10 March 2010, 12:34 am
GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who has been criticized for sidestepping news reporters' questions, took heat Tuesday after she called the media to an "open" campaign event - then barred reporters from accompanying her on a tour of Oakland's port and...... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:08 am
Food & Wine Events"A Chemical Reaction" — 6 p.m. March 11. This night at the Rheem Theater includes a screening of a provocative, award-winning film about how one doctor began a movement to reveal the health risks of landscaping chemicals and effected policy change to ban cosmetic uses of... Read More »
9 March 2010, 7:00 pm
A free symposium at UC Berkeley will examine 'a crisis 30 years in the making.'... Read More »
9 March 2010, 6:48 pm
BERKELEY — California's public education system and its plummeting funding levels will be placed into historical and political context Friday during an all-day symposium at UC Berkeley.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 6:39 pm
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's campaign for California governor hit a roadblock in Oakland Tuesday. A media event took a turn to the bizarre when Whitman refused to answer any questions from the very press corps that she had invited.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 6:38 pm
What better time than California Arbor Week to celebrate the coming of spring. Springtime is also the best time to think about planting a tree — for practical reasons, for aesthetic reasons, or in memory of a loved one, according to Catherine...... Read More »
9 March 2010, 5:36 pm
Readers sound off on our Insider's Guide, Oakland's pushcarts, and more. Insider's Guide, 2/24 The East Bay Isn't SF While the latest Insider's Guide is full of good info, it makes the East Bay look like San Francisco — startlingly white. More specifically, weren't there any black folks to feature... Read More »
9 March 2010, 5:02 pm
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman toured Union Pacific Railroad's intermodal facility in Oakland Tuesday, but took no questions from the press.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 12:01 am
Having spent decades attempting to upgrade its athletic facilities, Cal Lutheran is celebrating its gleaming new playing fields by opening its doors.The Thousand Oaks school, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will host the California Community College basketball championships this... Read More »
5 March 2010, 8:00 am
BOSTON — The Transportation Security Administration on Friday announced nine more U.S. airports — including Mineta San Jose and Oakland — that will receive body-scanning technology as the U.... Read More »
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