What a day for a daydream, taking a walk outside
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:53:11 GMT

Mary Lou McFadden of Albany walks her dog Boomerang around Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond on Thursday.

Judge hears trial against Albany High coach accused of molesting teen boys
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:43:29 GMT

A molestation case against a former Albany High School wresting volunteer and longtime youth sports participant was tried before a judge this week as a half-dozen men testified that Jon Etingoff molested them when they were teens.

Our Neighbors: Dancing, music for all tastes this weekend in West County
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:14 GMT

A busy weekend in West County includes a belated celebration of International Women's Day; the return of an event billed as the world's largest belly dance festival; and disco, big band and American roots music-themed events, and more.

Ask Sacto911: 1963 grisly slaying of UC Berkeley coed unsolved
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:48:19 GMT

The Sacramento Bee's Crime blog is a comprehensive report of crime news, trends and information for your community and beyond.

American pika are thriving in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:47:18 GMT

ALBANY, Calif., March 1, 2010-New research addressing climate change questions, a priority focus of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, documents that American pika in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin are thriving and persist in a wider range of temperatures than previously discovered.

Students invited to celebrate reading in Richmond
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:45:54 GMT

A free Read Across America Family Celebration for students in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Richmond Public Library, 325 Civic Plaza.

Inventing New Oat and Barley Breads
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:09:37 GMT

Delicious new all-oat or all-barley breads might result from laboratory experiments now being conducted by Agricultural Research Service scientists in California.

No more free rides
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:50:22 GMT

The ritual of casual carpooling, in which thousands of East Bay commuters join up with strangers each weekday for swifter trips across the Bay Bridge, thrives thanks to its essential quid pro quo.

Vegas hotel unveils Elvis extravaganza
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:40:44 GMT

Three decades after Elvis Presley took his last bow on the Las Vegas Strip, where he once reigned as king, the magicians of Cirque du Soleil have tried to summon back the power of this supreme entertainer in a show titled, "Viva Elvis."... Add a comment on this story Premium Homes New Albany Craftsman-style home called the "ultimate bungalow" is ...

Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:26:45 GMT

ARS Western Regional Research Center, Albany, California 94710, USA. USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit and University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.

Hitting the right note
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:24:54 GMT

A good love letter says hello. A great one changes lives. In an era of instant friendship, two radio hosts are bringing back the lost art of the hand-written love letter.

Suspect sought in Berkeley's first homicide of 2010
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:03:29 GMT

Police are seeking a gang member in another man's fatal stabbing Thursday night, the city's first homicide of 2010.

The Albany grocery store rumor mill
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:54:37 GMT

Living in Albany has it's drawbacks. Grocery shopping is largely a backwater activity here.

Antiques Appraisal Faire Feb. 27
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:42:51 GMT

WHAT'S IT WORTH? An Antiques Appraisal Faire That family heirloom, that gizmo from Uncle, the painting from the garage sale.

El Cerrito Police blotter
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:27:28 GMT

Police arrested a 44-year-old El Cerrito man on suspicion of growing marijuana for sale after a traffic stop.

El Cerrito gets federal funding
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:07:14 GMT

El Cerrito has won a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its Climate Showcase Communities Program - $116,000 for its own programs and $380,000 to lead a regional collaboration with Albany, San Pablo and Piedmont.

Allen: Celebrations planned for 19th Amendment's 90th anniversary
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:47:36 GMT

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the passage of the U.S. Constitution's 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and there are local celebrations to mark the occasion.

Celebrate 90 Years of Civic Engagement with the League of Women Voters on Feb 19th in Oakland
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:18:21 GMT

We now know that societies where women have access to education and democracy are specifically and monumentally better off, from lower crime rates and lower incidences of violence, to lower birth rates and lower infant mortality, to higher life expectancies for all.

The Locus Lookup tool at MaizeGDB: identification of genomic regions...
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:12:38 GMT

The Locus Lookup tool enables researchers to define windows of genomic sequence likely to contain loci of interest where only genetic or physical mapping associations are reported.

Berkeley history: Berkeley residents celebrated Roosevelt Birthday Ball in 1934
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:52:07 GMT

On Jan. 31, 1935, the lead on a Berkeley Gazette story read, "Hundreds of Berkeley and Albany citizens danced and played last night at the Birthday Ball for the President in the Men's Gymnasium of the University of California to do their bit in making it possible for those unfortunate victims of infantile paralysis among their fellow men to gain ...