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Highway 580 |
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Van crash on I-580 kills girl, injures 4 |
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McCartney opens U.S. concert tour| Sold-out Oakland Arena, where the McCartney, 59, launched his first tour since 1993 for the audience of 18,000 screaming | |
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Coliseum |
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A's 8, Texas 3, at opening night Chavez and Justice homered and Mulder allowed 3 runs in 8-plus innings
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| Apr.2 |
Hayward |
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Arrested for stabbing death Eduardo Diaz, 46, arrested in connection with the stabbing death of his brother-in-law on a city street
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OAK |
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Rules tightened for free VIP parking lot |
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Berkeley |
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Crack Down on Meter Vandals |
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Berkeley |
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Protest shuts down access to freeway A pro-Palestinian protest shut down On-ramps and off-ramps to I-80 for 4 hours. Several hundred people gathered
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Oracle Arena |
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Warriors 107, Portland 91 |
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Coliseum |
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A's 3, Texas 2 |
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| Apr.3 |
UC Berkeley |
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Withdraw exchange students from Israel Jewish Community Federation does not find the decision unreasonable
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East Oakland |
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Shot on bus |
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Coliseum |
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A's 9, Texas 6 |
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| Apr.4 |
East Oakland |
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In stable condition after shooting |
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Newark |
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Fatal car crash at street racing |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Sharks Spotted in Lake Merritt |
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Coliseum |
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A's 7, Oakland 5 |
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Fremont |
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Stolen computer chips recovered |
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| Apr.5 |
San Leandro |
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Sexually suggestive letters to minors |
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Oracle Arena |
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Warriors 108, Denver 104 |
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| Apr.6 |
OAK |
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Southwest has 3 nonstop to Chicago |
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Livermore Lab |
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New facility |
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UC Berkeley |
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Anti-Semitic incidents Vandals heaved a cinder block through a window of a campus Jewish center. Chancellor to call for calm
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Berkeley |
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Abducted, raped in parking lot |
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| Apr.7 |
Pleasanton |
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2-alarm fire destroyed home 3,000-square-foot stucco building was for sale and apparently unoccupied at the time of the blaze
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| Apr.8 |
Oracle Arena |
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Minnesota 100, Warriors 93 |
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| Apr.9 |
UC Berkeley |
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Dozens Arrested in Anti-Israel Protest| Police have arrested 80 people staging a sit-in to protest U.S. military aid to Israel | |
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San Leandro |
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Priest arrested for alleged molestation| Formerly a priest in Fremont was being held on charges he sexually assaulted a teen-age boy 23 years ago | |
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Alameda |
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Health Care District measure passed
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| Apr.10 |
East Oakland |
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Hit-and-run leaves 4 in hospital| Woman is in critical condition and three others have been taken to local hospitals following a hit-and-run | |
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East Oakland |
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Homicide
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Oracle Arena |
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Sac 118, Warriors 116 |
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| Apr.11 |
Coliseum |
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LA 4, Giants 3 |
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Highway 880 |
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Woman fatally shot in head 
9800 block of Saint Elmo Drive, near the 98th Avenue exit of I-880
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| Apr.12 |
Fremont |
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Plane making landing nearly hits bicyclist A crippled small plane, a bicyclist and an emergency landing made for a near miss on a bike path
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| Apr.13 |
Oakland |
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Senator proposes bullet tax
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Oracle Arena |
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Utah 109, Warriors 101 |
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Dublin |
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Inmate dies after found lying on cell floor
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| Apr.14 |
San Leandro |
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53-year-old killed Lawrence Blackshere was found dead inside his home; there were signs of a struggle
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UC Berkeley |
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Slavery reparations symposium
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| Apr.15 |
Hayward |
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Girl, 16, killed by freight train
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| Apr.16 |
Coliseum |
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Seattle 6, A's 2 |
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| Apr.17 |
Coliseum |
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Seattle 7, A's 4 |
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Oracle Arena |
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Warriors 107, LA Clippers 103 |
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| Apr.18 |
Oracle Arena |
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Warriors 107, LA Clippers 103 |
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Coliseum |
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A's 4, Anaheim 2 |
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Bay Bridge |
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Deal to start building new bridge
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San Jose |
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27 arrested in software piracy sting Many of those arrested live in Fremont, San Jose and Union City. Most are Taiwanese
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Hayward |
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4 robbers left man stabbed
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| Apr.19 |
East Oakland |
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Boy, 3, abducted by carjacker The suspect ordered the woman to the ground before jumping in her vehicle and driving away. Boy located safe and unharmed
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Oakland |
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Husband of slain photographer to be tried
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Coliseum |
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Anaheim 9, A's 7 |
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| Apr.20 |
Coliseum |
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A's 8, Anaheim 7 |
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| Apr.21 |
Livermore |
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Grass fires force CHP to slow traffic
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Coliseum |
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A's 6, Anaheim 5 |
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| Apr.22 |
Berkeley |
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Explosion rocks street 3 construction workers taken to the hospital after an explosion at a 5-unit house when sparks from drilling hit diesel fuel
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Oakland |
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Riders's trial to stay
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Dublin |
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Nation's largest solar energy system
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Highway 880 |
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Killed on I-880 connector ramp
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| Apr.23 |
East Oakland |
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2 men involved in shooting
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Newark |
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InVision earnings ride surge Company saw first-quarter profits surge on a 90% increase in orders for airport security scanners
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Berkeley |
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No to stand on Middle East A city pulled back from taking a stand after an emotionally charged City Council meeting
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Coliseum |
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NY Yankees 2, A's 1 |
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| Apr.24 |
East Oakland |
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Bulldozer tore away drug house Police made more than 20 narcotics arrests at McCullough house
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Oakland |
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Deal reached to keep A's in Oakland |
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Berkeley |
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Man sues AIDS Ride organizer
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Coliseum |
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NY Yankees 8, A's 5 |
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| Apr.25 |
UC Berkeley |
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Alcohol Banned at Frats, Sororities Ban was issued because of fights, alcohol-related accidents, violations of drinking restrictions, and fire code
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Pleasanton |
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PeopleSoft sees sluggishness continuing
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UC Berkeley |
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Pro-Palestinian group suspended
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Coliseum |
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A's 6, NY Yankees 2 |
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| Apr.26 |
OAK |
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Arrested for lying to get airport badges
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Newark |
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Ross to pull 800 jobs out
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Livermore Lab |
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Selection of new director postponed
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East Oakland |
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$2.3M for school for troubled students
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Coliseum |
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A's 6, White Sox 4 |
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Livermore Lab |
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Plan to ship atom bomb parts
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| Apr.27 |
East Oakland |
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Robbers hit Brink's truck| Two robbers in ski masks held up an armored car and made off with an undisclosed amount of money | |
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Coliseum |
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A's 16, White Sox 1 |
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Oakland |
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Hanks Helps Refurbish School Theatre
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| Apr.28 |
Fremont |
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3 people split $85K reward in bomb case
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Coliseum |
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A's 10, White Sox 0 |
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| Apr.29 |
Oakland |
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Riders case gets postponed for month Clarence Mabanag, Jude Siapno and Matthew Hornung face charges including beating and kidnapping suspects
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Livermore Lab |
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DOE stops director appointment
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| Apr.30 |
Berkeley |
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Woman stabbed man The victim picked up the woman and drove into Tilden Park where the stabbing occurred while they were parked
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Berkeley |
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Admitted to immigration fraud
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West Oakland |
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In critical condition after shooting
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