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| Feb.1 |
Oakland |
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Lawyer: cop who hit victim was provoked The lawyer for Tony Pirone, a BART officer who struck the unarmed man who was later killed by another officer, said his client was provoked
| Feb.2 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting left man dead The shooting was reported at about 10:45 p.m. The victim was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead
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Oracle Arena |
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Warriors Give Up Lead In Loss To Spurs
| Feb.3 |
Raiders |
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Raiders keep Cable as head coach Oakland retained head coach Tom Cable, officially removing the interim designation from his title more than five weeks after their season en...
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Oakland Downtown |
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13 Hurt After BART Trains Collide The collision occurred about 3 p.m. The injured were taken on stretchers up escalators and elevators to ambulances waiting on Broadway
The lead cars of two trains derailed. One train sideswiped another around in the 'minor collision'
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| Feb.4 |
Oakland |
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New Claim Filed Against BART 2 friends of a 22-year-old Oscar Grant fatally shot by BART police officer have filed a $1.5 million claim against the agency
| Feb.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Historic Fox Theater Reopens Elected officials, local boosters turned out to celebrate the reopening of the theater, fully restored after decades of neglect and decay
| Feb.6 |
Oakland |
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Ex-BART Officer Released On Bond Johannes Mehserle, 27, charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man was freed on $3 million bail
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Oakland |
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Band member and employee charged The co-founder of the Saving Abel and another employee of the band allegedly forced a 17-year-old girl to perform a sex act following a concert | |
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Warriors |
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Warriors Lost To Suns, 115-105
| Feb.7 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Resident hospitalized after fire
| Feb.8 |
East Oakland |
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2 shootings: one man dead, one injured Map of 600 Catron Drive Oakland Officers found a 57-year-old William Billy Douglas lying on the sidewalk; pronounced dead by paramedics. A 2nd victim was also located nearby
| Feb.9 |
Oracle Arena |
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Warriors Win Over Jazz, 116-96 Maggette scored 24 points and Jackson had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the Warriors' latest impressive home victory
| Feb.10 |
Oakland |
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African American Pullman Porters Honored Amtrak is honoring the legacy of those who worked on trains crisscrossing the nation starting after the Civil War
| Feb.11 |
San Francisco |
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Gallon of regular gas now costs $2.23 Drivers in San Francisco and Oakland pay $2.23 - while those in San Jose - $2.20 per gallon
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Oakland |
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Solar firm announces big contract BrightSource Energy will sell S. California Edison 1,300 megawatts of electricity from 7 large solar plants planned for the California desert
| Feb.14 |
Oakland |
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Kaiser Foundation loses $794 million Lost $794 million in 2008, compared with income of $2.2 billion in 2007, blaming on a decline in the financial markets that hurt its investments
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East Oakland |
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Shooting Sets Off Speed Chase; 1 Hurt A broad daylight shooting left a woman injured and may have prompted a high-speed chase through several streets
| Feb.20 |
Fruitvale |
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Fatal Stabbing In BART Parking Lot Map of 3401 E 12th St Oakland An altercation between 3 people was reported at the station at about 9:30 p.m., during which one man was stabbed in a surface parking lot | |
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Oakland |
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Pastor gets jail over clinic buffer law The Rev. Walter Hoye was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to stay 100 yards away from a clinic where he was arrested last May
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Fruitvale |
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BART Holdup Victim Kills Robber A 23-year-old man being robbed by two younger men at BART station parking lot fatally stabbed one assailant in apparent self-defense
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Moffett Field |
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Fresh cash windfall for zeppelin Airship Ventures offers 1- and 2-hour flights out of Moffett and OAK. A standard 1-hour flight is $495 per person and 2 hours is $950
| Feb.21 |
Oakland |
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Factory shutdown puts 31 out of work
| Feb.23 |
East Oakland |
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10-year-old died collapsing at school
| Feb.24 |
Fremont |
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Neighbor Objections Killed Fremont Park A's owner Wolff said that the baseball team is halting its efforts to move to Fremont in the face of strong opposition by neighborhood groups
Wolff didn't say whether he would consider keeping the team in Oakland
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| Feb.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Outgoing chief says crime rate will drop Wayne Tucker told a group of neighborhood activists that it's 'very likely' the city will reach a goal set by Mayor Dellums of reducing crime...
| Feb.27 |
Oakland |
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50 years for murder prompted by come-on 25-year-old Bruce Shaw found guilty of killing 27-year-old Sirron Croskey he said touched him sexually
| Feb.28 |
East Oakland |
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4 Injured In Separate Oakland Shootings Map of 9200 Plymouth Street Oakland The driver of a vehicle in the crash had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was listed in critical condition at a local hospital | |
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