Friday 18th May, 2012
MLB: San Francisco 8, Oakland 6
Brandon Belt had three RBI while San Francisco was building a seven-run lead Friday and the Giants held on for an 8-6 victory over Oakland. San Francisco survived a four-run Oakland sixth inning ...
Barry Zito pitches well; San Francisco Giants hold off A's 8-6
Barry Zito walked off the AT&T Park mound Friday to a standing ovation from a crowd that has alternately booed him and called for his ouster for much of the previous five seasons.It wasn't ...
Chavez Supermarket sets up shop on Mission Boulevard in Hayward
Back in 1984, when Mexican immigrant David Chavez first opened a taqueria and meat market in Redwood City, it was a three-person operation -- just Chavez and a pair of business partners."We ...
Rescue crews race to multi-car wreck in Richmond
Oakland TribuneRICHMOND -- At least two ambulances, two California Highway Patrol units, Richmond police and Contra Costa Fire Protection District paramedics are en route to the scene of a vehicle collision ...
Giants sign Penny to help in bullpen
Oakland TribuneBarry Zito walked off the AT&T Park mound Friday night to a standing ovation from a crowd that has alternately booed him and called for his ouster for much of the previous five seasons.It ...
A's Josh Donaldson shows some pop in return to A's
Oakland TribuneOne thing's for sure, the A's don't have any territorial rights when it comes to AT&T Park.Despite a career night from struggling rookie third baseman Josh Donaldson -- a home ...
Gov. Brown names Marquez, Greenwood and Danner to judicial posts
Oakland TribuneGov. Jerry Brown on Friday named Santa Clara County Counsel Miguel Marquez as the Sixth District Court of Appeal's first Latino associate justice.The governor also named Mary Greenwood, Santa ...
Former foster youths push Contra Costa to fund gap in transition to adult independence
Oakland TribuneHERCULES -- David Colby celebrated his 19th birthday this month fretting about where he would live. Now Colby and his sister -- both products of the foster care system -- are pushing Contra Costa ...
Principal at Sun Terrace Elementary acts like a bully, some parents say.
Oakland TribuneCONCORD -- Tragic headlines have spurred a new awareness about the effects of schoolyard bullies. However, some parents at Sun Terrace Elementary say the principal has been doing the bullying, not ...
Body and two dogs recovered from Sonoma County crash site
Oakland TribuneA body and two dead dogs were recovered from a vehicle near state Highway 37 near Petaluma on Friday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said. A report of a vehicle upside down in a ditch ...
State senator agrees to talk reform with regional agencies
Oakland TribuneState Sen. Mark DeSaulnier has called off one of his dogs.The lawmaker on Friday put off for a year his pursuit of a bill that would put four large Bay Area regional agencies under the control of a ...
Sylvain Georges wins sixth stage of Tour of California
Oakland TribuneBIG BEAR LAKE -- Sylvain Georges of France pedalled to a long, solo win and Dave Zabriskie maintained his race lead Friday with a main field finish in the mountainous Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of ...
Man robbed in parking lot of Pleasant Hill bank
Oakland TribuneA man intending to deposit cash at a Pleasant Hill bank instead was robbed, and investigators are asking the public's help in finding the assailant, police said.The daytime robbery happened at ...
Facebook IPO huge, but no "pop"
Oakland TribuneFacebook's shares barely budged Friday in their Wall Street debut.From an initial public offering price of $38, its stock ended the day at $38.23 after more than half a billion shares, a ...
State agency praised Hercules just days before terminating grant
Oakland TribuneJust days before it terminated a $1.8 million wetlands restoration grant to Hercules, a state agency praised the city for successfully completing three projects and passing the agency's ...
Richmond High technology students complete e-bike challenge
Oakland TribuneTeam Alpha and the Omegas show off their electric bike during appearance judging that was part of the 1st annual Chevron Richmond sponsored E-bike Challenge at Richmond High School in Richmond, ...
Fire district parcel tax is subject of televised debate
Oakland TribuneThe leader of a firefighters' union is predicting that residents in far East Contra Costa County will pay dearly if a proposed parcel tax fails, while the spokeswoman for a taxpayers' ...
Raids in Concord, Antioch yield illegal weapons
Oakland TribuneTwo people were in custody Friday night after Contra Costa Sheriff's Office detectives and agents from the state's Department of Justice found several illegal weapons during raids in ...
Pittsburg man sentenced for sexual assault
Oakland TribuneMARTINEZ -- A repeat sex offender was sentenced Friday to 41 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a Pittsburg man in his home last year, a prosecutor said.A Contra Costa jury convicted ...
Oakland: $5,000 reward offered in connection with May 1 sexual assault
Oakland TribuneOAKLAND -- Crime Stoppers of Oakland is offering a $5,000 reward in connection with a May 1 sexual assault on Holly Street, police said Friday. The victim, a 35-year-old woman, was walking in the ...
Mt. Diablo school board considers elementary principal appointments; facility agreement for Clayton Valley Charter High
Oakland TribuneCONCORD -- The Mt. Diablo school board on Monday expects to appoint four elementary principals and approve a facilities agreement for Clayton Valley Charter High School.The board may also form a ...
Oakland "Potrepeneur" needs new attorney
Oakland TribuneDhar Mann, Oakland's budding "potrepeneur," will likely have a new lawyer by his side when he gets arraigned Wednesday. John Runfola emailed reporters Friday that he had withdrawn as ...
Oakland to install more bike lanes
Oakland TribuneOakland City Council members this week approved reducing lanes for auto traffic to install bicycle lanes on several major city streets.Broadway from 38th Street to Broadway Terrace will go from six ...
Low-flow watering options for gardeners
Oakland TribuneSetting up a low-flow watering system for your yard is the topic of a presentation for East County do-it-yourselfers Saturday.As part of Contra Costa Master Gardeners' free summer series on ...
Bay Area regional growth plan advances
Oakland TribuneOAKLAND -- Plan Bay Area is either a totalitarian government takeover or a complete abandonment of the poor, elderly and children, say critics on both sides of the political spectrum. But despite ...
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