |
Union City |
|
ATF finds stolen explosives |
|
| |
Union City |
|
Arrest made in stolen explosives case |
|
| Jul.9 |
Discovery Bay |
|
4 killed, 2 injured in Highway 4 head-on |
|
| Jul.14 |
Concord |
|
Good Samaritan stabbed to death |
|
| Jul.17 |
Concord |
|
60th anniversary of Navy tragedy |
|
| Jul.18 |
West Oakland |
|
Homeless Beaten, Killed in Ruthless Attack |
|
| |
Berkeley |
|
Man shot to death |
|
| Jul.22 |
Castro Valley |
|
Motorcycle Cop Dies in Highway Crash
|
| Jul.24 |
Livermore |
|
Singer Ronstadt Speaks Out Again |
|
| Jul.27 |
Highway 680 |
|
4 died on I-680 |
|
| Jul.28 |
UC Berkeley |
|
Robert Birgeneau named chancellor |
|
| Jul.30 |
Walnut Creek |
 |
West Nile Virus Confirmed A woman discovered a dead bird in her backyard. The test results are confirming that the bird was in fact infected
|
|
| Aug.2 |
SFO |
|
No-boating zones around airports |
|
| Aug.3 |
Antioch |
|
Girl collapsed and died at soccer practice |
|
| Aug.8 |
Richmond |
|
2 men killed in shooting |
|
| Aug.9 |
Antioch |
|
Amber Alert for a 3-year-old girl |
|
| Aug.13 |
Richmond |
 |
High school football star killed Terrance Kelly, 18, was shot 2 days before he was scheduled to leave for college on an athletic scholarship
|
| Aug.14 |
Richmond |
|
Suspect arrested in murder of sport star |
|
| Aug.15 |
Brentwood |
|
4 people killed in head-on collision |
|
| |
Richmond |
|
Police seek 15-year-old suspect in murder |
|
| Aug.17 |
San Pablo |
 |
Massive New Casino Deal As a part of a deal between Schwarzenegger and an Indian tribe, the massive gambling complex in could make millions
|
| Aug.18 |
Oakland |
|
Black Muslim bakery owner's body found |
|
| Aug.23 |
San Pablo |
|
Tribe scales back plan to build casino |
|
| Aug.24 |
Oakland |
|
Perata Wins Senate Leader Vote |
|
| Aug.30 |
Alameda County |
|
Health care workers walk out in protest |
|
|
| Sep.4 |
Richmond |
|
4 hurt in accidental firing of police gun |
|
| Sep.9 |
Oracle |
 |
Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected A federal judge Vaughn Walker rejected the government's attempt to block $7.7 billion takeover bid
|
| Sep.10 |
OAK |
|
Alaska Air shuts base, 340 laid off |
|
| |
Brentwood |
|
Four Dead in Head-On Collision |
|
| Sep.13 |
West Oakland |
|
Infant dies, mother in critical condition |
|
| Sep.14 |
Coliseum |
 |
Texas player hurls chair at fans Reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting 2 spectators in the head
|
| |
East Oakland |
 |
3 killed, 9 injured in gang-related violence The 2 incidents, which occurred two hours apart, followed an altercation between rival Hispanic gangs at a cemetery
|
| Sep.16 |
San Pablo |
|
School aide sees girl shoved into van |
|
| Sep.18 |
Concord |
|
Marine Laid to Rest |
|
| Sep.21 |
West Oakland |
|
Police Chase Ends in Fiery Crash. 2 Died
|
| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
|
Complains About Tap Water
|
| Sep.23 |
Oakland |
|
Deadly drive-by shooting |
|
| Sep.26 |
Alameda |
|
Alameda marine among killed in Iraq
|
|
| Oct.1 |
Pleasanton |
 |
PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway| David Duffield appointed as CEO; Kevin Parker and Phil Wilmington as co-presidents. Sales of new licenses exceeded $150 million | |
|
| Oct.2 |
Coliseum |
|
Angels win AL West. A's end season
|
| Oct.5 |
Emeryville |
 |
Flu maker Chiron slashes profit outlook Chiron cut its profit forecast by more than half after British officials pulled the company's license
|
| Oct.6 |
OAK |
|
Tribe wants to build casino near Airport
|
| Oct.7 |
Livermore |
 |
$40,000 ceramic mural with misspellings The mural was unveiled outside the city's new library with misspellings of Einstein, Shakespeare, Van Gogh
|
| Oct.9 |
Oakland City Hall |
|
Police Chief Considering Move |
|
| Oct.15 |
Lafayette |
 |
Woman dies during wait for flu vaccine 79-year-old Marie Franklin who stood in line for more than 5 hours waiting for a flu shot collapsed
