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The Oakland Airport BART Connector that will move passengers to and from the Bay Area Rapid Transit Coliseum Station to Oakland International Airport is in the testing phase of its life. It seems as if it’s been since 1993 that this idea of a kind of “airtrain” vehicle for Oakland’s Airport has been around. For […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1egYuwF via IFTTT

ESPNOAKLAND, Calif. — Center fielder Coco Crisp is staying with the Oakland Athletics for an additional two seasons, agreeing Friday to a new contract through 2016 that adds $22.75 million in guaranteed money. The deal includes a 2017 option that could …Coco Crisp signs two-year extension, with 2017 optionSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Oakland A’s sign Coco […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/Nhnvmv via IFTTT

Join Van Jones At 2323 Broadway Oakland For Startup Weekend Van Jones of CNN Crossfire and others in Oakland and SF Bay Area tech will be at 2323 Broadway at 6 pm Saturday night. The event: Startup Weekend for Black Male Achievement in tech. It’s part of the #yeswecode initiative to teach 100,000 low-income youth […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/MyKaKa via IFTTT

Who are the top 100 venture capitalists for 2013? The list complied by the Silicon Valley publication AlwaysOn has a number of notable names, and all will be honored at a ceremony to be held at Draper University February 13th 2014. (For more information on the event contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086), Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1bCnvpC via IFTTT

Dana King took to what’s left of traditional media to announce she’s running for Pat Kernighan’s about-to-be-vacant District Two seat on the Oakland City Council. But it takes a blogger to fill in the fine points. It was Joe Tuman who talked Dana King into running for Pat’s seat, and the reason I know this […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1brvL8y via IFTTT

Flight Deck is an Oakland Artists Collaborative that will open on May of 2014. It's located at 1540 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. For more info at FlightDeck.org.

Flight Deck Oakland Artists Collaborative Flight Deck is an Oakland Artists Collaborative that will open on May of 2014. It’s located at 1540 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. For more info at FlightDeck.org. http://ift.tt/1jdSOMe from WordPress http://ift.tt/1fZWonY via IFTTT