Sunday 20th May, 2012
Hollywood Stars Face New Strike
The offer came a few hours before a three-year contract setting out minimum rates between the studios and the Screen Actors Guild expired. SAG, the main actors union, believes its 120,000 members ...
Ethiopian woman takes Bay to Breakers race
An Ethiopian woman was the first runner to cross the finish line in the 101st Bay to Breakers race this morning, according to preliminary results. Manitu Daska, 28, -- last year's second ...
San Pablo boy, 5, struck and killed by car in Richmond
A 5-year-old San Pablo boy died Saturday after he apparently ran into a Richmond street and was struck by a car, police said.The boy, identified as Jonathan Moreno by the Alameda County ...
Strong quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy
Oakland TribuneSANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy -- A strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early Sunday, killing four people, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the ...
A's put starter Brandon McCarthy on disabled list with shoulder strain
Oakland TribuneThe A's placed starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, the team announced Sunday morning.Right-handed reliever Jim Miller was recalled from ...
Reports: Yahoo nears deal to sell stake in Alibaba
San Diego Union-TribuneBloomberg Businessweek is citing unnamed sources in reporting that the struggling U.S. Internet company could announce as early as Sunday that it has reached an agreement to sell half of its 40 ...
I'll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont
San Diego Union-TribuneI'll Have Another, third from right, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, races past Creative Cause, second from right, ridden by Joel Rosario, to challenge Bodemeister, right, ridden by Mike Smith, ...
Bills seek to assist ex-felons seeking jobs
San Diego Union-Tribune"It's very discouraging because a lot of these jobs I know I'm qualified for," said Rutland, who sought in vain to land a manufacturing job. "As soon as I check the box, the ...
Police find anti-tank gun in Colton apartment
San Diego Union-TribuneCOLTON, Calif. -; Authorities found a stolen anti-tank gun in a San Bernardino County apartment after spotting a teenage boy on the building's roof with the ...
Top 5 quirky birthday ideas in Los Angeles
ExaminerAre you tired of the same old dinner, bar, and club scene for your birthday? Mix it up by throwing your bash at any of these quirky places and your next birthday will be talked about for years to ...
Beverly Hills eco-beauty boutique to host pregnancy event
ExaminerIf you're pregnant, chances are you're much more careful about the food you eat, so that the other person exposed to your choices gets the best chance possible to be healthy. Are you as ...
'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1
Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new ...
Poole: Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin finds another loss to San Francisco Giants hard to swallow
Oakland TribuneThe cameras and microphones were gone, and the small office provided to the visiting team's manager at AT&T Park suddenly seemed to expand. There was plenty of room for A's manager Bob ...
Scotts Valley man dead in San Mateo county crash
Oakland TribuneA Scotts Valley man died Saturday when his motorcycle crashed on a remote stretch of San Mateo County road, police said.Gary Jaehne, 57, lost control of his 2008 Kawasaki for reasons that remains ...
Vallejo mayor's motorcycle stolen from City Hall parking lot
Oakland TribuneVallejo Mayor Osby Davis' Harley Davidson was stolen Friday afternoon, police said Saturday. The motorcycle was stolen out of the Vallejo City Hall parking lot between 2:30 and 5 p.m.It is ...
San Leandro police searching for suspect in Jack in the Box robbery
Oakland TribuneSan Leandro police are searching for an armed man who robbed a Jack in the Box at gunpoint, escaping with the proceeds from a cash register. The suspect entered the restaurant at 15205 Hesperian ...
California jobless rate dips slightly to 10.9 percent
Oakland TribuneSACRAMENTO -- California's unemployment rate dipped slightly in April to 10.9 percent, the state said Friday, as a federal survey showed 20,000 new jobs were created. The state's jobless ...
Synaptics to Present at Silicon Valley Bank Tech Investors Forum
dBusiness NewsSan Jose - SANTA CLARA -- Synaptics , a leader in interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Russ Knittel will ...
March of the Los Angeles Kings continues in play-offs
The NationalDarryl Sutter scoffed at the "team of destiny" suggestions, but the Los Angeles Kings coach cannot deny his club are on a streak that is approaching unprecedented proportions in ...
