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Oakland chief stepping down, cites medical cause

By: Associated Press 05/08/13 6:26 PM
Howard Jordan
The chief of Oakland's embattled police department said Wednesday that he is stepping down due to medical reasons. Chief Howard Jordan abruptly told City Administrator Deanna Santana and the rank-and-file that effective immediately he is on medical leave and taking steps toward medical retirement. Read More

Latest survey shows growing support for more BART bike access

By: Will Reisman 05/06/13 6:45 PM
Fewer passengers oppose the presence of bikes on BART, according to feedback collected by the transit agency. The survey followed BART’s latest experiment with allowing bicycles aboard trains during commute hours. Normally, bikes are barred from certain trains during peak travel times due to issues with overcrowding. For a one-week span in March, however, restrictions were eased to allow cyclists on board during all times of service, except in the first train car. Read More

Oakland proclaimed more exciting than S.F. — not including crime

By: Erin Sherbert 05/02/13 7:25 PM
Oakland Lake Merritt
It’s not every day that Oakland gets to be something good that San Francisco is not. The gritty city known as Oaktown perpetually gets the brunt of bad press, while San Francisco basks in the spectacularness that has tourists eating out of its hands. Read More

Too $hort accused of running from Los Angeles cops after traffic stop

By: Katy St. Clair 03/20/13 2:33 PM
Too $hort
Oak-town’s seminal rapper Too $hort got pulled over in L.A.this week and reportedly ran from the po-po after they attempted to administer a field sobriety test. Read More

San Francisco police increase trunk safety on unmarked vehicles following rifle theft

By: Mike Aldax 03/10/13 6:02 PM
Trunks on unmarked San Francisco police cars can no longer be opened from the inside following the recent theft of a semi-automatic rifle from one of the vehicles. Police Chief Greg Suhr told the Police Commission last week that all the trunk releases have been disabled on unmarked vehicles since the March 2 burglary that temporarily robbed the department of an AR-15 assault rifle. Read More

Labor Day weekend Bay Bridge walk to be free to attendees

By: Will Reisman 03/06/13 8:42 PM
Bay Bridge
Pedestrians planning to cross the Bay Bridge for the opening celebration of the new eastern span during Labor Day weekend can breathe easy: They won’t have to pay any fees to take part in the festivities. Read More

SFPD reviewing protocol for firearms in vehicles after stolen rifle recovered in Oakland

By: Mike Aldax 03/05/13 8:33 PM
The Police Department is investigating its policy of locking weapons in unattended vehicles after Saturday’s swiping of a semi-automatic rifle from an unmarked car. Read More

A’s take advantage of wild Rockies pitching

By: The Associated Press 03/03/13 6:51 PM
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A pair of Colorado Rockies pitchers were so wild Sunday, the A’s barely had to swing to score. Oakland had 12 hits but pushed across its first four runs without putting the ball in play. Read More

Closer Balfour out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery

By: Janie McCauley 02/14/13 11:57 PM
PHOENIX — A’s closer Grant Balfour had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus. Dr. Douglas Freedberg operated Thursday. The A’s said recovery time usually is four to six weeks and Balfour decided to have the procedure now with the hope of returning for the start of the season. The injury is considered minor. Read More

After 'sideshow' closes northbound 880 CHP warns of danger, searches for culprits

By: Bay City News 01/28/13 7:01 PM
Sideshow highway 880,
The California Highway Patrol is seeking more information about a "sideshow" on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Saturday afternoon where participants were doing "doughnuts," a CHP sergeant said. The CHP received a call around 4 p.m. about reckless driving on northbound I-880 at Coliseum Way, CHP Sgt. Diana McDermott said. By the time officers responded, the drivers had left, however videos were posted online later that day. Read More

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