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Dog wounded, owner unhurt in East Oakland shootingEast Bay TimesOAKLAND — A man apparently upset that a pit bull mix had gotten too close to his own two dogs on Tuesday night shot the encroaching canine and narrowly missed its owner, authorities said Wednesday. The wounded dog was hit in a paw. The suspect fled […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2ApaTpi via IFTTT

Oakland City Council Approved Adult Use Cannabis - What This Means For Oakland - Video Oakland City Council Approved Adult Use Cannabis - What This Means For Oakland Press release from Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan (At Large) OAKLAND, CA – Tonight, Oakland City Council unanimously voted to advance adult use cannabis, with amendments authored by Councilmember Kaplan to ensure effective implementation. Councilmember Kaplan’s amendments include: the community request to make sure approvals don't get stuck in Revenue and Planning departments due to cross-departmental delays, and protecting applicant information from the Federal government. Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, who has been a leader in regulating and taxing cannabis, authored the nation's first cannabis tax in 2009, which was placed on the ballot by the Council and passed overwhelmingly by Oakland voters. http://ift.tt/2BmvCHp Under Proposition 64, California will allow the sale of cannabis to Californians age 21

SF Bay Area Events: Oakland Town Ball Friday December 1st - Video SF Bay Area Events: Oakland Town Ball Friday December 1st Oakland Town Ball Friday, December 1st 6 PM to 11 PM 1547 Lakeside Drive, The Scottish Rite Temple. Benefiting the Oakland Boys And Girls Club. Tickets: http://ift.tt/2ncE89s - CBS SF Bay Area PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De via IFTTT https://youtu.be/7VI-97XVOAA

SF Bay Area Events: Oakland Town Ball Friday December 1st - Video SF Bay Area Events: Oakland Town Ball Friday December 1st Oakland Town Ball Friday, December 1st 6 PM to 11 PM 1547 Lakeside Drive, The Scottish Rite Temple. Benefiting the Oakland Boys And Girls Club. Tickets: http://ift.tt/2ncE89s - CBS SF Bay Area PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De via IFTTT https://youtu.be/7VI-97XVOAA

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L.A. WeeklyThose cities are Los Angeles, Long Beach, West Hollywood, San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento. Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement, “Cities should be able to choose for themselves whether extending nightlife hours would make sense for a community … and more …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2hZDerr via IFTTT

San Francisco ChronicleThe team is promising to help the district generate revenue for repairs at Laney and other campus improvements. Both the union and Associated Students of Laney College recently voted against the district entering into a deal with the A’s. Last month … …read more Source:: Oakland Athletics News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2jvVCJ0 via IFTTT

Bleacher ReportThe Golden State Warriors have reached the first-quarter mark of the 2017-18 season without the NBA’s best record in hand. But there’s no doubting their continued position atop the basketball world. The in-prime star power alone says as much, and the … and more …read more Source:: Golden State Warriors News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2hZJbVn via IFTTT

New York Times(Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) A Navy veteran, expectant father and nuclear engineering graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley would see his taxes increase by $4,247. Another graduate student at … and more …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2jxeQ0z via IFTTT

CBS New YorkThe NFL season has reached the home stretch, and the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, and Philadelphia Eagles have passed nearly all their tests up to this point. Those teams are all likely to secure their place in the … and more …read more Source:: Oakland California News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2hZJ9Nf via IFTTT

East Bay TimesWho is Libby Schaaf representing? Taxpaying, concerned citizens of this city? The police force? Or is it the homeless? Illegal immigrants? A misinformed activist? Schaaf’s solution to the homeless population is to ask the taxpayers to take them into … and more …read more Source:: Libby Schaaf Oakland News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2jxeMOn via IFTTT

247Sports (blog)The Oakland Raiders are doing their best to get healthy for the home stretch of the 2017 NFL season. While they’ve already had to place rookie cornerback Gareon Conley on injured reserve, they’ve also been without CB David Amerson (foot) since Week 7 … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Raiders News By Google […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2hZD1EF via IFTTT

Flexibility benefits breakbulk shippers and carriersJOC.comLONG BEACH, California — Breakbuk carriers generally do not operate on a fixed schedule as container lines do, and this flexibility can provide shippers with customized service and carriers with revenue-producing backhauls. Rhoda Voth, general manager … …read more Source:: Port of Oakland News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2ilP3w0 via IFTTT

Lockdown lifted at two Oakland County schoolsWXYZTwo schools in Oakland County are on lock down as authorities search for suspects in the area. According to police, Oakland Christian and Rogers Elementary, both in Auburn Hills, are on lock down. Oakland Christian is off Shimmons near Squirrel and … and more …read more Source:: Oakland CA […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2AjfCZz via IFTTT

East Bay TimesLibby Schaaf, the mayor of Oakland, has come up with a great solution to the homeless situation in that city. She has proposed that citizens of Oakland (and other cities, I assume) take homeless persons into their homes. I assume that would include … …read more Source:: Libby Schaaf Oakland News By Google […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2inrSkR via IFTTT

Golden State of MindTo compensate, former coach Luke Walton has the Lakers competing highly on the defensive end where the team is ranked 6th overall. Look for the Warriors to exploit their opponent’s young guys and put the chokehold on their already anemic offense.Warriors injury report filled with stars ahead of Monday’s matchup vs KingsThe […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2AltX7K via IFTTT

Daily CalifornianOm Edibles, an all-female-run collective that manufactures medicinal cannabis, has received a permit to operate in Berkeley. The collective has been producing medicinal cannabis for dispensaries across California from the Bay Area since 2008. The local … …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2inrGC9 via IFTTT

California Golden Blogs (blog)Coming off a pretty devastating Maui trip the Bears looked to regain control of their season. Coach Wyking Jones promised changes and he looked to deliver with a new look starting lineup. On the floor to start tonight was Darrius McNeill, Juhwan …McNeill helps Cal rout NorthridgeReuters all 9 news articles …read […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2Amjidg via IFTTT

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