Pilot killed in Calif. jet crash identified
San Diego Union-TribuneCAMARILLO, Calif. -; Officials have identified the pilot of a military-contracted jet who was killed Friday when his aircraft crashed into a Southern California farm field as he completed a ...
Business Journal wins 12 Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards
Business JournalThe Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal won 12 awards at the 35th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards given by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club Saturday night. The Business Journal ...
Fremont student to represent California in National Geographic Bee
Oakland TribuneVarun Mahadevan ,13, is photograhed with some of his study materials on Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Hayward, Calif. Mahadevan, a 7th grade student is headed to the 24th annual National Geographic Bee ...
Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?
Oakland TribuneWASHINGTON -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on ...
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right
Oakland TribuneMIAMI (AP) -- The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The National ...
After 75 years, it remains California's icon
Oakland TribuneIT RISES from the western edge of the continent like a crown, the apex of an American dream begun 3,000 miles earlier at the Statue of Liberty. When it opened May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge ...
San Francisco Mayor Signed Civil Right Ordinance
New America Mediahere to listen to Alex's audio report. San Francisco civil rights advocates concerned about what they call domestic spying on the city’s Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian ...
Give 'Em Hill: I love a burning ring of fire, and/or a plasma ball
Oakland TribuneWelcome to my annual Halloween update and inaugural annular eclipse report. That's right, heavenly bodies and hellish haunts, all in one convenient location!Let's start on the high road. ...
Hollywood offense, China defense
Global TimesHollywood offense, China defenseHope for film industry lies in reels of sixth generation directors Film critics view the period of late April to early May as a battle without gunpowder, as many ...
Limited Expression of Homosexuality in Black Hollywood
ExaminerIn general, there are few role models in Hollywood for young homosexuals of color. The few celebrities who are speculated to identify as lesbian or bisexual tend to keeptheiridentities private. The ...
East Asia, western US await 'ring of fire' eclipse
San Diego Union-TribuneFile-In this Jan.15,2010 file photo showing a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An annular solar eclipse ...
Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
San Diego Union-TribuneCONCORD, N.H. -; New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is changing the way it handles knee replacement surgeries based on the results of a data-sharing project aimed at improving ...
Bass looks to deliver series win over Angels
San Diego PadresAngels righty Ervin Santana has been soaring after a rough start to the season, and he will look to keep it up when the Angels and Padres wrap up their first series of Interleague Play on Sunday at ...
Billingsley seeks rebound, sweep of Cards
Los Angeles DodgersMany teams consider the 40-game mark as an appropriate juncture at which to begin assessing their ability. At 27-13 through 40 games, the Dodgers might be the surprise of the league. Los Angeles ...
Calif. says no $12M to move migrant encampment
Associated PressTHERMAL, Calif. (AP) -- Local officials looking to move migrant farm workers from a squalid encampment of trailers on tribal land say they need another $12 million to complete the relocation, but ...
Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds
Associated PressA day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly a decade, according to a guest authorized to speak for the couple. ...
Oakland Effect: Richmond students contemplate violence globally and locally
Oakland Tribunewww.oaklandeffect.com for updates on his reporting.The juniors in John Barber's social justice classes at Salesian High School in Richmond are trying to make sense of their world. They followed ...
San Leandro native becomes the voice for celebrated actress
Oakland TribuneJack Jason loves to talk.Ask the former San Leandro resident one question, and you're instantly cruising on a jet stream of words, jokes, and anecdotes.When Jason was a young boy attending ...
Tammerlin Drummond: Community buyback to offer $100 gift cards for guns
Oakland TribuneNo one knows how many thousands of illegal guns there are in Oakland. Stashed in people's homes and cars. Hidden on their persons and in alleys.Each one has the potential to cause irreparable ...
Athena Project mentoring program in Oakland finishes another semester
Oakland TribuneA student-to-student mentoring effort known as the Athena Project has just finished its spring semester session, held over 10 weeks in the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Oakland's ...
