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Oakland Coliseum JPA Rejects Sports Execs For Tainted Politician For Director The Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority picked former Dublin Mayor Guy Houston over two noted sports executives for the role of Coliseum JPA Executive Director. Mark Hart, the Director of Business Of The Pittsburgh Steelers, and Scott McKibben, the Commissioner of The A11 Football […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1DXymro via IFTTT

Oakland Coliseum JPA Rejects Sports Execs For Tainted Politician For Director The Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority picked former Dublin Mayor Guy Houston over two noted sports executives for the role of Coliseum JPA Executive Director. Mark Hart, the Director of Business Of The Pittsburgh Steelers, and Scott McKibben, the Commissioner of The A11 Football […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1DXymro via IFTTT Zennie62

The Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority picked former Dublin Mayor Guy Houston over two noted sports executives for the role of Coliseum JPA Executive Director. Mark Hart, the Director of Business Of The Pittsburgh Steelers, and Scott McKibben, the Commissioner of The A11 Football League and former Rose Bowl President, were both not selected over Houston. Meanwhile this space revealed that Houston was sued and settled in a civil case where he was accused of defrauding seniors out of over $300,000. This blogger was told that Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid was the person on the JPA who, for some reason, asked for Houston to be considered. I called Larry for confirmation of that news but have not yet heard back from him. The Coliseum JPA Decision to hire Houston is not official until October 17th. Meanwhile there are many many people who are more than upset with the Coliseum JPA. And many of those people are highly notable. Stay tuned. A video-blog post for Oakland Focus IFTTT

Oakland police: Man’s death at gas station not a homicideContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — The cause of death for a man whose body was found Sunday morning next to a West Oakland gas station has been deferred, but police said Tuesday it was not a homicide. The man was identified as Antilles Adams, 34, a transient […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/YJcrUl via IFTTT Zennie62

5 finger-lickin’ good barbecue spots, Oakland-styleOakland LocalEast Oakland’s legendary barbecue pit, Flint’s, was my first taste of barbeque. The wood-smoked meats crafted in that dingy storefront became the standard by which I judged all other barbeque. Flint’s is long gone, but here are five local barbecue … …read more Source:: 5 finger-lickin' good barbecue spots, […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1vv1G4x via IFTTT Zennie62

Dirk Koetter as Oakland Raiders Head Coach is an idea that hit Atlanta Falcons fans via local radio here. The result: laughter. 92.9 The Game had a field day with the idea that Dirk Kotter is regarded by one person in the SF Bay Area as the man who would be a good head coach for the Oakland Raiders. The rest of the radio segment was devoted to a discussion of Dirk's many errors. In short, they were ripping him A video-blog post for Oakland Focus IFTTT

Oakland police: Man’s death at gas station not a homicideContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — The cause of death for a man whose body was found Sunday morning next to a West Oakland gas station has been deferred, but police said Tuesday it was not a homicide. The man was identified as Antilles Adams, 34, a transient […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/YJcrUl via IFTTT

5 finger-lickin’ good barbecue spots, Oakland-styleOakland LocalEast Oakland’s legendary barbecue pit, Flint’s, was my first taste of barbeque. The wood-smoked meats crafted in that dingy storefront became the standard by which I judged all other barbeque. Flint’s is long gone, but here are five local barbecue … …read more Source:: 5 finger-lickin' good barbecue spots, […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1vv1G4x via IFTTT