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Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis In NYC For NFL Stadium Presentations - Video Oakland, San Diego, and St. Louis NFL Stadium Presentation Teams will be at NFL Headquarters tomorrow, Veterans Day, to make the case that each city has a stadium plan to keep their teams and not lose them to Los Angeles. The meetings will go from 12 noon to 6 PM and each team gets 45 min, including a Q and A from the 17 expected members of the NFL Ownership. The presentation groups are as different as the politics and time related to each city's effort. For Oakland, the presentation team consists of Mayor Libby Schaaf, Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid (District 7), and Larry Gallegoes from the City of Oakland's economic development team, as well as other staffers and consultants. This is Oakland's first time before about half of the NFL Owners, let alone any group of them. The City (and the East Bay Entities) have to show it has a stadium plan, as many in the NFL don't believe it does. Mayor

Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis In NYC For NFL Stadium Presentations Oakland, San Diego, and St. Louis NFL Stadium Presentation Teams will be at NFL Headquarters tomorrow, Veterans Day, to make the case that each city has a stadium plan to keep their teams and not lose them to Los Angeles. The presentation groups are as different as the politics and time related to each city's effort. For Oakland, the presentation team consists of Mayor Libby Schaaf, Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid (District 7), and Larry Gallegoes from the City of Oakland's economic development team, as well as other staffers and consultants. This is Oakland's first time before about half of the NFL Owners, let alone any group of them. The City (and the East Bay Entities) have to show it has a stadium plan, as many in the NFL don't believe it does. Mayor Schaaf's message to the media has changed from one that was focused on selling the region, to one that says Oakland can build a stadium. That'

During the third quarter, companies moved into or expanded their presence in the heart of Oakland by more than 592,000 sf of office and retail space, a ccording to a compilation provided by real estate brokers to the Lake Merritt/Uptown and Downtown Oakland community benefit districts.   For a list of these companies, see:  http://oaklandbusiness.blogspot.com/2015/11/lake-merrittuptown-downtown-oakland.html  “The creativity with which Oakland businesses have embraced and developed new business concepts and services has gone beyond anyone’s expectations and is having a major positive impact on the health of our commercial real estate market. As this list of leases demonstrates, jobs are growing in our office towers, within street level retail and off Broadway both north and south,” said Steve Snider, Lake Merritt/Uptown & Downtown Oakland District Manager.  

Oakland A’s miss on Byung-ho Park, but at least they were swinging for the …Athletics NationOn Saturday, I wrote that the A’s should not spend draft picks to sign free agents who received qualifying offers, because I think the extra draft help is more important right now than the mediocre veterans who are within Oakland’s […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1MxJRuX via IFTTT

Watch highlights from the Pistons’ loss to the Golden State WarriorsMLive.comIn the end though, the Pistons committed 20 turnovers for 18 points and struggled to guard the perimeter, where Golden State was 12 of 21 from the 3-point line. It wasn’t a necessarily bad game for Detroit, which dropped its first road game of the […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1MxHfx5 via IFTTT

Will Fewer Police Make Our Communities Safer?In These TimesJASSON: Yes, it has put police violence and racial inequality on the table. We now need to build off that to show the link between how black communities are policed in the United States and … CAMERON: At Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, I …and more …read […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1L8ftBT via IFTTT

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UC Berkeley professors who won Breakthrough Prize honored at daylong symposiumDaily CalifornianHundreds of students, professors and scientists across a variety of fields gathered at the David Brower Center in Berkeley for a daylong symposium Monday honoring winners of the Breakthrough Prize, including two campus professors. The symposium …Mathematician, neutrino physicists awarded Breakthrough prizesUniversity of California […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iQD9UC via IFTTT

Months after resignation of Jeff Scott, Berkeley Public Library hires interim …Daily CalifornianOn Monday, the former city manager of Albany began her first day as the Berkeley Public Library interim director after former library director Jeff Scott resigned in August amid controversy. Beth Pollard, whose appointment was announced Friday, will … …read more From:: Berkeley […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iQD9nR via IFTTT