The Education Report: A sudden school closure in Oakland
Oakland TribuneTwitter.com/KatyMurphy .May 15: All year long, people have been complaining about the Oakland school board's decision to close five elementary schools -- and how they did it.Almost everyone who ...
Large Colo. wildfire nearly contained
San Diego Union-TribuneDENVER -; A northern Colorado wildfire that had forced the evacuation of dozens of homes earlier in the week was nearly contained late Saturday ...
Correa scores, Chivas USA beats Galaxy 1-0
San Diego Union-TribuneCARSON, Calif. -; Jose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Chivas USA beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night in the ...
APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
San Diego Union-TribuneHELENA, Mont. -; Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike ...
California missing out on 'green' manufacturing jobs
Sacramento BeeWhen solar technology company SMA America was looking for a place to put its headquarters, Rocklin was a logical choice. California, after all, represents more than 40 percent of the national market ...
MLS: Chivas USA 1, Los Angeles 0
UPIJose Erick Correa scored the game's only goal on a second-half penalty kick Saturday, handing Chivas USA a 1-0 win over Los Angeles. Galaxy defender David Junior Lopes was handed a red card ...
MLB: San Diego 3, Los Angeles Angels 2
UPIAlexi Amarista's seventh-inning RBI double was the key blow Saturday in the San Diego Padres' 3-2 interleague win over the Los Angeles Angels. With the score tied ...
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis 0
UPIClayton Kershaw fired a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout Saturday, propelling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-0 win over St. Louis. Kershaw (4-1) allowed only one runner to reach second base ...
In Los Angeles, Drivers and Bicyclists Learn to Coexist
New York TimesLOS ANGELES - It was a warm April morning in downtown Los Angeles, and there was not a car on the road. For five hours, the streets were commandeered by nearly 100,000 people on bicycles - old and ...
New-Look Padres Beat the Angels
NBC San DiegoAfter every game, Major League Baseball teams send out a list of post-game notes. It's a nice summary to try and make us journalistic-types look as if we know what we're talking about. ...
Earthquakes salvage 1-1 tie with Crew
San Diego Union-TribuneSANTA CLARA, Calif. -; Alan Gordon scored in the 90th minute to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday ...
Gesink wins stage, takes Tour of California lead
Sports IllustratedMOUNT BALDY, Calif. (AP) -- Dutchman Robert Gesink won the difficult seventh stage of the Tour of California on Saturday to take a 46-second lead in the overall standings into the largely ...
Amarista keys Padres' win over Angels
San Diego Padres0 SAN DIEGO -- Alexi Amarista reached base three times and knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Padres defeated the Angels, 3-2, before a sold-out crowd of 43,427 at Petco Park ...
Kershaw six-hits Cards for fourth career shutout
Los Angeles DodgersSTL@LAD: Abreu, Ethier score first two runs on error LOS ANGELES -- During Saturday's 6-0 win over St. Louis, the Dodgers found a short-term solution for the absence of half of their ...
Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema dies following bout with cancer
Oakland TribuneContra Costa County supervisor Gayle Uilkema died Saturday morning with her family beside her as she lost her two-year battle with ovarian cancer.She was 73.Uilkema, who had served 16 years on ...
Maker Faire explodes into the ultimate DIY project
Oakland TribuneMaker Faire has exploded into the ultimate do-it-yourself project: In only six years, the once-intimate weekend gathering is now attracting massive crowds and exporting the experience around the ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg changes status to 'married'
Oakland TribuneA day after taking his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did something really important:He got married.The surprise ...
Alan Gordon rescues San Jose Earthquakes again
Oakland TribuneAlan Gordon, the savior.Gordon scored in the final minute of regulation Saturday night to help the Earthquakes salvage a 1-1 tie against the Columbus Crew in front of an announced crowd of 10,256 at ...
Manny Ramirez goes 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his return to pro ball
Oakland TribuneALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Manny Ramirez struck out three times as he began a 10-game minor league stint to prepare to be activated by the A's from his 50-game suspension. Ramirez, who went 0 for 4, ...
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