Oakland, CA

4 days ago — Examiner.com The trail less traveled
The Morgan Territory Regional Preserve when accessed from the remoteness of Finley Road is an adventurous trip through quiet rolling hills with breathtaking views of vistas as well as the canopi...

5 days ago — Contra Costa Times Oakland Effect: Police say "Melrose and 50th is one of the hot spots this month"
Month on month, crime is up in our hot spot. With one murder, seven robberies, one shooting and seven residential burglaries, every category saw an increase since the last Neighborhood Crime Pre...

5 days ago — Examiner.com A's: Anderson injured and Resop sent to Triple-A
The Oakland A's made a few announcements today, namely that LHP Brett Anderson has suffered a navicular stress fracture on his right foot, which will keep him on the disabled list fot the forese...

6 days ago — Examiner.com Oakland Baha'is participated in the Five Year Too Many campaign
Throughout the world people are raising their voices in a global campaign to free the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders. The Oakland Bahai community joined those voices from May 1 through ...

6 days ago — Examiner.com Ex-Raiders Mike Goodson is arrested on drug and weapons charges
Ex-Oakland Raiders running back Charles Goodson, who recently signed with the New York Jets this off-season, was arrested on Friday on drug and weapons charges.The New York Daily News web page r...

6 days ago — Examiner.com Complaints and gripes
Complains and problems. Gripes and no response. Do companies care much anymore ?Recently Consumer Reports talked about top gripes about customer service. It seems more and more companies are bur...

6 days ago — Examiner.com Categories For Employment Based Green Cards (Video)
5 Categories For Employment Based Green Cards: Which One Do You Fall Under?The United States of America prides takes pride in the fact that it is a country built by immigrants. Amongst developed...

6 days ago — Examiner.com 'American Idol' 2013 runners-up Kree, Angie see big dreams fulfilled
Candice Glover may have emerged as the official winner of "American Idol" 2013 when the season 12 finale aired May 16 on FOX, but runners-up Kree Harrison and Angie Miller definitely didn't walk...

7 days ago — Examiner.com 5 Highest Paying Masters Degrees (Video)
Students pursue masters degree to open up a world of opportunities within their careers. A masters degree can provide more specialized skills needed for job promotion and more advanced work. Bec...

7 days ago — Examiner.com You - A Professional Speaker? Tips to Become a Professional Speaker (Video)
There are steps that you need to take to make the leap from attendee and audience member to professional motivational speaker. The best beginning advice is "Dont quit your day job."But, here are...

7 days ago — Examiner.com Ex-Vikings punter Chris Kluwe signs with the Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders lost a valuable player during the off-season to the Houston Texans. Punter Shane Lechler, who is probably the best punter in the league, left for Houston as a free agent. Who...

7 days ago — Examiner.com Yoshi's is a great place for a date for the weekend of May 16 -19 2013
If you are looking for something to do this weekend Yoshi's in Oakland or San Francisco might be the place for you.Yoshis Oakland CAIf you are a /Dru_Hill fan then this is definitely the concert...

7 days ago — Examiner.com Hannibal Tabu: Wordsmith Wonder. (Photos)
Hannibal Tabu: Wordsmith Wonder. Hannibal Tabu (writer, novelist, CBR reviewer/columnist and one of the writing winners of the 2012 Top Cow Talent Hunt) sat down and knocked it out of the park w...

7 days ago — Contra Costa Times Professor says fatal shootings not random, linked to violent social networks
Understanding these relationships is vital when trying to stop the violence by dealing with the individuals who have the most influence on the gang, according to Yale University professor Andrew...

7 days ago — Examiner.com Veterans: Get Service-Connected
As a Veteran you experience a paradigm shift when transitioning from being a civilian. Veterans are taught to protect and serve. Veterans are taught survival skills. Veterans are taught to be pr...

7 days ago — Examiner.com 'American Idol' 2013 top 2: Kree Harrison and Candice Glover go head to head
"American Idol" 2013 resumed May 15 on FOX with the final performance show of season 12. The hour-long episode of the hit reality singing competition featured three songs each by Candice Glover ...

16 May 2013 — Contra Costa Times Oakland Effect: Reminiscing on bus route 40 along the Hotspot
For Amanda Smulevitz, AC Transit bus line No. 40 is like a time machine. It takes her back nearly four decades to a past growing up in homes scattered across East Oakland, past San Antonio Park ...

16 May 2013 — Contra Costa Times Oakland fire displaces at least two adults
OAKLAND -- Two adults were displaced Tuesday night after firefighters battled a structure fire on 95th Avenue in East Oakland.No one was injured.It was unclear what caused the fire, which broke ...

16 May 2013 — Examiner.com The Changing Landscape of Diversity in the Workplace (Video)
The world in which we live in constantly changes and new laws are constantly enforcing ways of dealing with our colleagues our fathers never would have imagined. Whether it is being openly Gay i...