
Source: insidebayarea.com
The bar pilot guiding a container ship that struck the Bay Bridge early Wednesday, causing the biggest San Francisco Bay oil spill in more than a decade, passed his alcohol tests along with the Cosco Busan's 26-member crew, the Coast Guard reported Thursday.

Source: insidebayarea.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Oil from the largest spill into San Francisco Bay in a decade is fouling beaches and endangering seabirds as far away as the shoreline outside the Golden Gate Bridge, officials said this morning.

Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Bears coach Lovie Smith called Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin ''a man of his word.''

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The national media isn't interested, but it appears that word is spreading about Miller Lite's sponsorship of the Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco's public indecency-fest…and at least one store owner isn't standing for it:

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
Ron Dellums, the mayor of Oakland endorsed Hillary Clinton recently. Maybe she can help him get some extra police officers. Other than New Orleans, Oakland may be on the cutting edge of brazen daytime robberies.

Source: bondageradio.com
Enjoy local filmmakers, and fabulous burlesque at two showings! A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
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"On September 27th 204 Marines and soldiers who were returning from Iraq were not allowed into the passenger terminal at Oakland International Airport.

This article was first published on August 31, 2007, after the San Francisco 49ers went 1-3 in the NFL preseason.
As a self-proclaimed 49ers fan, I've got to be honest: I'm worried.

Source: ContraCostaTimes.com
Quarterback Josh McCown was nowhere to be seen at the start of practice Wednesday. By the time he showed up, he wasn't in any shape to do much beyond hobbling.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
Yo, mang, these dirty cops carry no-names in the trunk of their cruisers... be careful out there...
In June 2006, Gonzales shot and wounded 17-year-old Ameir Rollins on East 25th Street. Police said Rollins was armed with a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle.

The Giants, not unexpectedly, have given Barry the big buh-bye. He wants to play at least another year...to get his 3000th hit and, as he claims, to have a chance at a ring.

Source: NFL.com
Despite being evasive on the subject publicly, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is expected to announce Josh McCown his starting quarterback for Oakland's season opener against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, the NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports.

Source: sportingnews.com
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Daunte Culpepper will be Oakland's starting quarterback in the Raiders' preseason game Friday night against St. Louis.

Source: inside bay area
A 55-year-old Berkeley woman was killed instantly Thursday morning when she was hit by a 13-ton dump truck in West Oakland, police said.

Source: The Fantasy Football Geek Blog
Fantasy football blogger makes the case against drafting Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for your fantasy team.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
The SFChronicle's Matier and Ross report on the political backers of Your Black Muslim Bakery.

Source: Slate
A Muslim mafia?

Source: insidebayarea.com
From railroad transfer point to hip historic hangout, Oakland's original downtown has been rehabbed after sliding for decades into a haven for prostitutes and drug users.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
Chauncey Bailey, editor of the Oakland Post and a former reporter for the Oakland Tribune, was shot to death today on a downtown Oakland street in what police described as a targeted killing.

Who could have guessed the wonders that awaited us on the other side of that regal entrance? From the moment we set foot in there, I knew our lives were about to change…

Source: Inside Bay Area
Four girls, ages 13 to 16, were arrested Tuesday night in connection with at least five robberies in Oakland and Hayward after an Oakland woman was sprayed with Mace, viciously beaten and her purse and groceries stolen, police said.

Source: jokestarter.com
In a "million-to-one" freak accident in Oakland, a 200-lb. fire hydrant was knocked loose by an SUV, then flew through the air, struck and killed a 24-year old man in the head walking on the street nearby.

Source: Yahoo! News
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The
Oakland Raiders canceled the final week of their offseason training program Friday after complaints from the NFL players' union about the intensity of the practices.

Source: The Earth Times Online
What kind of sick f*ck does this @!$%#?
Authorities in California are hunting for whomever is responsible for killing 15 goats taking part in a brush-clearing effort.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
Motorists leaving the Bay Bridge going to the East Bay at night recently may have been reminded of the '70s tune "Blinded by the Light."