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The Oakland Raiders have reached a tentative agreement with Alameda County officials to extend their lease at the Coliseum through the 2013 season.
Cleanup crews are still sopping up fuel that washed up on Alameda County beaches after last week's oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
An earthquake has rattled parts of Alameda County in Northern California.
An Alameda County judge gave no indication when he would rule on a bid to have the murder trial of a former transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed man moved out of the area.
The Alameda County district attorney's office has dropped charges against a member of the group Saving Abel and an employee of the band accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl to perform oral sex after a concert in Oakland, Calif.
Alameda County supervisors approved a deal with environmental groups and energy companies to reduce bird deaths in the Altamont Pass, home of California's oldest wind farm.
Marijuana-flavored lollipops, gum balls and chocolates with names such as Hydro and Sticky Icky Buds could be banned in Alameda County under an ordinance being considered by the Board of Supervisors.
F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA DatabasesLaw enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted.
Old corpse turns up in Piedmont homePIEDMONT -- The decomposed body of a woman was found in a Piedmont home whose owner has not been seen in years, police said Wednesday.
East Bay judge reprimanded for courtroom conduct(12-16) 17:17 PST PLEASANTON -- The state's judicial disciplinary agency reprimanded an Alameda County judge Tuesday for improper courtroom comments, including remarks that belittled public defenders and domestic violence prosecutions and insulted a spectator.
Sprint early termination fees are illegal, judge rulesCalifornians fed up with being charged for ending their cell phone service prematurely won a major victory in a Bay Area court decision that concluded such fees violate state law.
3 ex-wives of Muslim bakery founder allege elaborate welfare scam. by Matthai Kuruvila. Sunday, November 18, 2007As the late Yusuf Bey built Your Black Muslim Bakery into an empire of wealth and influence, he also orchestrated a systematic welfare fraud scheme at his Oakland compound, three of his former wives have testified.
Bonds place in SF history"Whether you love Barry Bonds or hate Barry Bonds, you still watch Barry Bonds," said Jeff Borris, Bonds' current agent. Sadly this is true.
California Judge To Rule County Must Rehold Election After Diebold Election Records Accidently Destroyed by County OfficialsIn Breaking News late this afternoon, we find yet another reason why Direct Recording Electronic (DRE, usually touch-screen) voting systems are incompatible with democracy: When an election held on them is contested, the machines themselves --- which are said to hold the ballots …
Voter Group Sues Alameda County Over New Voting MachinesThree Alameda County voters filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon against the county and its registrar of voters office, over concerns about security and accuracy of the county's new voting system.
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Voting Device CaseAn employee of law firm Jones Day found legal memos showing that their client, Diebold Election Systems, had used uncertified voting systems in Alameda County elections beginning in 2002 - violating California election law.
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