|
| Oct.16 |
Brentwood |
 |
3 bodies found in home The bodies of a woman and two young girls were found. A family of 5 -- a man, a woman and 3 girls had lived in the house
|
| |
Moraga |
|
Pledge scam at St. Mary's College |
|
| Oct.19 |
UC Berkeley |
|
Hacker Hits University Computer
|
| |
San Leandro |
|
'Sausage King' Found Guilty of 3 Murders |
|
| Oct.21 |
Lafayette |
|
Families Celebrate Hikers' Rescues
|
| Oct.23 |
Alameda County |
|
County Frustrated Over Vaccine Shortage |
|
| |
Richmond |
|
Police: Dead toddler was victim of abuse |
|
| Oct.29 |
San Ramon |
|
ChevronTexaco's quarter profit rises 62% |
|
| Oct.31 |
Pleasanton |
|
Schwarzenegger Barnstorms for Bush |
|
| |
Crockett |
|
Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release |
|
|
| Nov.1 |
Oracle |
|
Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft
|
| Nov.3 |
Berkeley |
|
Tax and prostitution measures defeated |
|
| |
Oakland |
|
Tax to expand police slightly ahead |
|
| Nov.5 |
West Oakland |
|
Police Shoot and Kill Man with Ax |
|
| Nov.7 |
East Oakland |
|
2 separate murders |
|
| Nov.9 |
Walnut Creek |
 |
5 dead, 4 injured in explosion, fire
Map A construction crew struck an underground oil pipeline. A fire burned several buildings and sent flames high into the air
| A backhoe operator ruptured a 10-inch line, releasing a fuel that was ignited by 2 welders using a blowtorch inside the 5-foot-diameter water main. The blast damaged several homes and forced the evacuation of 2 schools. The pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston
|
| | |
|
| Nov.10 |
Walnut Creek |
|
2 remain missing after pipeline explosion |
|
| |
Pleasanton |
|
PS board rejects Oracle's $9.2 billion bid |
|
| Nov.12 |
Walnut Creek |
|
Rescuers retrieve 2 more bodies
|
| Nov.14 |
Walnut Creek |
|
Fuel Line Operational Again
|
| Nov.18 |
Contra Costa County |
|
County Home Prices Soar 20% to $468k |
|
| Nov.19 |
Pleasanton |
|
PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid
|
| Nov.20 |
Pittsburg |
|
Gunman kills teen, wounds 2 friends |
|
| |
Pleasanton |
|
PS board again rejected Oracle’s bid |
|
| Nov.21 |
East Oakland |
|
Gunfire kills 2 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Richmond |
|
Man Arrested in Baby's Death
|
| Nov.23 |
Albany |
|
Soccer ref beaten by coach
|
| Nov.27 |
Emeryville |
|
Emeryville Sees Second Murder in Week |
|
| Nov.29 |
Oakland |
|
'Death Cap' Mushroom Leaves One Dead |
|
|
| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
 |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion 
PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
| PeopleSoft's board has approved an improved bid, worth $26.50 a share, after 5 previous offers, ranging in value from $7.7bn to $9.4bn. Oracle was winning the support of 60% PeopleSoft shareholders. Larry Ellison was initially making a $5.1bn offer in June 2003. The merged companies are second only in size to SAP in the enterprise software market
|
| | |
|
| Dec.14 |
Oakland |
 |
Death Penalty for 'Sausage King' An Alameda County Superior Court jury recommended the death penalty for Stuart Alexander for killing 3 inspectors
|
| Dec.17 |
Martinez |
 |
Jury: death for quintuple murderer A jury recommended the death penalty for Helzer, 34, who guilty to killing the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other
|
| Dec.22 |
Hayward |
 |
Boy abducted by father Police said Jose Osuna, 38, abducted his son, Ernesto Osuna, 13
|
| Dec.24 |
Concord |
|
Abused by teachers settled lawsuits
|
| Dec.28 |
Pleasanton |
|
PeopleSoft CEO resigns before takeover |
|
| Dec.29 |
Oakland |
|
Homicide rate plummeted 23%
|
| Dec.30 |
Richmond |
 |
14-year-old kidnapped during carjacking Edward Meyer is still missing, though the car has been recovered
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.16 |
