Saturday 19th May, 2012
San Francisco Giants shut out Oakland A's 4-0
Ryan Vogelsong didn't know what hit him Saturday. All he knows for sure is that the A's didn't.Vogelsong was at the center of a seventh-inning hit-batter controversy that led to all ...
Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema dies following bout with cancer
Contra 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
Maker 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, ...
Indy 500 qualifying: Ryan Briscoe wins the closest pole duel in event's history
Oakland TribuneINDIANAPOLIS -- Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday -- 9.168 inches to be exact. In the closest pole duel in Indianapolis 500 history, Team Penske sent ...
San Jose-based Daniel Cormier wins Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix
Oakland TribuneOn a night that generally did not go well for San Jose-based mixed martial artists, Daniel Cormier provided a notable exception.Cormier won the Ultimate Fighting Championship Strikeforce Heavyweight ...
San Jose SaberCats have six turnovers in 72-47 loss to San Antonio Talons
Oakland TribuneSAN ANTONIO -- It's not a good sign when a return man can't elude the kicker when he's the last man to beat for a touchdown on a kickoff. Not only did that happen to the SaberCats on ...
Mudflats prove daunting hurdle to Hercules' vision of creating ferry link to San Francisco
Oakland TribuneOn a map of the Bay Area, Hercules appears the ideal place for a ferry connection to San Francisco. Traffic-snarled Interstate 80 passes about a mile from San Pablo Bay. The Union Pacific Railroad ...
El Cerrito extends window for housing deal
Oakland TribuneCiting the current confusion over the disposition of redevelopment money, the El Cerrito City Council agreed this week to extend negotiating rights for a proposed low- and moderate-income housing ...
Insurance Claims, County Regulations Up Ante In Dog Biting Cases
CBS 5CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS 5) – Dog bite claims are way up across the nation and, according to the Insurance Information Network, California leads the pack. If it's your dog doing the ...
Fatal Motorcycle Crash In San Mateo County
CBS 5SAN MATEO COUNTY (CBS SF) — A motorcyclist died after going off the edge of remote, windy road near Memorial Park in the Loma Mar area of San Mateo County, according to the San Mateo County ...
Action Line: Are grocery stores required to accept plastic bags for recycling?
Oakland TribuneThe Midtown Safeway on W. San Carlos had recycle bins at the entrance in January when the plastic bag ban went into effect, but haven't had them recently. Other Safeway stores ...
Residents say not all is cool with fixes to Antioch low-income apartments
Oakland TribuneLouvean Nofrey is heated.The Antioch resident is upset that a recent upgrade by the new owner of the federally funded low-income apartment complex she lives in did not include air conditioning. ...
Two men shot behind North Oakland laundromat
Oakland TribuneOAKLAND -- Two men were shot Saturday afternoon behind a North Oakand laundromat, police said.The men, who police said are in their 20s, are expected to survive. Their names were not released.The ...
Pinole to hold workshop on austere but balanced budget draft
Oakland TribuneA balanced draft budget for next year maintains Pinole's core services, albeit austerely, amid continuing weakness in the economy and staff cuts resulting from the recent demise of the ...
Martinez to improve access to bridge bike-pedestrian path
Oakland TribuneHeading east along Marina Vista from downtown bound for the Benicia-Martinez bridge path, pedestrians reach the point where the sidewalk ends.At that point, people must traverse about 150 feet of ...
Dutchman Robert Gesink wins seventh stage, holds lead in overall standings in Tour of California
Oakland TribuneMOUNT BALDY -- Dutchman Robert Gesink won the difficult Stage 7 of the Tour of California on Saturday to take a 46-second lead in the overall standings into the largely ceremonial final leg. Gesink, ...
Commencement just the opening act at Saint Mary's
Oakland TribuneMORAGA -- Rodney Mattos had never been to a Saint Mary's College post-commencement "plot party" before Saturday.Standing beneath one of dozens of shade canopies that dotted the chapel ...
Reaching out with bilingual clerks
Oakland TribuneLovie Cajilig, left, speaks in Tagalog as sales associate, Cesar Mallonga (cq) helps her find a battery charger at the Home Depot store in Daly City, Calif. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The store ...
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Marries Sweetheart Priscilla Chan
CBS 5Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg (2nd L) and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan (3rd R) holding flowers offered to them by local tourist officials during their private trip to Ha Long Bay in ...
Oakland Uptown Development Breaks Ground, Hopes To Attract ‘Working Class’
CBS 5OAKLAND (KCBS)-- Change is coming to a long-vacant lot in Oakland’s re-surging Uptown neighborhood as ground has been broken on a new housing development that will cater to working class ...
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