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Oakland, California is located in Alameda County. Zip codes in Oakland, CA include 94606, 94605, and 94623. The median home price in Oakland is $430,000 which is roughly $269/per square foot. More Oakland information.

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2 hrs ago | Petaluma360

Three arrested after Petaluma school lockdown in hunt for suspected thieves

A high-speed police pursuit that put a Petaluma elementary school on lockdown Friday afternoon resulted in the arrest of three suspects wanted in connection with a reported theft at a Windsor AT&T store.

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7 hrs ago | Oakland Post

Oakland Break Out Artist Adrian Marcel Hosts Homecoming Weekend

Oakland native Adrian Marcel has established a growing fan base locally and nationally with the recent release of his EP debut Rafael Present's 7 Days of Weak.

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Fri May 24, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Friends, family celebrate Oakland community leader David Glover

David Glover, an unrivaled leader of community self-improvement and social justice, found his in Oakland, the city he adopted and represented for more than three decades.

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Inside Bay Area

VA's Oakland office slowly cutting through backlog

There is still plenty of paper to be found inside the Oakland VA regional office -- veterans' disability claims, doctors' files, folders, correspondence.

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Contra Costa Times

Teen shot in North Oakland two weeks ago pronounced dead Friday

Isaac Johnson, a junior at Berkeley High School, had been on life support since the May 11 shooting, and was pronounced dead about 2:30 p.m. Friday, said his aunt Kaye Hudson of Berkeley.

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Inside Bay Area

Hayward man indicted in of theft Gold Rush-era jewelry box from Oakland museum

A federal grand jury in Oakland on Thursday indicted a 45-year-old Hayward man in connection with the theft of a Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California earlier this year.

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East Bay Express

Streetcars Might Make a Comeback in Oakland

Until 1958, Oakland had a system of streetcars that shuttled passengers from across the city to its Western edge, where they could catch ferries to San Francisco.

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Oakland Local

Homemade Ricotta, it gets messy

I'm going semi-hardcore into the DIY cooking - this recipe includes making your own cheese ! But please, it's ricotta.

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Houston Press

Jambalaya Festival at Bayou Music Center, 5/23/2013

2. Preheat your Jambalaya Festival with a heaping helping of G-Eazy, a hilariously foul-mouthed rapper from Oakland, California.

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Oakland Post

Street Academy Turns 40

The front office of Street Academy superficially looks like many other high schools - teenagers and teachers milling about, checking mailboxes and turning in assignments.

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San Francisco Magazine

What We Were Reading While We Should Have Been Working

Guy Fieri Brings Flamboyant Scene Outside S.F. Gay Bar : You can't find anybody who doesn't want his Donkey Sauce, or the red convertible Camero he carries it in.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Oakland Local

OBIT: David Glover, OCCUR leader, long-time community catalyst

David Glover, the executive director of OCCUR, an Oakland organization dedicated to improving the lives and conditions of low-income residents, neighborhood and communities, particularly in East Oakland, has passed away after a battle with cancer.

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Press-Telegram

Port of Long Beach chief Chris Lytle will oversee Port of Oakland

Port of Long Beach Executive Director Christopher Lytle has accepted the top post at the Port of Oakland, ending a four-month search, Oakland officials announced Thursday.

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Contra Costa Times

Man slain by sheriff's deputies in March following East Oakland car stop is identified

A man fatally shot March 30 by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy in the Fruitvale district after a vehicle stop turned violent was identified by authorities Thursday as Broderick Huggins, 32, of Modesto.

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Contra Costa Times

Town Crier: Oakland named nation's most exciting city? Yes

Oakland gets called a lot of things, but here's a little note worth repeating: real estate firm Movoto thinks we're the most exciting city in the nation.

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SFGate

Local: In Alameda

In West Africa, the Moringa tree grows in some of the region's driest areas, providing much needed nutrition for people and animals alike.

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Contra Costa Times

Oakland Unified announces candidates for District 4 seat

The meetings are long, the hours unpaid and the complaints loud, but a dozen candidates including Anne Campbell Washington, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, are hoping to fill the Oakland Unified School's District 4 board seat left vacant when Gary Yee stepped down to become acting superintendent on July 1. The challengers come from a ... (more)

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Oakland Local

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor reads from Sugaree in North Oakland, May 25

Local newsman, political commentator and culture critic J. Douglas Allen-Taylor will read from his new novel, Sugaree Rising and lead a discussion in May's monthly installment of Saturday afternoon salons at the Temescal Branch Library.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Oakland Local

Whites Record Wealth Six Times Greater Than Blacks

Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute.

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Lake County Record-Bee

Oakland woman denies charges in Lake County fatal crash case

An Oakland woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in connection with a fatal crash outside Hidden Valley Lake last spring.

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