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East Bay tries to take lead in green economy

They intended, in the words of Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, to make the East Bay "the Silicon Valley of the green economy." The East Bay Green Corridor Partnership - which also includes Oakland, Richmond and Emeryville - planned to incubate new green ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Apr 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Tom Bates

Rally for cop-killer: 'He needs sympathy too.'

(03-25) 20:36 PDT Oakland -- About 60 people marched and rallied in Oakland tonight to condemn the police and honor Lovelle Mixon, who was killed by Oakland police after he fatally shot four officers Saturday. "OPD you can't hide - we charge you with ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Berkeley issues ultimatum on eyesore news racks

The sometimes heated discussion at City Hall was marked by both sides stressing their financial inability to deal with widespread graffiti, vandalism and use of racks as trash containers and lockers for homeless people. It ended somewhat amicably with ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  24 Mar 2009

High court rejects evolution suit against Cal

(03-23) 11:59 PDT -- A long-standing lawsuit against a UC Berkeley evolution web site by a Roseville woman who takes the Bible literally has been rejected without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court, the court announced today. One page on Cal's 840-page " ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Mar 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Facebook Inc.

New UC labs focus on ideas useful to society

Designed to turn research into socially useful commercial applications, the $127 million facility filled with labs and classrooms was christened not only by dignitaries giving speeches and the Cal band, but also by fascinating displays of the new ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  28 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Gray Davis,  Scripps Research Institute,  Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

Chevron files suit to halt costly new policy

The suit targets Measure T, passed by voters in November, that would raise the annual license fee paid by the Chevron refinery in Richmond by several hundred-fold. It's unclear how much Chevron would be required to pay. Past city estimates have ranged ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Green Party

Rain, sewage spill in bay from Richmond plant

A rain-caused sewage spill into the bay from Richmond has prompted warnings to stay out of the water along parts of the shoreline, authorities said. The sewage spill mixed with rainwater from the city's wastewater treatment plant was estimated to be 890 ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Barack Obama

Swords to Plowshares helps new vets find jobs

It can be even harder for such young people who are returning veterans dealing with the after-effects of serving in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. And because a large number of these vets recently have been showing up in the East Bay, the ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Feb 2009

Cal Web site draws anti-evolution lawsuit

A Christian schoolteacher from Roseville (Placer County) who takes the Bible literally says a UC Berkeley Web site about evolution is unconstitutional, like a cross in a public park. The Web site, "Understanding Evolution," is supported by government ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Feb 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Gallup

Upgraded Angel Island museum reopens Sunday

Beginning Sunday, the public can see her haunting image, attached to her U.S. identification card and staring up from inside a trunk that is part of the newly installed exhibits at the refurbished Angel Island Immigration Station museum. A West Coast ...

From CHARLES BURRESS, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Feb 2009
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