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Parking spaces can kill? What is this town coming to? Father and husband killed over parking space dispute By Harry Harris Article Last Updated: 01/09/2007 07:00:08 PM PST OAKLAND - A nine-by-20 foot stretch of pavement cost Samuel Navarro his life. That's the size of the parking space at Navarro's Pearl Street apartment complex which prompted an argument Monday night that left the 33-year-old father of two shot to death, police said.. Homicide Sgt. Tony Jones was almost in a state of disbelief Tuesday that a dispute so petty could result in murder. "It was a parking space. A parking space," said Jones. "To be killed over something like that is almost unbelievable," he said. "There had to be another way to settle that argument. Certainly not by shooting someone. "How do you explain that to his children, why their father died? This is just madness." Jones, who is investigating the case with Sgt. James Morris, said Navarro and another man were

Dellums promises Oakland revival By Heather MacDonald MEDIANEWS STAFF OAKLAND - With the hopes and expectations of a city riding on his shoulders, Mayor Ron Dellums publicly took the oath of office Monday, becoming Oakland's 48th mayor. In a fiery and eloquent speech, Dellums pledged to end the violence that has long plagued Oakland, limited the city's progress and stained its reputation. "Let us unite to bring peace to the streets of Oakland," Dellums said, bringing the standing-room only crowd at the historic Paramount Theatre to their feet. "Peace is about justice, and we have a responsibility to bring justice to the streets of Oakland." Dellums, 71, reiterated his pledge to turn Oakland into a model city by eradicating poverty and establishing the right of every citizen to a healthy life, including access to health care and freedom from crime and drugs. "I challenge all of Oakland to see itself in larger terms," Dellums said, adding the city

This is an example of what people are talking about with respect to the higher than reasonable black arrest record in San Francisco. San Francisco State professor Antwi Akom was arrested last night and placed in county jail for going into his campus office. He was released earlier this evening. Many people are alleging the incident to be based on racial profiling. “I think that [the officers] are racist pigs,” said Matthew Shenoda a lecturer the Ethnic Studies department, who has been talking to Akom.“It’s a really clear cut case of racial profiling.” Campus police refused to comment on the incident. While in jail, he spoke with numerous friends and colleagues in the Ethnic Studies Department to tell them what happened. Among them was Shenoda, his teaching assistant Ashley Moore, and Dean of Ethnic Studies Kenneth Monteiro. According to these friends, Akom came to campus around 10 p.m. Tuesday evening to pick up a book he needed for teaching his class. When he arrived in the fro

HIGH BLACK ARREST RATE RAISES CALL FOR INQUIRY Range of explanations offered by experts, officials for S.F.'s disparity with other cities Susan Sward, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, December 17, 2006 San Francisco police arrest African Americans for serious crime at a much higher rate than officers in California's other biggest cities. Black people in San Francisco are arrested for felonies at nearly twice the rate they are in Sacramento. They are arrested at twice the rate of black people in Fresno, three times the rate in San Jose, Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, and four times the rate in Oakland. The disparity between San Francisco's black felony arrest rates and the seven other largest cities' -- measured by the number of African Americans arrested per 1,000 black residents -- is so large that many experts and civic leaders who reviewed the numbers said they are "disturbing" and require an investigation. The numbers prompt several questions, all o

peter, bryan, sugarbunni Originally uploaded by cicamica_ali . Ok, so if you've wondered who Peter Van Kleef is, that's him. The photo is from his restaurant / bar, or just bar now called Cafe Van Kleef. When it opened, Peter had good finger food!

cindy and sugarbunni Originally uploaded by cicamica_ali . I can't claim this photo, but if you're wondering who the blonde woman is she's Peter Van Kleef's wife and both run the now famous Cafe Van Kleef at 1621 Telegraph in downtown Oakland.

This gem of an entry comes from swtazzguy over at MySpace. It's very extensive and includes sayings I've not heard before. It's perfect for advertisers looking for ideas on how to reach the Hip Hop generation. It's also good lingo for politicians. Note that Oakland is called "City of Dope." 151- Stands for 151 Bacardi, which is the amount of proof in it, also pronouced One-Five-One 415 - 415 is the area code for San Francisco. It roughly describes the physical area of San Francisco City. 415 used to be the area code for the Bay Area, but is now broken into several area codes. 415 is also the name of a now defunked group out of Oakland, featuring Richi Rich. 6-9 Village - The 69th street projects in East Oakland (Longwood Gardens). 707 - North bay 850 - 850 Bryant, San Francisco is the address for the San Francisco County Jail. It stands omniously in SOMA, and can be seen from the freeway to the Bay Bridge. Many San Francisco rappers refer to this build

This position is listed as open on the SMG website as of the date of this blog post. California - Director of Event Services - SMG McAfee Coliseum and Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA POSITION: Director of Event Services REPORTS TO: AGM FLSA STATUS: Exempt SMG, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities has an excellent and immediate opening for a Director of Event Services at the McAfee Coliseum and Oakland Arena. The Director of Event Services controls and monitors the customer contact aspect and front-of-house division of the facility. Plans, monitors, directs and manages event coordination. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Hires, trains and supervises event service staff. Ensures successful event coordination activities by supervising and training Event Mangers. Plans, organizes and assigns all day-to-day work assignments for event coordinator. Researches, reviews and recommends equipment, materials and supplies required in providing event services and planning. Coordinates outs

This blog post just sat there, but it's worth reading as it explains how upset Raider fans are over the parking problems down there at the Coliseum. This person names every Coliseum contact. JPA MEETIING FRIDAY GREAT DAY RAIDER NATION Alrighty RAIDER NATION, with two months left and ticking for the current 10 year PSL lease to expire, it’s my belief that the problems that have arised are not the fault of us RAIDER fans. It’s the the gurantee the JPA made to the RAIDERS when they first moved back in 1995:”every game would be sold out”. We all know what the result has been. But, if you the RAIDER FAN do not step in and start to make noise regarding PSLs, the parking fiasco, etc., the powers that be may think they can continue to function in the same fashion that has brought about these current problems. I have been hearing many RAIDERS fans lately complain about how they are being treated regarding parking. I, like you do not like what I am seeing with the parking but I am getting