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Unlike Many Teams, Cal Enjoys Playing On The RoadCal AthleticsWith wins at Texas and Washington the past two weeks, the Cal football team garnered back-to-back road victories for the first time since November of 1993. Unlike many teams around the country, the Golden Bears enjoy being in hostile environments and …and more …read more From:: […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1hdYy9I via IFTTT

Rained Out Goransson/Lakat Rescheduled To Thursday in TiburonCal AthleticsIn the 2014 tournament, Cal won a total of four titles, including current senior Wyatt Houghton winning the flight B singles crown, and the duo of senior Jordan Smith and former Bear Nikhil Jayashankar wining the flight B doubles title. This year’s Cal … …read more From:: […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1LmcUmq via IFTTT

Unlike Many Teams, Cal Enjoys Playing On The RoadCal AthleticsWith wins at Texas and Washington the past two weeks, the Cal football team garnered back-to-back road victories for the first time since November of 1993. Unlike many teams around the country, the Golden Bears enjoy being in hostile environments and …and more …read more From:: […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1hdYy9I via IFTTT

Rained Out Goransson/Lakat Rescheduled To Thursday in TiburonCal AthleticsIn the 2014 tournament, Cal won a total of four titles, including current senior Wyatt Houghton winning the flight B singles crown, and the duo of senior Jordan Smith and former Bear Nikhil Jayashankar wining the flight B doubles title. This year’s Cal … …read more From:: […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1LmcUmq via IFTTT

UC Berkeley contractor is under federal investigation for cheating workersLos Angeles TimesFederal authorities are investigating allegations that a UC Berkeley custodial contractor underpaid workers who cleaned up after Golden Bears football games and other sporting events, denying them overtime pay for weeks that stretched to 80 or 90 hours. …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwI0a via IFTTT

Latest Minnesota sportsKTTCSt. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman issued a statement saying he’s instructed police to “keep all options on the table” to ensure the race goes smoothly. Police Chief Thomas Smith warned “there will be consequences, including arrests” for anyone trying to …and more …read more From:: Oakland Mayor Race News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJRK via IFTTT

Berkeley High School implements sexual harassment prevention policyDaily CalifornianBerkeley High School has implemented an updated policy this school year to combat sexual assault. Included in the new policy are a revamped training program and instructions on disciplinary steps to take against sexual harassment offenders — both of … …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News By […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJBw via IFTTT

Video: Oakland City Council addresses city’s affordable housing crisisKRON4.comOAKLAND (KRON) — The Oakland City Council is addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis in a packed meeting. Tenant protection and illegal evictions are hot topics on the agenda Wednesday night. There are a number of people inside that council …Oakland hosts meeting to address dire housing […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwHJU via IFTTT

California’s vape havens: Bay Area model for social cannabis useThe CannabistSeveral San Francisco medical cannabis dispensaries offer, to varying degrees, working models for socialized public consumption of cannabis, providing lounge areas where qualified patrons vaporize — and in some cases smoke cannabis — never mind the …and more …read more From:: Oakland Restaurant News From […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJBu via IFTTT

New Oakland Ordinance Reaffirms Right For Citizens To Record PoliceCBS LocalOAKLAND (CBS SF) – The Oakland City Council reaffirmed the right of members of the public to photograph and videotape police Wednesday evening. The council passed an ordinance brought by the civic organization 100 Black Men of the Bay Area.and more …read more From:: Oakland […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1O9UVjq via IFTTT

Federal agency sues City of Milpitas in age discrimination caseSan Jose Mercury NewsThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charged with enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex or age (40 or older), on Monday filed its suit, EEOC v …and more […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwHJS via IFTTT

UC Berkeley contractor is under federal investigation for cheating workersLos Angeles TimesFederal authorities are investigating allegations that a UC Berkeley custodial contractor underpaid workers who cleaned up after Golden Bears football games and other sporting events, denying them overtime pay for weeks that stretched to 80 or 90 hours. …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwI0a via IFTTT

Latest Minnesota sportsKTTCSt. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman issued a statement saying he’s instructed police to “keep all options on the table” to ensure the race goes smoothly. Police Chief Thomas Smith warned “there will be consequences, including arrests” for anyone trying to …and more …read more From:: Oakland Mayor Race News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJRK via IFTTT

Berkeley High School implements sexual harassment prevention policyDaily CalifornianBerkeley High School has implemented an updated policy this school year to combat sexual assault. Included in the new policy are a revamped training program and instructions on disciplinary steps to take against sexual harassment offenders — both of … …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News By […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJBw via IFTTT

Video: Oakland City Council addresses city’s affordable housing crisisKRON4.comOAKLAND (KRON) — The Oakland City Council is addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis in a packed meeting. Tenant protection and illegal evictions are hot topics on the agenda Wednesday night. There are a number of people inside that council …Oakland hosts meeting to address dire housing […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwHJU via IFTTT

California’s vape havens: Bay Area model for social cannabis useThe CannabistSeveral San Francisco medical cannabis dispensaries offer, to varying degrees, working models for socialized public consumption of cannabis, providing lounge areas where qualified patrons vaporize — and in some cases smoke cannabis — never mind the …and more …read more From:: Oakland Restaurant News From […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwJBu via IFTTT

New Oakland Ordinance Reaffirms Right For Citizens To Record PoliceCBS LocalOAKLAND (CBS SF) – The Oakland City Council reaffirmed the right of members of the public to photograph and videotape police Wednesday evening. The council passed an ordinance brought by the civic organization 100 Black Men of the Bay Area.and more …read more From:: Oakland […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1O9UVjq via IFTTT

Federal agency sues City of Milpitas in age discrimination caseSan Jose Mercury NewsThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charged with enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex or age (40 or older), on Monday filed its suit, EEOC v …and more […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QMwHJS via IFTTT

Coach Steve Kerr talks starting lineup as Golden State Warriors hold firstMyTechBitsGolden State Warriors‘ Stephen Curry makes a behind the back pass while being photographed on media day in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, September 29, 2014. Despite improvements other teams made to their rosters, the Warriors are confident after …and more …read more From:: Golden […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1L4VubO via IFTTT

Oakland City Council lowers high-priced composting for businessesSFGateThe Oakland City Council — criticized for signing a garbage contract that made composting more expensive than throwing everything away—voted Tuesday to reduce compost rates for businesses. The city’s garbage hauler, Waste Management, must …and more …read more From:: Oakland Restaurants News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/1WzlYWW via IFTTT