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August 2005 ... more > Top ^


Morning News


Aug.11   Yahoo   Yahoo invests $1 billion in China's Alibaba
  Yahoo announced would pay $1 billion in cash for a 40% stake in the e-commerce firm


  San Ramon   Chevron completes Unocal deal  Chevron completed its $17.9 billion purchase, the finale of a tortuous 4-month takeover

  Richmond   San Rafael Bridge Retrofit A Bargain  Caltrans: The seismic retrofit of the bridge has been completed at a substantial cost savings

  UC Berkeley   Record $25 million left to Haas  An anonymous donor will give $25 million to construct a new building for its lucrative executive education program

  San Jose Downtown Woman displaced following 3-alarm fire  A firefighter suffered minor injuries

Day News


  Berkeley   Berkeley third most politically liberal city
  Center for Voting Research: The San Francisco Bay area is the most politically liberal region of the country


  Cisco   Trading bell rung at Cisco
  Cisco Systems CEO Chambers, Nasdaq CEO Greifeld and 2,000 employees opened the Nasdaq trading day


  North Oakland Fire Displaces 11, Kills Three Animals  11 people, including 7 children, displaced by a 2-alarm fire at a 3-unit apartment complex

  Coliseum A's rally past Angels  Rodriguez mishandled a routine throw from the catcher, allowing Oakland a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles

Evening News


  West Oakland   Caltrans and city agree to save skate park  Sen. Boxer toured the Border Town park with De La Fuente and representatives from the Caltrans
World , August 11, 2005 Timeline