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Life sentence in Oakland slaying of professor
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 33 minutes ago
(09-05) 11:43 PDT OAKLAND -- A 43-year-old parolee was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a college ...
Oakland man gets life sentence for murder of St. Mary's instructor San Jose Mercury News
Life in prison for man who slayed St. Mary's prof. San Jose Mercury News
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Human leg found in Oakland-Alameda Estuary
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 5 hours ago
By Peter Hegarty ALAMEDA — The discovery of a human leg floating in the Oakland-Alameda Estuary last week has prompted police to review recent missing ...
Thieves scam elderly Alameda woman out of $51000 San Jose Mercury News
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14-year-old charged in West Oakland fatal shooting
Inside Bay Area, CA - 5 hours ago
By Harry Harris OAKLAND — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the Aug. 20 fatal shooting of a man who was trying to stop the boy from shooting ...

Pot-candy boss sentenced on federal drug charges
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 12 hours ago
The owner of an Oakland factory that produced marijuana candy with names like Buddafinga and Mr. Greenbud has been sentenced to a year in a halfway house ...

Gang member arrested
Palo Alto Daily News, CA - 19 hours ago
By Banks Albach / Daily News Staff Writer East Palo Alto police arrested a 16-year-old gang member Wednesday night in Oakland suspected of shooting a ...
REDWOOD CITY: 16-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH SHOOTING MAN FOR GANG ... CBS 5
Shooting in EPA leaves one seriously wounded Palo Alto Online
Police mum on apparent shooting Palo Alto Daily News
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Despite test score gains, more Oakland schools enter No Child ...
Oakland Tribune, CA - Sep 4, 2008
By Katy Murphy and Kimberly Wetzel OAKLAND — Federal test score standards rose dramatically this year under the No Child Left Behind Act. So did the number ...
Schools show testing improvements but struggle to meet rising US ... Daily Review Online
Program Improvement helps Modesto school Modesto Bee
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Zines rock the art and paper worlds
Inside Bay Area, CA - 6 hours ago
By Angela Woodall By Angela Woodall The Internet has its place, but for zines — the punk siblings to the magazine — paper rocks. Part personal obsession ...

Police nab PUEBLO embezzlement suspect
Tri Valley Herald, CA - 6 hours ago
By Kelly Rayburn and Harry Harris OAKLAND — A man suspected of embezzling more than $72000 from a prominent Oakland watchdog group was arrested this week in ...

CHP to Raiders fans: Don't drink and drive
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 8 hours ago
The California Highway Patrol is warning Bay Area football fans who plan to attend the Oakland Raiders game Monday night in Oakland to drive carefully to ...

Oakland mayor's wife now his top adviser
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Sep 5, 2008
Most Oakland residents don't know it, but Mayor Ron Dellums' wife, Cynthia, has become increasingly involved in the daily affairs of her husband's office at ...
What's her job? The Argus
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