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Police Begin Releasing Protesters
Authorities have been slowly releasing today some of the 78 people who were arrested during protests in downtown Oakland last night, following the involuntary...
Oakland Cops Decide to Not Use Sound Cannon on Protesters
Updated: The Oakland Police Department has shelved its controversial new crowd-control weapon, a sonic cannon capable of causing extreme pain, because of efforts by...
Jobs, Yes. Green-Collar Ones, No.
Medardo Sarmiento, a 49-year-old Richmond resident with a serious demeanor and sparkling brown eyes, wants a green-collar job. He's taking classes four days a...
Save the Sturgeon, Save the Delta?
Ancient, seven-and-a-half-foot-long green sturgeon — and the environmentalists who have been suing on their behalf for the last nine years — have won the...
Soccer V. Obesity in Oakland Schools
One out of every three children in the United States is overweight, but solving the obesity epidemic may be as simple as child's play...
