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Mormons have historically followed the mandates of church leaders, but some are balking at their president's dictate exhorting California believers to stump for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage ...

Ikea shoppers who have enjoyed visiting the Emeryville showroom just to eyeball the well-furnished vignettes and then lunch at the bargain cafe with a billion-dollar view are down on their luck at the moment.

TurnHere has signed on as a sponsor of the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival and will power the streaming video trailers at the festival's online film guide at www.lafilmfest.com. The Emeryville, Calif.-based ...

'Voice' of WALL-E: Robot sounds toddler-inspired In this image released by Disney Pixar, Oscar-winning sound engineer Ben Burtt works in his office on "WALL-E," on Feb.

At least two fires June 20 and 21, including a five-alarm fire that destroyed a half-block of buildings along International Boulevard, may have been caused by fireworks, the Oakland Fire Department said Friday.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - The lunch meeting grew into something of a legend over the years.

The chief executive of BioTime is expected to launch a complex database this afternoon, one he says will be a breakthrough stem-cell tool that will put this small company on the world stage.

A recent CalorieLab post referred to the phenomenon of portion distortion, meaning the gradual but considerable increase, over the years, in the "standard" portion of everything from breakfast cereal to ...

Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc., the second-largest seller of online advertising in the U.S., added a program to help employers target and attract specific types of job recruits.

The title character in "WALL-E," Pixar's futuristic spellbinder, is a funky little metallic contraption that looks like a crazed blend of farm tractor and old-style CPU.

An Oakland Fire Fighter sets a hose above a five-alarm fire Friday on International Boulevard at 94th Ave.

An Oakland Fire Fighter sets a hose above a five-alarm fire, Friday, June 20, 2008 on International Boulevard at 94th Ave.

EMERYVILLE, California - Alien beings destined to inhabit the "Spore" computer game after its launch later this year came to virtual life yesterday with the debut of a free "creature creator." Electronic ...

It's hard to believe in an age of action-packed video games and other whiz-bang gadgets, but the Hula Hoop once was the hippest toy around.

Because of high gasoline prices, Stroud is purchasing a home near the the Elk Grove, Calif., Amtrak station and will soon commute by train between the Sacramento area and Emeryville rather then drive.

Phyllis Lyon, right, and Del Martin cut the wedding they have waited 55 years for in San Francisco, on Monday, June 16, 2008.

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon,come out to meet the press and cut their wedding cake.

A California artist said he wanted to make people think and laugh when he painted stick figures engaging in odd activities on utility boxes in a small town.

For firefighters like Wade Greene, it isn't enough to give life-saving equipment to his less-funded counterparts in Central America.

East Bay Business Times - by David Goll Staff reporter The third East Bay location for Hennes & Mauritz -- better known to shoppers as H&M -- is scheduled to open its doors at Stoneridge Shopping Center in ...