Highway 680 |
Tanker carrying ammonia overturned |
|
| Jan.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Basketball Player Dies of Meningitis |
|
| Jan.20 |
Livermore |
2 small earthquakes |
|
| Apr.13 |
Highway 680 |
Small plane crash on I-680 injures 5 |
|
| Apr.29 |
East Contra Costa |
Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh
|
| Jun.10 |
Oakland |
Researchers exposed to deadly anthrax A shipping foul up led six researchers to believe they were working with dead rather than live bacteria
|
| Jun.13 |
Hercules |
Fire in canyons burns 60 acres |
|
| Jun.26 |
Martinez |
Fire destroys home, threatens school
|
| Jul.1 |
Oakley |
2 firefighters injured at grass fire |
|
| Jul.5 |
Martinez |
Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies |
|
| Jul.9 |
Discovery Bay |
4 killed, 2 injured in Highway 4 head-on |
|
| Jul.22 |
Castro Valley |
Motorcycle Cop Dies in Highway Crash
|
| Jul.27 |
Highway 680 |
4 died on I-680 |
|
| Jul.30 |
Walnut Creek |
West Nile Virus Confirmed A woman discovered a dead bird in her backyard. The test results are confirming that the bird was in fact infected
|
| Aug.3 |
Antioch |
Girl collapsed and died at soccer practice |
|
| Aug.15 |
Brentwood |
4 people killed in head-on collision |
|
| Sep.4 |
Richmond |
4 hurt in accidental firing of police gun |
|
| Sep.10 |
Brentwood |
Four Dead in Head-On Collision |
|
| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
Complains About Tap Water
|
| Oct.15 |
Lafayette |
Woman dies during wait for flu vaccine 79-year-old Marie Franklin who stood in line for more than 5 hours waiting for a flu shot collapsed
|
| Oct.21 |
Lafayette |
Families Celebrate Hikers' Rescues
|
| Oct.23 |
Alameda County |
County Frustrated Over Vaccine Shortage |
|
| Oct.31 |
Crockett |
Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release |
|
| Nov.9 |
Walnut Creek |
5 dead, 4 injured in explosion, fire
Map A construction crew struck an underground oil pipeline. A fire burned several buildings and sent flames high into the air
| A backhoe operator ruptured a 10-inch line, releasing a fuel that was ignited by 2 welders using a blowtorch inside the 5-foot-diameter water main. The blast damaged several homes and forced the evacuation of 2 schools. The pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston
|
| | |
|
| Nov.10 |
Walnut Creek |
2 remain missing after pipeline explosion |
|
| Nov.12 |
Walnut Creek |
Rescuers retrieve 2 more bodies
|
| Nov.29 |
Oakland |
'Death Cap' Mushroom Leaves One Dead |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.9 |
Richmond |
Students Protest After Sports Eliminated Students in West Contra Costa County walked out to protest the potential elimination of all high school sports programs
|
| Jun.9 |
East Oakland |
2 High School Students Shot on Campus |
|
| Jun.10 |
Oakland |
Researchers exposed to deadly anthrax A shipping foul up led six researchers to believe they were working with dead rather than live bacteria
|
| Jul.28 |
UC Berkeley |
Robert Birgeneau named chancellor |
|
| Aug.13 |
Richmond |
High school football star killed Terrance Kelly, 18, was shot 2 days before he was scheduled to leave for college on an athletic scholarship
|
| Oct.7 |
Livermore |
$40,000 ceramic mural with misspellings The mural was unveiled outside the city's new library with misspellings of Einstein, Shakespeare, Van Gogh
|
| Oct.16 |
Moraga |
Pledge scam at St. Mary's College |
|
| Oct.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Hacker Hits University Computer
|
| Dec.24 |
Concord |
Abused by teachers settled lawsuits
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Alamo |
Workers Protest at Home of Safeway CEO
|
| Jan.29 |
Emeryville |
Pixar dumps Disney Pixar Animation Studios ended talks with Walt Disney to extend a 5-picture deal for Disney to distribute Pixar films
|
| Mar.3 |
