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Police blotter: Recent crime in Berkeley

Berkeleyside

This is a partial list of recent crimes in Berkeley based on information from the Berkeley Police Department and the UC Berkeley Police Department. See also BPD’s weekly calls for service and the San Francisco Chronicle’s regularly published list of ar... »

Republicans Name New Key Voting Demographic: Waitress Moms

Grub Street San Francisco

Waitress Timber Hill, counting tips in Boulder, Nevada. As the Republican candidates troll Nevada for votes before Saturday's caucuses there, GOP strategists have honed in on the demo that most matters: so-called "waitress moms." White, blue-collar wom... »

Guild objects to arrest of reporters

San Francisco Peninsula Press Club

The Guild has sent the letter below to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Police Chief Howard Jordan to object to the arrests of six journalists during Saturday's Occupy Protests. The Guild is not alone in protesting these arrests. It has been joined by NABET... »

Police Clash In Oakland Inspires Solidarity And Debate In Occupy Movement

HuffPost San Francisco

After the Occupy movement started last fall, Michele Horaney, a public relations consultant who lives in Alameda, Calif., joined a small local group of activists... »

Six reporters arrested during Oakland protest

San Francisco Peninsula Press Club

Among the 400 or so people arrested by Oakland Police on Saturday during the Occupy protest were six reporters — Vivian Ho of the Chronicle, Kristin Hanes of KGO Radio, John C. Osborn of East Bay Express, Yael Chanoff of the Bay Guardian, Gavin Aronsen... »

Fariba Nawa Discusses Her Book, Opium Nation

Albany Library Blog

On Monday, January 23, the Albany YMCA/Albany Library Brown Bag Lunch Speaker’s Forum presented Fariba Nawa. Fariba Nawa is a journalist and the author of Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan. She also auth... »

A’s Owner Showing Interest In Manny Ramirez

CBS 5 - Recalls

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said Friday that he is open to the idea of signing former Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez. »

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Police blotter: Recent crime in Berkeley

Berkeleyside

This is a partial list of recent crimes in Berkeley based on information from the Berkeley Police Department and the UC Berkeley Police Department. See also BPD’s weekly calls for service and the San Francisco Chronicle’s regularly published list of ar... »