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The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has named a San Diego clergyman to be bishop of Oakland, California.
With a redeveloped downtown, a busy port and renovated architectural treasures, this city has worked hard to shake its image as a struggling sister of San Francisco across the bay.
Ben Woodside made a 17-foot jumper with 3 seconds left to give North Dakota State a 66-64 win Tuesday night against Oakland University for the Summit League championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
Jennifer Warkenthien scored 23 points and South Dakota State earned an NCAA tournament bid in its first season of Division I eligibility with a 79-69 victory against Oakland on Tuesday in the Summit League championship.
Nick Stallings scored 26 points and Centenary defeated Oakland, Michigan 80-60 in the Gentlemens' home opener on Thursday night.
Goran Suton had 16 points and nine rebounds to help No. 11 Michigan State beat Oakland 82-66 on Saturday at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Danielle Campbell had 13 points and nine rebounds, and No. 21 Purdue beat Oakland, Mich. 68-40 on Sunday afternoon.
At a high school in a struggling neighborhood in this violence-scarred city, Mayor Ron Dellums stood on tiptoe and congratulated a basketball player who led his team to a state championship.
Derick Nelson had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Oakland stunned No. 23 Oregon 68-62 Saturday night.
Stanley Burrell scored 15 points in a tone-setting first half, and No. 23 Xavier used one crushing run after another to beat Oakland 93-68 on Wednesday night for its fourth straight win.
Goran Suton had a career-high 20 rebounds and scored 15 points and Raymar Morgan added 20 points to help No. 10 Michigan State beat Oakland 75-71 on Saturday.
After nearly two weeks of ballot counting, former Rep. Ron Dellums emerged as the winner of the Oakland mayor's race Saturday when his chief rival said he would not challenge the election results.
Mayor Dellums, wife owe $239K in back taxesOakland Mayor Ron Dellums and his wife failed to pay more than $239,000 in taxes over a three-year period and have had a lien slapped on their property by the Internal Revenue Service, public records show.
Beating the Odds: Distributing Books in PakistanLate last month, suicide attacks hit Pakistan's International Islamic University in relatively peaceful Islamabad, killing at least six people – another violent event that continues to pull the capital further into the fray.
Seymour: 'This is where I want to be' - AFC West - ESPNIt has been nearly seven weeks since Richard Seymour's world turned upside down. Although he's clearly still adjusting to his trade from New England to Oakland, Seymour insists he's happy with the Raiders.
Bay Area Rapid Transit promises changes for police forceThey're poorly trained, armed to the teeth and loose on the train. They are over-paid, over-weight and working on their pensions.
How Marijuana Became Legal"You can get it to treat writer's block..." says one California resident who is legal to buy medical marijuana.
Music: When You Walk Through A Storm Elvis Valerie Jarrett made this statement in mid August 2009, "So, Van Jones. We were so delighted to be able to recruit him into the White House.
Old Immigrants, Invisible With "Nobody to Talk To"They gather five days a week at a mall called the Hub, sitting on concrete planters and sipping thermoses of chai. These elderly immigrants from India are members of an all-male group called The 100 Years Living Club.
Passenger Arrested After Stripping and Punching a Woman: Thought Your Flight Was BadA man was arrested - thank god - after stripping and punching a female passenger on the way from Oakland to Vegas. Good thing the flight wasn't any longer. Southwest Flight.
Oakland's Mover and Shaker SupremeOakland's always been in the shadow of San Francisco, but don't tell that to Restorer/Developer Phil Tagmi...The 'Donald Trump of Oakland' has his sight set on the Oakland Army base as a working waterfront.
Alcohol's Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It"The moderate drinkers tend to do everything right — they exercise, they don't smoke, they eat right and they drink moderately," said Kaye Middleton Fillmore, a retired sociologist from the University of California, San Francisco, who has criticized the research.
Legal Pot in California in 2010? "Oaksterdam" Provides the ModelAt the epicenter of legal pot talk and strategic political action is Richard Lee, a highly successful pot entrepreneur, who over the past decade has turned the "uptown" entertainment area of downtown Oakland, California into what many call Oaksterdam, a play on Amsterdam, their s …
How much freedom do charter schools deserve?Lisa Snell (of Reason Magazine): Schools with extreme ideology have not been a major issue in the charter school movement. Most parents choose charters because they are safer, have stronger academics and maintain more discipline and control over students.
Mother Wright, tireless advocate for poor, diesExcerpt: ""For more than two decades, Mother Wright fed those in need in Oakland and beyond, starting with one meal a week - all she could afford with food purchased from her Social Security checks.
Rare Disease Treatment Could Deliver AIDS BreakthroughAt Children's Hospital in Oakland, researchers searching for the cure to a rare disease afflicting a pair of twin girls have discovered a startling ray of hope that may lead to a breakthrough treatment for AIDS.
Rick Ayers: Oakland: Tragedy in Our TownInteresting commentary on the recent Oakland rampage.
An Infamous Legend is Born and a Community is Under Siege OAKLAND, Calif. -- This is how infamous legends are born, repressive laws are passed and communities are occupied and terrorized.
Where is the outcry in killing as usual?Since the shooting of Oscar Grant by a BART police officer, I have heard Grant's name quoted on a daily basis.
4 Oakland Officers Fatally Shot, Gunman DeadCBS 5 has learned that four officers are dead, along with a suspect after a traffic stop led to a massive manhunt in the streets of East Oakland.
California police: Four officers shot in OaklandFour police officers are in critical condition after two shootings in an Oakland, California, neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, Oakland police confirmed.
Athens: A Greek Tragedy or Perhaps Not and the Killing by Police of a Young Oakland Father By: Phillip Reynes | Colorado Independent Media CenterPolitical injustice is ugly but what may be worse is a sumbering public that does nothing.
How ethnic groups change Oakland neighborhoods"Taco trucks and open-air produce markets popped up in vacant parking lots on one of the city's main shopping thoroughfares.
Councilwomen clash over empty parking spaceWith all of Oakland's many problems, these two idiots fight over what is really important: who is the more lazy of the two.
Oakland Raiders Name Tom Cable New Head CoachAfter weeks of waiting, Raiders owner Al Davis at long last made Cable the 17th head coach in franchise history Tuesday - and the fifth in seven years - more than a week after Davis decided the job was Cable's indeed.
Lawyer: BART Cop Thought Gun Was Taser (When He Killed Man)According to files released Friday, Johannes Mehserle, the Bay Area Rapid Transit officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Oscar Grant on New Year 's Day, told a fellow officer he planned to shock Grant with his Taser, not shoot him.
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