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  • Oakland Non Profit Praised By White House

    Michele Clark says she was flattered to be singled out by the White House for being innovative and cutting edge. Still, she feels the real success of her organization, Youth Employment Partnership, is something old-fashioned: getting young people ...

  • Berkeley Second man charged in February slaying

    BERKELEY -- Two men were charged with murder Wednesday for the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Zontee Jones in broad daylight in Berkeley in February. Jevon Calland, 21, had a motive to harm Jones and had threatened him in front of witnesses the day before Jones was shot to death, Berkeley police officer Jesse Grant said in a statement filed in court. Jones was found shot in the 1000 block of ...

  • BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting

    OAKLAND -- BART is bringing in a retired police chief to assess its progress on transit police reforms recommended after the 2009 fatal police shooting of Oscar Grant III at the Fruitvale BART station.The audit will be conducted by Patrick Oliver, an Ohio-based criminal justice consultant and former police chief of Cleveland, Ohio. Oliver headed the outside audit of BART's police department ...

  • Lawmakers split over restoring Public Records Act

    Facing intense pressure from the state's media organizations and government watchdogs, California's Assembly leaders agreed on Wednesday to preserve tough provisions of the state's open records laws -- but their counterparts in the Senate swiftly threw up a roadblock.Now, it appears local governments will be free to stall citizens' requests for information until voters ...

  • Alameda Hospital may join Alameda Health System

    Alameda Hospital is exploring an affiliation with the Alameda Health System, which operates Highland, Fairmont and the John George Psychiatric hospitals.The boards of both organizations have signed a letter of intent to pursue a relationship and will have about 90 days to seek public comments and work out the details.Alameda Hospital could benefit financially because the health system would help ...


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M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

One of director Robert Altmans favorite ways of describing how M*A*S*H got into theaters is, It wasn't released from 20th Century Fox ... it escaped. Ahead of its time and still one of the most effectively subversive comedies ever to emerge from a major studio, it is of little surprise that ... ...

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  • The community college payoff New site reveals earnings of California graduates by program

    California's community colleges have published the median earnings of graduates who went straight into the workforce after earning a certificate or associate degree -- pay that varies widely by the field of study.Students interested in studying dramatic arts, for instance, can check the college system's Salary Surfer website and see the median earnings of degree holders were just ...

  • Attempted Abduction Of Girl In Pacifica Was False Report

    reported attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Pacifica on Sunday was a false report by the girl and a friend, Pacifica police said Wednesday. The girl had told police that while she was in the area of Beach Boulevard and Santa Rosa Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m., a man approached her and told her she was coming with him, according to ...

  • San Jose Appoints 27-Year-Veteran As Acting Fire Chief

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- The San Jose Fire Department announced the appointment of 27-year-veteran Ruben Torres as the acting fire chief on Tuesday. Torres, who was the deputy chief, is taking over after former Chief William McDonald announced last week he ...

  • Milone Allows 6 Runs A’s Lose To Rangers

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  • SF Supes Hope New Legislation Will End Fights Over Food Trucks

    SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- New legislation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors aims to stop the on-going economic war between restaurants and mobile food trucks. Part of the measures also attempts to steer public school students away from food-truck dining. The three measures strike a balance between the growing popularity of mobile food trucks and the impact they have on brick and mortar ...

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