Oakland News

Advocates for medical marijuana in Oakland on Monday hailed a change in California Highway Patrol policy toward patients found with marijuana in their cars.

A 16-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman were killed in separate shootings, and two patrol officers were fired upon -- but not hit -- from a crowd at a sideshow, all on an ugly Saturday night and early Sunday ...

Driven by a desire to right what they see as a social wrong, proponents of a free Tibet sought closure Sunday of a popular State Fair exhibit in a characteristically Tibetan way.2.9

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system is moving ahead with plans to offer a "rewards" credit card for regular riders and possibly FasTrak transponders to pay for parking.4.4

Insurance companies could pay out $25 billion US in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

OAKLAND, Calif. A mother of seven children is dead after she and her male companion were gunned down in what Oakland police are describing as a case of mistaken gang affiliation.

Oakland police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was discovered in an apartment on Sunday.

Irving Alexander Ramirez, 23, pleaded not guilty this morning to killing a San Leandro police officer last month.4.6

OAKLAND - A charity event hosted by four local motorcycle organizations Saturday night at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center erupted into a melee that touched off a massive sideshow that swept from downtown ...2.7

The Courier Mail August 27, 2005 Saturday So dark, Diamanda by Patrick Watson AN INTERVIEW with Diamanda Galas is a bit like meeting Saint Peter.

Only 20 percent of all Americans have a passport, according to the U.S. Department of State.2.7

Over 500 runners hit the streets today in San Francisco's third annual Cable Car Chase Race.2.7

The California Highway Patrol has stopped confiscating all medical marijuana during traffic stops, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that left intact a state law allowing the drug to be used for ...2.7

Thousands are either leaving or bracing for the storm as Hurricane Katrina closes in on New Orleans and neighboring portions of the Gulf Coast.2.7

A woman was fatally shot in Oakland Saturday night, an Oakland Police Department dispatcher said this morning.

In a May report, "The Bloated Retirement Plans of Marin County, its Cities and Towns," the 2004-05 Marin County civil grand jury reported that "the value of public sector pensions ranges from two times to over ...2.7

Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks paid her boyfriend's daughter $5,000 a month to work as a full-time aide for two months last fall while the daughter was simultaneously enrolled as a full-time student ...2.7

SAN JOSE - It doesn't exactly pirouette off the tongue. The word Rosicrucian, that is.3.1

His dad is U.S. Army Spc. Martin Figueroa. 1011@cutbody:David and Yazmin Escobar look through their new backpacks as they walk along with parents Miguel and Spc.2.7

Small Business Center : A new resource for small businesses. Get expert advice, forms and more.2.7

A supergroup -- including saxophonists Billy Harper and James Spaulding, pianist John Hicks, and trumpeters Charles Tolliver and David Weiss -- recalls the spirit of the '60s, and in particular the cooking, ...2.7

Morning Edition , August 25, 2005 Wal-Mart may be at odds with unions and many local officials who blocked the company's plans to build superstores.2.7

KCBS reporter Melissa Culross says protesters who showed up at the new store on Hegenberger Road are handing out flyers telling shoppers why they think Wal-Mart is not a good company.2.7

Raphael Saadiq and Stephen Perkins . The Atomic Dog gets the old gang back together, along with some new blood, including Oakland native Raphael Saadiq from Tony! Toni! Ton!. $60. 998-8497, 421-8497 or ...2.7

OAKLAND - Darrel Sauceda remembers when the exhibition hall at the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce annual convention featured 35 or so booths.3.4

A staffing shortage led to a night of confusion in the San Francisco jail system this week, resulting in the release of a drug suspect who had been arrested on a $1 million warrant, officials said.2.7

At Grant Imahara's office, they blow up Port-o-Potties. They punch sharks in the nose to see if it ... The show is part Popular Mechanics, part "Jackass.3.1

The state of California and Disability Rights Advocates settled a lawsuit Friday that will allow thousands of disabled high school seniors to graduate in June, despite having failed the mandatory high school ...3.1

San Francisco art dealers Catharine Clark and Jack Hanley selected the 2005 annual exhibition at Pro Arts in Oakland.2.7

Leonard Gordon, retired sergeant major, left, looks at the Army Bowl trophy as Lt.2.7

San Ramon-based Kodiak Networks Inc. has secured approximately $15 million in funding.3.1

The owner of a Hayward pizza parlor was sentenced to four months of home detention and a $5,000 fine Friday, after pleading guilty to illegally transferring money to a bounty hunter on a rogue mission to kill ...4.4

Sports games, concerts and a car race will combine tonight to create what one California Highway Patrol sergeant called "a perfect storm'' of traffic in the Bay Area.5.1

A man who robbed a credit union visited a nearby Albertsons minutes earlier to get a bag to carry away the stolen cash, police said.3.1