Letter: Rodeo sold toy guns a day after high school massacre
Rodeo sold toy guns a dayafter high school massacre In his 2015 book, “The Meaning of Human Existence,” Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson writes that we, as a species, are “innately dysfunctional.” He may...
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6 charmingly quirky California movie theater experiences
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device In all the cinema joints in all the Northern California towns in all the world, we’ve collected a handful of unique...
View ArticleLetter: More Alameda County children will get solid start in education with...
More kids get solid start ineducation with Measure A Re: “Local tax measures on the ballot make inequality worse” (Opinion section, May 19): As a teacher working with 4- and 5-year-olds in Oakland for...
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Firefighters respond to West Oakland structure fire
Oakland firefighters respond to a roof fire Sunday, May 27, 2018 in the 700 block of Willow Street in West Oakland. OAKLAND — Firefighters were at the scene of a single-alarm structure fire in West...
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None hurt in weekend Newark preschool fire
Alameda County Fire District firefighters captured water damage Saturday, May 26, 2018 inside one of several rooms at Safari Kid Preschool in Newark, Calif. NEWARK — Investigators are working to...
View ArticleMinimum wage raise to $15 by January on table in Alameda
ALAMEDA — The minimum wage across California will climb to $15 an hour within five years under state law, but city of Alameda leaders aim to reach that threshold as soon as this January. Their effort...
View ArticleBay Area school, under fire over foreign students, gets warning
A Bay Area university with strikingly high numbers of foreign students receiving U.S. work permits has been slapped with a warning by its accrediting agency and told to produce more detailed...
View ArticleMinivan crashes into Pleasanton canal, eight escape with minor injuries
PLEASANTON — Eight people escaped with minor injuries Monday morning after the minivan they were riding in swerved off the interstate and landed in a canal. The crash, which involved a 2017 Toyota...
View ArticleThe Bay Area remembers fallen heroes on Memorial Day
(CLICK HERE, if you are unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device.) SAN JOSE — While families around the Bay Area enjoyed hot dogs, sunshine and a day off work Monday thousands also...
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Environmentalists’ lawsuit to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir heads back to court
Two years after losing in court and six years after being rejected by voters, a Berkeley environmental group is continuing its long-running battle to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a linchpin of the...
View ArticleESPN’s Van Gundy and Jackson pretty certain how Finals will play out
(Click here, if you are unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device.) If you’re planning on enjoying the NBA Finals, don’t blink. That’s the advice of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, who...
View ArticleSan Lorenzo: Student’s tip leads to gun in backpack; teen arrested
SAN LORENZO — A 16-year-old was arrested in a high school classroom after a loaded 9mm Glock handgun was found in his backpack, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, a student tipped off staff at...
View ArticleTrial begins in alleged rape case near Cal campus on graduation weekend
BERKELEY — Jane Doe was locked out of her apartment near the UC Berkeley campus last year when neighbors asked if she wanted to come inside their apartment — a decision she would come to regret. Donald...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Tacubaya taking over Pompette restaurant space
For its 15th anniversary, Tacubaya is moving — two doors down. East Bay restaurateur Dona Savitsky’s vibrant Mexican eatery at Berkeley’s Fourth Street row is taking over the larger place most recently...
View ArticleRichmond man charged in Berkeley burglary
BERKELEY — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged a Richmond man after a good Samaritan’s surreptitiously snapped picture of an auto burglary led to his arrest last week, authorities...
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Orinda psychologist sentenced for child porn after claiming he was holding it...
OAKLAND — A former Contra Costa child psychologist, who was referred patients by the county’s Child Protection Services and family courts system, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison...
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Police join investigation of mistreated Oakland puppies
OAKLAND — Police on Tuesday officially entered the investigation of three severely injured and malnourished puppies found in an East Oakland trash pile over the weekend. One of the injured dogs found...
View ArticleTwo charged with robbery after San Leandro jewelry store heist
SAN LEANDRO — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged a pair of East Bay men with robbery and conspiracy after their arrests in connection with a jewelry store robbery last week,...
View ArticlePolice ask Union City residents to avoid neighborhood
UNION CITY — Police said visitors should avoid a neighborhood where police activity is taking place, authorities said. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., police were dispatched to an area just south of San...
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NBA Finals 2018: Where to watch the Warriors-Cavaliers
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing these photos on a mobile device The fiery Warriors-Cavaliers match-up returns Thursday, May 31, for another best-of-seven NBA finale. Sure, you can watch...
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