East Bay Group Pushes To Restart Climate Legislation
The conservative American Enterprise Institute and the liberal Brookings Institution are releasing a joint proposal aimed at increasing federal spending on clean energy innovation.
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The conservative American Enterprise Institute and the liberal Brookings Institution are releasing a joint proposal aimed at increasing federal spending on clean energy innovation.
A new ordinance making its way through Oakland's City Council could mean more medical marijuana clubs in the city, but the expansion would come at a price for pot dispensaries.
Nurses protesting proposed hikes in their health care benefits began a three-day walkout Tuesday at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland.
An old Oakland business has a new start, thanks to the innovation and collaboration of its employees and its building owners.
Sara Shourd joined friends and family of fellow captives Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at a news conference and letter writing event in Oakland Saturday.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts said Thursday that his department has launched an internal investigation into allegations against one of his crime lab employees, but said there has been no evidence so far of any misconduct.
Vandals brought in heavy equipment and sawed off eight branches of a memorial sculpture created to honor the 25 people killed in the 1991 Oakland Hills fire, Gordon Piper, chair of the Oakland Landscape Committee, said Thursday.
The defense lawyer for former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle says his client deserves a new trial.
A marijuana mega-store opened near the Oakland Airport, and as KCBS' Tim Ryan reports, it could bring as much as $8 million in tax revenue to Oakland annually.
Kurt Suzuki and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit long solo home runs, and Oakland's Chris Carter added the go-ahead RBI single as the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Sunday.
Arian Foster made up for lost time after an early game benching.
A woman was arrested in Oakland Friday afternoon after her 2-year-old daughter was found suffering from multiple injuries, police said.
Oakland Police responding to a burglar alarm at a home shot and killed a family's yellow labrador, leaving a note on the door explaining what happened.
A suspected gang member pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted murder and 12 other felony charges stemming from an incident last month in which he allegedly shot a Fremont police officer in Oakland.
Students did not mince words when it came to describing what Oakland's Roosevelt Middle School looked like before its $700,000 makeover.
A police canine with the California Highway Patrol received one of the agency's commissioner's awards in Oakland Wednesday for its role in taking a suspect into custody following a vehicle pursuit earlier this year, a CHP spokesman said.
New research offers a county-to-county snapshot of how Bay Area kids are doing. It's called the 2010 California County Scorecard of Children's Well-being.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland is facing a fifth lawsuit over a former priest accused of sexually abusing multiple children.
A 6-year-old girl was shot in her Oakland home early Tuesday morning by shots fired from outside the house, police said.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said he hopes that a mortgage modification event in Oakland on Monday will be a model for helping troubled homeowners across the country who are facing foreclosure.
Keith Smart waited nearly 10 years for the chance to coach an NBA team. The league's all-time winningest coach, Don Nelson, gave it to him.
George Blanda, the seemingly ageless Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker whose 26-year career was best remembered for a remarkable run of late-game theatrics with the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83.
Rookie Mitch Moreland homered twice and drove in a season-high five runs, leading the AL West champion Texas Rangers past Trevor Cahill and the Oakland Athletics 16-9 Sunday.
Firefighters in Oakland put out a small fire at an East Bay Municipal Utilities District building Sunday morning.
Nine Oakland mayoral candidates generally agreed Thursday night that the city's next leader needs to fight crime, create more jobs and find a way to balance the city's budget.