Transparency over secrecy: Oakland’s surveillance policyKALWLast March, the Oakland City Council restricted its scope: Now the DAC can only be used in the Port of Oakland. And this June, the City Council decreed it can only be used during certain scenarios – like a hostage situation or the takeover of a ship … …read more […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QryNBb via IFTTT

California Meets LMU Saturday at Noon at Edwards Stadium In 12th Consecutive …Cal AthleticsSaturday’s matchup marks the third meeting between Cal and LMU with the all-time series even at 1-1-0. The Lions won the first meeting in 1999, a 1-0 final in Los Angeles, and the Bears won the most recent outing with a 2-1 […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1NGjzr8 via IFTTT

The Weekly DishWarriors.comWhen the 2015-16 NBA schedule was released back in July, it took a mere few seconds to see that even if the Warriors didn’t suffer from a “championship hangover”, the early results could easily lead to that assumption. After all, their first five …Warriors‘ continuity could prove more valuable than change for the […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1NGjzr6 via IFTTT

Raiders Mourn Passing of Richard RomanskiRaiders.comThe Oakland Raiders are mourning the loss of longtime Raiders equipment manager Richard Romanski, who passed away this morning. “The Raiders family is saddened by the passing of Richard Romanski,” said Raiders Owner Mark Davis. “Dick was a …Raiders announce passing of longtime equipment manager247Sports (blog) all 3 news articles […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iPmi4B via IFTTT

Warriors: San Francisco Planning Commission approves arena planSan Jose Mercury NewsMayor Lee has expressed his eagerness to see the Warriors come to the city, saying on numerous occasions that he is looking forward to their 2018-19 season in San Francisco. Copyright © 2015 by Bay City News, Inc. … Republication, re-transmission or …and more …read […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1NGjzaI via IFTTT

Cal Sophomore Blocks Oregon Punt On First Ever OpportunityCal AthleticsThe blocked punts by Hudson and Anoa’i marked the first time the Golden Bears have blocked two punts in a game since Harrison Smith and Andy Briner each blocked a punt in a 34-2 home win over Southern Mississippi on Aug. 30, 2003. Cal last blocked […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iPmhOi via IFTTT

Raiders RB Latavius Murray (concussion) expected to play this weekESPNOakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said Monday that starting tailback Latavius Murray was progressing well in the early steps of the concussion protocol. Murray suffered a concussion in the third quarter of a 38-35 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday. Murray …Oakland Raiders Rumors: Latavius Murray […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iPkTLm via IFTTT

Jury to get case in bizarre Oakland pedestrian hit-and-runSan Jose Mercury NewsMeghan Zato was a first-year law student when she struck pedestrian James Roda on 14th Street outside the Oakland Public Library early Oct. 5, 2013. She testified she accidentally hit the Oakland man after being forced to drive drunk by a menacing …and more […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1iPkSXP via IFTTT

Can Oakland stop the coal trains?Contra Costa TimesOfficials in the past two months have combed over thousands of documents to determine whether they can legally oppose coal shipments from a city-owned bulk commodities terminal being constructed on the old Oakland Army Base. A potential City Council …and more …read more From:: Oakland City Council News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1M343Dn via IFTTT

Berkeley Group Stages Twitter Campaign With Disgusting Assumption About GOP FieldWestern JournalismDescribing it as open to participants of all political stripes, a Democrat student group at the University of California at Berkeley is promoting a live-tweeting event to coincide with Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate. In a Facebook invitation … …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1SEBsXv via IFTTT

Sen. Capito and Google visits Berkeley Springs middle schoolWHAGGoogle’s online safety roadshow traveled to Warm Springs Middle School in Berkeley Springs Monday to teach kids how to stay safe and secure on the Internet. For the first time, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited the school to show her support of the … …read more From:: […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1GTVT1c via IFTTT