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The East Bay Express Is Moving to Oakland - Welcome To Oakland!

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More at East Bay Express I just saw this over at the Express Blog... “The East Bay Express is moving to Oakland's Jack London Square area on May 16. The Express has been in Emeryville for nearly eight years, after spending its first 23 years in Berkeley. The paper is leasing office space at 620 Third Street, between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Jefferson Street, three blocks west of Broadway.” GREAT! Welcome to Oakland Bob Gammon, but does that mean your newsroom staff will diversify? Would be nice to see a video with some people of color representing the Express. At any rate, welcome to Oakland.
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Former Oakland City Attorney Jane Williams In Charge Of BART Police Investigation

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This video released by the BART Board of Directors, who are finally getting New Media to a small degree, features Oakland City Attorney Jane Williams explaining what her law firm will be looking for in investigating the actions of BART Police which led to the murder of Oscar Grant. Williams says that they will look at the actions of the officers and conduct with the public and recommend discipline measures to the BART Board. Here's what the BART Board New Media rep wrote on YouTube: BART has turned over its internal affairs investigation to the Oakland-based law firm of Meyers Nave. Meyers Nave is an independent, third party that will investigate the actions of all the officers present during the events leading up to the shooting death of Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009, on the Fruitvale Station platform. ABOUT MEYERS NAVE Meyers Nave is known throughout the state for its expertise in a broad range of police work and public law. The Oakland based law firm has a solid reputation bui
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Oakland Invaders v. San Antonio Gunslingers at Coliseum - 1985

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This is a special video posted on YouTube of Oakland's other team, the Oakland Invaders of the USFL football league. The Invaders played at the Oakland Coliseum between 1983 and 1986 and during the time the Raiders moved from Oakland to play in Los Angeles. Here, Bobby Hebert connects with tackle Ray Pinney for an Oakland Invaders touchdown vs. the San Antonio Gunslingers in a United States Football League (USFL) game.
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Children's Hospital Oakland - Khaliah's Story

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From the Chidrens Hospital YouTube channel: Children's Hospital Oakland's sickle cell patient, Khaliah, and her mother explain the importance of being treated for sickle cell anemia. In severe cases, many children require monthly blood transfusions to treat their painful symptoms. Children's Hospital Oakland has one of the largest sickle cell programs in the western United States.
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On "Crazy Right-Wing Extremists" v. Susan Boyle

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  More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! On "Crazy Right Wing Extremists." You can't please everyone, especially conservatives. What's interesting regarding the outcome of my Susan Boyle video-blog of two days ago is the reaction I received from some viewers toward what I considered to be a throw-away line at best. I was trying to state that in a news World where we hear about "nasty pirates, mean internet commentators, and crazy right-wing extremists it's great to have some good news in the form of Susan Boyle's performance and story. My blog post was clear as a bell, but I discovered you can't combat the insecurities of the reader; they're going to think what they want to think depending on their background and beliefs. It's literally impossible to anticipate every reaction to what's written, so better to just go for it. As I state in the video, about 15 percent of the commenters focused on the "crazy ri
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Susan Boyle: Just Who Is The Singing Sensation Susan Boyle?

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  More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! Unless you live under a rock, you know about the Scottish woman who has taken the industrialized World by storm: Susan Boyle. Ms. Boyle, who appeared on a reality TV show called "Britains' Got Talent" last Saturday, April 11th and wowed a cynical audience and the judges, including the irascible Simon Cowell (also of American Idol) with her powerful performance of "I Dream A Dream" from Les Miserable, has taken the Internet world by storm. What surprised millions - and does not make a great statement about our World industrial culture but is a great example of the power of online video distribution as the video has been seen over 15.9 million times on YouTube (I counted over 10 videso with over 200,000 views) as of this writing - is that someone who looks like her could sing like that . But who Susan Boyle is as a person is a story of a good simple woman winning over a bad, complicated society. Ms. B
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