Contra Costa County |
Wal-Mart survives move to block stores
|
| May.23 |
Oakland |
Phone Equipment Allegedly Vandalized
|
| May.26 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft spurns Oracle bid for 4th time |
|
| Jul.24 |
Livermore |
Singer Ronstadt Speaks Out Again |
|
| Aug.17 |
San Pablo |
Massive New Casino Deal As a part of a deal between Schwarzenegger and an Indian tribe, the massive gambling complex in could make millions
|
| Aug.23 |
San Pablo |
Tribe scales back plan to build casino |
|
| Aug.30 |
Alameda County |
Health care workers walk out in protest |
|
| Sep.9 |
Oracle |
Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected A federal judge Vaughn Walker rejected the government's attempt to block $7.7 billion takeover bid
|
| Sep.10 |
OAK |
Alaska Air shuts base, 340 laid off |
|
| Oct.1 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway| David Duffield appointed as CEO; Kevin Parker and Phil Wilmington as co-presidents. Sales of new licenses exceeded $150 million | |
|
| Oct.5 |
Emeryville |
Flu maker Chiron slashes profit outlook Chiron cut its profit forecast by more than half after British officials pulled the company's license
|
| Oct.6 |
OAK |
Tribe wants to build casino near Airport
|
| Oct.29 |
San Ramon |
ChevronTexaco's quarter profit rises 62% |
|
| Nov.1 |
Oracle |
Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft
|
| Nov.10 |
Pleasanton |
PS board rejects Oracle's $9.2 billion bid |
|
| Nov.14 |
Walnut Creek |
Fuel Line Operational Again
|
| Nov.18 |
Contra Costa County |
County Home Prices Soar 20% to $468k |
|
| Nov.19 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid
|
| Nov.20 |
Pleasanton |
PS board again rejected Oracle’s bid |
|
| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion 
PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
| PeopleSoft's board has approved an improved bid, worth $26.50 a share, after 5 previous offers, ranging in value from $7.7bn to $9.4bn. Oracle was winning the support of 60% PeopleSoft shareholders. Larry Ellison was initially making a $5.1bn offer in June 2003. The merged companies are second only in size to SAP in the enterprise software market
|
| | |
|
| Dec.28 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft CEO resigns before takeover |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Basketball Player Dies of Meningitis |
|
| Jan.26 |
Raiders |
Raiders Hire New Head Coach |
|
| May.19 |
Warriors |
Warriors fire Musselman, hire Montgomery
|
| May.19 |
Union City |
White accepts two-year doping ban |
|
| May.21 |
Warriors |
Warriors give Montgomery 4-year deal |
|
| Aug.3 |
Antioch |
Girl collapsed and died at soccer practice |
|
| Sep.14 |
Coliseum |
Texas player hurls chair at fans Reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting 2 spectators in the head
|
| Oct.2 |
Coliseum |
Angels win AL West. A's end season
|
| Nov.23 |
Albany |
Soccer ref beaten by coach
|
| Dec.17 |
Martinez |
Jury: death for quintuple murderer A jury recommended the death penalty for Helzer, 34, who guilty to killing the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Oakland |
3 Homicides in 12 Hours |
|
| Jan.23 |
Antioch |
Triple homicide
|
| Jan.26 |
Oakland |
Teen Boys Pimp Even Younger Girls |
|
| Feb.1 |
Fremont |
Mother and daughter clubbed to death
|
| Feb.9 |
Oakland |
Parnell convicted of trying to buy little boy
|
| Feb.28 |
Highway 580 |
Possible sniper shootings |
|
| Mar.1 |
Highway 680 |
Possible shootings on freeways climb to 10| 2 men allegedly shot at a vehicle on I-680 in Walnut Creek. In the other incident, the window of a car on I-680 shattered | |
|
| Mar.10 |
Lafayette |
Rip-Off Nanny Spotted
|
| Apr.17 |
San Leandro |
No rocket launchers found during search |
|
| Apr.26 |
Hayward |
Slain transgender teen begged for mercy |
|
| May.15 |
Oakland |
Big drop in slayings, fewer than in S.F.
