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Berkeley City Council and the Marine Recruiters by CalTV Journalism. A report on the conflict where the Berkeley City Council gave permits to anti-war groups and the Marines retaliated by taking money away from the City. An old story that CalTV just posted.

jonpaulvd on YouTube is not an Oakander, but has this video perspective on the State's budget and how it's impacted colleges:

http://www.newsy.com - Newsy covers the State of California's new currency, IOU's. Now, the state has the lowest credit rating in America and the legislature is still far from a budget agreement.

More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! On YouTube.com The passing via murder of former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair is really hard to take.  It's hard because McNair was a major player in my first Super Bowl: Super Bowl 38 (or XXXVIII) in Atlanta to open the new century in 2000. I was their as a guest of the NFL as I was working to bring the Super Bowl to Oakland. (We eventually lost to Jacksonville for the right to host the 2005 Super Bowl .) McNair's Titans weren't favored to win that game agains the "Greatest Show On Turf", the St. Louis Rams.  The Rams were blowing-out and steam-rollering opponents that year and there was no indication that wasn't going to be the case in The Super Bowl. But someone forgot to tell that to the Titans, led by a stalwart defense and Steve McNair.  With the Alcorn State legends fancy footwork, laser passing, and quick decision-making, the Titans stayed within scoring dist...

Ok. The questions asked by Panini America's Don Russ are TERRIBLE. I had major problems watching this interview with Raiders WR Darrius Heyward-Bey.

From Californialcv on YouTube who reports: Is it OK that a child born in West Oakland will die 15 years earlier, on average, than a child living in the Oakland hills? That was one of the questions asked of the attendees of the CLCV-hosted Environmental Leadership Forum and reception about air quality and health equity issues surrounding the Port of Oakland on May 1, 2009. (In case youre wondering, everyone in the room responded to that question with a resounding No!) The featured speakers at the forum were: * Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) * Marc Hershman, District Director for California State Assemblymember Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) * Dr. Anthony Iton, Director of the Alameda County Department of Public Health and County Health Officer * Margaret Gordon, Board of Commissioners, Port of Oakland * Doug Bloch, Director, Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports The forum was moderated by CLCV Board member and Port of Long Beach commissioner Mario Cordero, who spearheaded the development ...