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Mother JonesOne minute Sasha Fleischman, an agender teen on their way home from high school, was dozing near the back of a city bus in Oakland, California . The next minute they were screaming, enveloped in a ball of white flames. The boy who put a lighter to … …read more Source:: Oakland California News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2khxQo7 via IFTTT

Brown helps developers evade CEQAUnion DemocratBrown made that observation shortly after starting his second go-’round as California’s chief executive in early 2011, reacting wryly to his 1990s experience as mayor of Oakland, where the California Environmental Quality Act often forced him to battle … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2iEB0lg via IFTTT

East Bay TimesOAKLAND — A potential wooden pier collapsed late Friday afternoon and is being investigated by emergency personnel. The pier south of the intersection of 5th Avenue and Embarcadero reportedly collapsed just after 4:30 p.m., sending some barrels on it … and more …read more Source:: East Oakland News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2ABByzh via IFTTT

SFGateA similar strategy was used in Long Beach in 1998 when ecologists worked to relocate a large colony of herons from the former Long Beach Naval Station to Gull Park. There was one notable difference: Workers in Long Beach uprooted 50 trees and moved … …read more Source:: Oakland Mayor Race News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2jD03lc via IFTTT

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NBC Bay AreaThe city of Oakland was criticized afterward for not having shut the place down in spite of previous visits by police and fire officials. Mayor Libby Schaaf said city leaders have learned lessons from the tragedy and are improving residents’ safety …A year after Ghost Ship, Oakland still has inspection troubles, illegal …San […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2zFyxdv via IFTTT

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Dorothy Rowe – Sioux FallsBrookings RegisterDorothy S. Rowe, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Sioux Falls. Dorothy made the gracious gift of donating her body to the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. A memorial gathering is planned at a date to be … …read more Source:: Oakland California […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2nnyUb5 via IFTTT

SFGateA pier in Oakland collapsed and floated out into the Brooklyn Basin near Ninth Avenue along the Embarcadero on Friday, officials said. About 300 feet of shoreline collapsed and slid into the estuary, pushing the pier out into the water, Sean Laffan of …Emergency Crews Responding to Pier Incident in OaklandNBC Bay AreaPier collapses near […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2zGga8u via IFTTT

FOXSports.comORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Kevin Durant had 25 and Steph Curry 23 to help the Golden State Warriors rout the Orlando Magic 133-112 on Friday night. Durant was ejected for arguing with 4:52 left. Jordan Bell added 16 points …Warriors Win Big in OrlandoWarriors.comWarriors vs Magic 133-112: A trademark win […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2nlNNe7 via IFTTT

HoodlineWe reported in March that Oakland had been working on a resolution to ban border wall contractors and that Berkeley had already passed a similar rule earlier in the year. Since then, California cities have also entertained the idea including Los … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2zGQ0lW via IFTTT

Man found dead in West Oakland apartmentEast Bay TimesOAKLAND — A man was found dead in his West Oakland apartment Friday afternoon and police are investigating the case as a homicide. The man’s name, age, and cause of death were not disclosed. The man was found around 12:21 p.m. Friday in his apartment … …read […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2nqaZbc via IFTTT

Reno Gazette JournalPlans to bring an NFL practice facility to Reno may be dead. Or at least in a deep slumber. Representatives with the Oakland Raiders and Las Vegas Sands Corp. — a one-time financial backer of the Raiders’ new 65,000-seat, $2 billion stadium near the … …read more Source:: Oakland Raiders News By Google […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2zGa1Jk via IFTTT

Athletics NationThe Oakland A’s have tendered contracts to all of their arbitration-eligible players, the team announced Friday shortly before the afternoon deadline. Oakland had eight eligible players to make decisions on, but one had been taken care of already … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Athletics News By Google News from WordPress http://ift.tt/2nmSLao via IFTTT

The Mercury NewsThe store, which will open at 9 a.m., is the first of the grocery retailer’s 365 stores — a smaller-format concept than its regular Whole Foods Market stores — to open in the Bay Area. Two more are slated to follow in Oakland and San Francisco. The … …read more Source:: Oakland Restaurant […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2zGQ05q via IFTTT

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