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The Detroit NewsAt 12-7, the Pistons are five games over .500 for the first time this season with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in town Saturday for the second game of a back-to-back for the Pistons. Detroit previously topped Houston, Phoenix …No Draymond, but Pistons get Curry in early season test vs. WarriorsDetroit […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/12/01/pistons-top-bulls-turn-focus-to-warriors-the-detroit-news/ via IFTTT

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California Golden Blogs (blog)Tonight hosts the penultimate Pac-12 conference game of the year, followed tomorrow by the ultimate Pac-12 conference game in which our Sturdy Golden Bears battle the detestable Lobsterbacks. And there’s some other stuff happening with playoff … …read more Source:: California Golden Bears News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/college-football-open-thread-california-golden-blogs-blog/ via IFTTT

Fresno BeeMany NFL players will be showing support for their favorite charities and honoring special people this weekend in the “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign. Oakland Raiders running back DeAndre Washington said the March for Our Lives holds meaning to him …Raiders QB Derek Carr avoiding INTs, still wants to ‘push the ball’San Francisco Chronicle […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/its-cleat-weekend-in-the-nfl-heres-what-derek-carr-and-his-teammates-are-planning-fresno-bee/ via IFTTT

Athletics NationThe Oakland A’s re-signed two of their relief pitchers on Friday, avoiding arbitration with both of them. Liam Hendriks will earn $2.15 million, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo, and Ryan Dull will earn $0.86 million, per Jon Heyman of Fancred. Friday … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Athletics News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/oakland-as-re-sign-liam-hendriks-ryan-dull-to-avoid-arbitration-athletics-nation/ via IFTTT

Locker Room Talk with the Boys of the Berkeley GazetteCALIFORNIAOnce upon a time, Berkeley had its own daily newspaper, the Berkeley Gazette, and for a brief, semi-glorious moment, it had two sports-reporting brothers. The paper was small enough that the brothers weren’t exclusively sports-reporters, but being born … …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/locker-room-talk-with-the-boys-of-the-berkeley-gazette-california/ via IFTTT

Eater SFFor an all-you-can-eat adventure: Oakland’s Chinatown has many treasures, from dim sum at Peony to a banh mi at Cam Huong Bakery. One of its newer gems is Tastee Steam Kitchen, a sleek and modern steam restaurant (diners choose items to steam over … …read more Source:: Oakland Restaurant News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/5-things-to-try-this-weekend-in-the-bay-area-eater-sf/ via IFTTT

San Francisco ChronicleA nurse who was separated from her family and deported to Mexico last year after more than two decades in Oakland has won her improbable fight to return to the United States. Maria Mendoza-Sanchez said she got a … Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Oakland … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Mayor Race […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/deported-oakland-nurse-given-approval-to-return-to-the-us-san-francisco-chronicle/ via IFTTT

Golden State of MindIn 2003, when I was seventeen, my grandmother died. I know that’s a hell of a first sentence for a basketball story, but it’ll make sense in a second. Just before the Christmas holidays, my grandmother, who was ninety-one or maybe even older at the … …read more Source:: Golden State Warriors […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/the-warriors-are-having-a-different-season-and-thats-just-fine-golden-state-of-mind/ via IFTTT

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BerkeleysideThere are four two-top booths, one community table, and — be warned — no Wi-Fi; fans of this Bay Area-based, heavyweight coffee brand (now famously international and owned by Nestlé) probably won’t mind as they get their hyper-fresh coffee fix and … …read more Source:: Oakland Restaurant News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/the-east-bay-restaurants-that-opened-and-closed-in-november-berkeleyside/ via IFTTT

CALmatters (blog)The two exceptions were San Francisco and Alameda County. Those two counties were also alone in opposition Prop. 11, a paramedic breaktime … The resignation of California Democratic Party chairman Eric Bauman comes at a particularly emotional moment … and more …read more Source:: Alameda, California News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/your-countys-favorite-where-state-props-succeeded-and-failed-across-california-calmatters-blog/ via IFTTT

KTVU San Francisco… was covered extensively in the Bay Area she is a loving mother with no criminal record and a longtime nurse at Highland Hospital. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and US Sen. Dianne Feinstein had publicly decried the Trump administration for deporting her. and more …read more Source:: Libby Schaaf Oakland News By Google […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/mini-miracle-mother-deported-to-mexico-allowed-to-return-to-family-in-oakland-ktvu-san-francisco/ via IFTTT

California RAM member pleads guilty to rioting chargeThe Daily ProgressFour other RAM members have been charged for violence at political rallies in Berkeley and Huntington Beach; they are being prosecuted in California. One man, Tyler Laube, also has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to riot, according to the Los Angeles Times. and more …read more Source:: […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/california-ram-member-pleads-guilty-to-rioting-charge-the-daily-progress/ via IFTTT

East Bay ExpressLyndsey and Sharon Ballinger say the city’s program, which required them to pay their tenants more than $6,500 when they returned to Oakland and decided to move back into their single-family home, violated their rights. The city council adopted the … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/fridays-briefing-oaklands-tenant-assistance-program-challenged-in-court-berkeley-to-use-old-city-hall-as-east-bay-express/ via IFTTT

Raiders.comThe Oakland Raiders are back at the Coliseum for Week 13, but before they kick off against the Kansas City Chiefs, we’re announcing the Tom Flores High School Coach of the Year, presented by Gatorade. Each week on Raiders.com, a coach from the … and more …read more Source:: Oakland Raiders News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/oakland-raiders-coaches-of-the-year-2018-raiders-com/ via IFTTT

HyperallergicWoo hopes the bells will help create political pressure about air quality in West Oakland, which is circled by freeways and diesel trucks that are supposed to only use certain routes at particular times, but don’t always adhere to those rules. Adjacent … …read more Source:: Port of Oakland News By Google News from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/artist-installs-bells-throughout-oakland-that-detect-air-pollution-hyperallergic/ via IFTTT

The Commercial AppealCOOKEVILLE — Last week, Whitehaven put up 33 points in just the second half. But on Thursday, the Tigers were held scoreless, as Oakland claimed the Class 6A BlueCross Bowl 37-0. Oakland’s defense set the tone early, forcing three consecutive …Oakland football pulls off dominant playoff run en route to state titleThe Daily […] from WordPress http://zennie62blog.com/2018/11/30/whitehaven-football-suffers-first-shutout-since-2010-in-class-6a-bluecross-bowl-loss-the-commercial-appeal/ via IFTTT