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Police Blotter: Purloined Campaign Sign, Firecrackers, Stolen Tools
Plus lots of traffic citations, false alarms and parking complaints.
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Plus lots of traffic citations, false alarms and parking complaints.
Police think the same person may be responsible for all five break-ins.
Seeger died Monday at age 94. He was to have received the first ever Woody Guthrie Prize in February.
Seeger died Monday at age 94. He was to have received the first ever Woody Guthrie Prize in February.
Articles in the Los Angeles Times and Salon.com this week reveal the rules for the Oakland Raiders' cheerleaders. The team is being sued by a Raiderette for wage and labor law violations.
Man Killed in Oakland Shooting Monday Night Was Alameda Resident
Also, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve cypress forest to be thinned, motorcyclist hospitalized after collision with deer, Netflix takes office park to the ballot
Also, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve cypress forest to be thinned, motorcyclist hospitalized after collision with deer, Netflix takes office park to the ballot
Teaching the fundamentals of the game to all ages.
What's it take to give a ticket to unmuffled cycles that rattle the earth and destroy any chance of enjoying nature?
What's it take to give a ticket to unmuffled cycles that rattle the earth and destroy any chance of enjoying nature?
Lost and found week — Piedmont residents also found a number of lost items, including a wallet and a credit card, and turned them in to police.
Plus the Piedmont Avenue Library book club, children's neurodiversity, a new children's book by a local author, Linda Beach Preschool open house and Asian Heritage Night as Cal men's basketball takes on Arizona.
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