|
| May.23 |
Oakland |
Phone Equipment Allegedly Vandalized
|
| Jun.9 |
East Oakland |
2 High School Students Shot on Campus |
|
| Jun.13 |
Pittsburg |
Gunshot victim found dead near BART |
|
| Jun.16 |
Martinez |
Jury finds man guilty of five murders Justin Helzer, the brother of a man who believed he was a prophet of God, has been convicted of murdering 5 people
|
| Jun.22 |
Hayward |
Transgender teen case ends in mistrial| The trial of 3 men charged with killing ended with the jury declaring they were deadlocked | |
|
| Jun.30 |
San Leandro |
Gunman kills self in Air Force office |
|
| Jul.8 |
Union City |
ATF finds stolen explosives |
|
| Jul.8 |
Union City |
Arrest made in stolen explosives case |
|
| Jul.14 |
Concord |
Good Samaritan stabbed to death |
|
| Jul.18 |
West Oakland |
Homeless Beaten, Killed in Ruthless Attack |
|
| Jul.18 |
Berkeley |
Man shot to death |
|
| Aug.2 |
SFO |
No-boating zones around airports |
|
| Aug.8 |
Richmond |
2 men killed in shooting |
|
| Aug.9 |
Antioch |
Amber Alert for a 3-year-old girl |
|
| Aug.13 |
Richmond |
High school football star killed Terrance Kelly, 18, was shot 2 days before he was scheduled to leave for college on an athletic scholarship
|
| Aug.14 |
Richmond |
Suspect arrested in murder of sport star |
|
| Aug.15 |
Richmond |
Police seek 15-year-old suspect in murder |
|
| Aug.18 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery owner's body found |
|
| Sep.13 |
West Oakland |
Infant dies, mother in critical condition |
|
| Sep.14 |
Coliseum |
Texas player hurls chair at fans Reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting 2 spectators in the head
|
| Sep.14 |
East Oakland |
3 killed, 9 injured in gang-related violence The 2 incidents, which occurred two hours apart, followed an altercation between rival Hispanic gangs at a cemetery
|
| Sep.16 |
San Pablo |
School aide sees girl shoved into van |
|
| Sep.21 |
West Oakland |
Police Chase Ends in Fiery Crash. 2 Died
|
| Sep.23 |
Oakland |
Deadly drive-by shooting |
|
| Oct.16 |
Brentwood |
3 bodies found in home The bodies of a woman and two young girls were found. A family of 5 -- a man, a woman and 3 girls had lived in the house
|
| Oct.16 |
Moraga |
Pledge scam at St. Mary's College |
|
| Oct.19 |
UC Berkeley |
Hacker Hits University Computer
|
| Oct.19 |
San Leandro |
'Sausage King' Found Guilty of 3 Murders |
|
| Oct.23 |
Richmond |
Police: Dead toddler was victim of abuse |
|
| Nov.3 |
Berkeley |
Tax and prostitution measures defeated |
|
| Nov.5 |
West Oakland |
Police Shoot and Kill Man with Ax |
|
| Nov.7 |
East Oakland |
2 separate murders |
|
| Nov.20 |
Pittsburg |
Gunman kills teen, wounds 2 friends |
|
| Nov.21 |
East Oakland |
Gunfire kills 2 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Richmond |
Man Arrested in Baby's Death
|
| Nov.27 |
Emeryville |
Emeryville Sees Second Murder in Week |
|
| Dec.14 |
Oakland |
Death Penalty for 'Sausage King' An Alameda County Superior Court jury recommended the death penalty for Stuart Alexander for killing 3 inspectors
|
| Dec.17 |
Martinez |
Jury: death for quintuple murderer A jury recommended the death penalty for Helzer, 34, who guilty to killing the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other
|
| Dec.22 |
Hayward |
Boy abducted by father Police said Jose Osuna, 38, abducted his son, Ernesto Osuna, 13
|
| Dec.24 |
Concord |
Abused by teachers settled lawsuits
|
| Dec.29 |
Oakland |
Homicide rate plummeted 23%
|
| Dec.30 |
Richmond |
14-year-old kidnapped during carjacking Edward Meyer is still missing, though the car has been recovered
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley activist held in Israeli jail |
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| Jan.28 |
Alamo |
Workers Protest at Home of Safeway CEO
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| Mar.9 |
Richmond |
Students Protest After Sports Eliminated Students in West Contra Costa County walked out to protest the potential elimination of all high school sports programs
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| Mar.21 |
Oakland |
Abbey: Final Mass Before Shutting Down |
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| Jul.17 |
Concord |
60th anniversary of Navy tragedy |
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| Jul.24 |
Livermore |
Singer Ronstadt Speaks Out Again |
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| Aug.24 |
Oakland |
Perata Wins Senate Le |