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Chrissy D and Brad on America the yacht
Beth, Hana, Christine, and Carol at Golden Gate Yacht Club
Swedish Women's Congregation at Golden Gate Yacht Club
The Golden Gate Bridge
Capt Troy Sears
Liza and Kathy on America
The Yacht America. Set to sail today in San Francisco

Oakland Coliseum Vs. Golden State Warriors Litigation Update

The interesting news of litigation between the Oakland Coliseum and the Golden State Warriors mentioned in my last blog post just became more interesting. It was hard to get any good intel from what has been a closed-session conversation as of Apr 15, 2011. And one document that was, at one point on the Coliseum's website and referring to this legal battle, was interestingly removed. But some light emerged at the website of Keker &Van Nest, and one lawyer named Daniel Purcell , who claims: Golden State Warriors v. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum: We represented the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority in a series of disputes with the coliseum's professional basketball team. These disputes, involving tens of millions of dollars, arose over more than ten years and involved miscellaneous claims and cross-claims. Over the course of four arbitrations, we collected $32.25 million for our client. And I put that in image form, in case Mr. Purcell was urged to take down

Overstock Oakland Coliseum Naming Rights Controversy Update

UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum vs. Golden State Warriors new litigation information. The title above is about perfect because the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda allowed the Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum Authority to take just $7 million for a naming rights agreement for the Oakland Coliseum that was worth much more, and let them do it even as Overstock.com is involved in, to this day, and with the same County of Alameda in a court battle where the County seeks $15 million in damages over alleged fraudulent pricing practices by the company . The deal - which in a very irresponsible editorial , the Oakland Tribune actually, strangely, praised - was done netting no better monies than were raised in 1998 for the Network Associates Coliseum naming rights deal. That was at $7 million. If now former Oakland City Attorney John Russo is correct about the City of Oakland taking actions and making decisions that are "morally questionable, " then it seems the Oversto

Lafayette, CA Event: Empowering Women & Girls on May 24, Veteran's Memorial Hall

An email was sent to me announcing a very important event for the evening of May 24th: Unfinished Business: Empowering Women & Girls on May 24, at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Lafayette at 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd, from 7 PM to 9 PM.  RSVP at UnfinishedBusinessRSVP@gmail.com Featuring Gina Otto (photo), bestselling author or Cassandra's Angel. Cassandra's Angel is about the stories we've been given by the people in our lives about who they think they should be....and dropping those stories to become who you were meant to be. The evening will be dedicated to discussing empowerment among women and girls, focusing on a process of mentorship and self expression as told in the book, to achieve personal growth and self esteem. This program is open to all girls and women, but is also a really great Mother/Daughter event! Our mistress of ceremonies will be actress Nicole Ari Parker, ( http://www.nicoleariparkeronline.com/ ) who in addition to her work on screen, has re
Lakeside Park at Lake Merritt in Oakland
Steve Mariucci at NFL Draft
Sam, Stephanie,and Courtney - masters of Bay To Breakers PR and media