A rise in unemployment that is "about unchanged"
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:13:41 GMT

Job seekers look through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California.

Fremont police officer shot last week in Oakland still sedated, but improving
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:54:07 GMT

Nicole Young, wife of Fremont police officer Todd Young, tears up during a press conference on the latest condition of officer Young at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Sept.

Man, woman charged in separate Oakland bank robberies
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:49:13 GMT

A man and woman have been charged with separate Oakland bank robberies that they told investigators they committed to get money for drugs, police said Friday.

Burgers Could Shake Awake Oakland's Food Scene
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:49:26 GMT

A popular retro hamburger spot in the East Bay may open its doors again and at the same time awaken a sleeping industry.

West Oakland elevators to close temporarily for earthquake safety work
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:49:45 GMT

Dear Customer: As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, work is in progress to strengthen West Oakland Station against earthquakes.

Court won't force Calif officials to defend Prop 8
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:05 GMT

Victor Choban, left, of Sacramento, Calif., and Richard Otterstad, right, of Oakland, Calif., hold up signs outside City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, August 12, 2010 A California court has refused to order Gov.

P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Crash means free beer on Highway 17; Deadly plane crash in Redwood Shores lagoon
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:28:03 GMT

Here are the hot stories in the Bay Area for Thursday, September 2, 2010: Struggling Oakland business district fears new parolee center About 3,000 parolees pour out of California prisons each year and return to Oakland, with 300 of them settling down within a mile of 34th Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland.

As Mayor, Brown Remade Oakland's Downtown and Himself
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:23:44 GMT

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Shooting suspect back in Bay Area
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:18:57 GMT

The gang suspect who investigators say admitted shooting a Fremont police officer in East Oakland last week is now back in the Bay Area.

Renovated two-story Craftsman in Oakland
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:19:17 GMT

The kitchen features a center island with a range, stainless steel appliances, tile counters, multiple windows, recessed lighting and a breakfast nook.

Oakland councilmember's home burglarized
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:19:08 GMT

At least one burglar broke into Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's Fruitvale district home Wednesday taking his wife's computer and some other items, De La Fuente and police said today.

Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown touts Latino support in Oakland
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:13:48 GMT

Facing a barrage of Spanish-language advertising from Republican Meg Whitman , Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown was joined by Latino legislators and community leaders at Laney College in Oakland Thursday to tout his history supporting causes dear to the state's growing Latino community.

Mos Def Encourages Students To Go To Space
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:14:06 GMT

Mos Def will team with NASA to encourage students to pursue higher education using science and technology this Sunday in Oakland, California.

Proof is in the pies for radio show host turned baking entrepreneur
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:04:48 GMT

By Kim Harris, shades Magazine Miranda Wilson hates the word entrepreneur. For her, the word implies an impermanent, impersonal sentiment that is not what her work is founded upon.

Neighborsa Tips Lead to Oakland Gang Leadera s Arrest
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:54:57 GMT

Oakland police say they've nailed the leader of a well-armed street gang responsible for a serious of retaliatory shootings last month.

Former Neldam's employees launch new bakery in old site on Telegraph...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:42 GMT

The bakery is new, but many of the faces at Taste of Denmark likely will be familiar to customers.

July unemployment up in about half of US cities
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:41:02 GMT

Job seekers look through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California.

Man charged in downtown Oakland slaying
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:41:01 GMT

Michael McCurty, an Oakland resident, was arrested in Richmond on Sunday in the slaying of Craig Ainsworth, 27, who was shot and killed near the corner of 13th Street and Broadway at about 9:20 p.m. Aug.

Man charged in downtown Oakland slaying
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:41:00 GMT

Michael McCurty, an Oakland resident, was arrested in Richmond on Sunday in the slaying of Craig Ainsworth, 27, who was shot and killed near the corner of 13th Street and Broadway at about 9:20 p.m. Aug.

Education Report: Breakfast available to more Oakland students
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:31:55 GMT

This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more at www.ibabuzz.com/education . Follow her at Twitter.com/katymurphy . Aug.