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OAKLAND / Lehman Bros. to clean hospital site

Lehman Bros. agreed Thursday to pay $3.7 million to clean up Oakland Naval Hospital, formerly called Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, in the Oakland hills, a site that had been set for development before the housing market crashed. Oakland City Attorney John ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Berkeley eases limits on noise

"Talk about making a place less livable," said Panoramic Hill resident Ann Slaby. "This is unconscionable. Noise definitely has health consequences, and this really decreases quality of life." The council amended the city's noise ordinance to allow ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Michael Kelly

Oakland considers selling convention centers

In June, Oakland officials sliced $70 million - or about 25 percent - from the city's general fund by cutting salaries 10 percent, eliminating 400 jobs and curtailing dozens of programs and services to balance the budget. Today, the Oakland City ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Henry J. Kaiser,  Grateful Dead,  Oracle

Berkeley council to appraise balloon-release ban

Berkeley's City Council will consider tonight banning the release of balloons at city-permitted events and also weigh issuing leaflets to schools, businesses and party stores about balloons' danger to wildlife. Helium balloons, when they land in water, ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Berkeley may ease some noise limits

Berkeley may get a little louder if the City Council agrees today to relax noise limits for nightclubs and festivals, in an effort to boost the downtown economy. The council is scheduled to vote on amending the city's noise ordinance to allow ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009

Alcohol may be factor in Oakland train death

Article:Alcohol may be factor in Oakland train death:/c/a/2009/11/15/BAQ21AKVOC.DTL Article:Alcohol may be factor in Oakland train death:/c/a/2009/11/15/BAQ21AKVOC.DTL Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index (11-15) 17:49 ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Amtrak,  Ford Motor Company,  Barack Obama,  White House

Oakland first California city to get Smart Boot

Oakland parking officers will begin affixing the Smart Boot to the tires of the city's worst parking offenders starting Monday. The device is smaller and lighter than a regular boot and can be released when the unlucky motorists pay their overdue ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Chad Collins

Berkeley eases sign law, bans animal declawing

Berkeley's City Council agreed unanimously this week to relax the city's sign ordinance and join a growing list of California cities to ban animal declawing. The revamped sign ordinance clarifies language which some city officials said was a violation ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: General Motors,  Current TV

Signs of the times are a-changing in Berkeley

"It was really flowing, very Berkeley," said 510 Skateboarding co-owner Dandelion Harris. The city, however, put a stop to it. "They said, 'We don't like this,' " Harris said. "I was surprised and taken aback. "For Berkeley, of all places, it seemed ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  10 Nov 2009

Berkeley considers Seattle cop for police chief

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index (11-06) 16:59 PST Berkeley -- Berkeley's City Council will decide Tuesday whether to hire Seattle police Capt. Michael Meehan as the city's new police chief. Meehan, 48, was ...

From CAROLYN JONES, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Nov 2009

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