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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 | NBC Bay Area

BART to Assess Police Reforms Since Oscar Grant Shooting

Retired BART police chief will return to begin an assessment of the department's reforms since the shooting death of Oscar Grant.

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7 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Roadshow: I-880 is a cone zone from Oakland to San Jose

Q I commute on Interstate 880 from Fremont to Emeryville. For quite some time there have been areas of construction.

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9 hrs ago | KTVU Oakland

Oakland officials say LED street lights will save money, help fight crime

The installation of new energy-efficient streetlights throughout Oakland will save money in the long run and help deter crime, city officials said Tuesday.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Police: Oakland man arrested in February slaying of Berkeley man

A 21-year-old Oakland man has been arrested in connection with a February slaying in Berkeley, police said Tuesday night.

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Freshnews

City Of Oakland Considers Contract With Known Lawbreaker, Teamsters Joint Council 7 Says

On Tuesday evening, the Oakland City Council will consider granting a 30-month lease to Oakland Maritime Support Services , a company that currently provides truck parking for the city on a month-to-month lease at the former Oakland Army Base.

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Tablehopper

Hutch Bar Now Open in Oakland

According to Our Oakland blog , ~HUTCH BAR & KITCHEN~ has softly opened and the kitchen is just ramping up this week.

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Inside Bay Area

'Fruitvale Station' private screening to be held in Oakland

MICHAEL JAMES, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, TRESTIN GEORGE, THOMAS WRIGHT, KEVIN DURAND and ALEJANDRA NOLASCO star in FRUITVALE STATION The Weinstein Company.

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Oakland Post

Judy Juanita's "Virgin Soul"

In Judy Juanita's first novel "Virgin Soul," the author, poet, and playwright takes readers on a journey in the life of Geniece Hightower as she matures from a freshman at Oakland City College to becoming an active member of the Black Panther Party in the 1960's.

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SFGate

Robbery suspect shot dead was on parole

A Castro Valley restaurant robbery suspect who was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy was a parolee with a long rap sheet, authorities said Tuesday.

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Oakland Post

New Board Officers for NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council

From left to right, front row- ACT-SO winners Jermaine Cobbs, Chyna Kane-Ross, and Hyida Burgass, NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council President Mercedes Hawkins, Second Vice President Jamila Coleman; back row- ACT-SO winners Cameron Jones and Justin Jones, NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council Treasurer Tyler Waugh and Vice President Jonathan ... (more)

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East Bay Express

Tuesday Must Reads: Oakland Goes Green to Fight Crime; State to...

The LED lights are 40 percent to 60 percent more efficient than traditional high-pressure sodium bulbs, and city staffers say the energy savings will not only finance the $14.4 million project, but also will save the city an additional $7.7 million over fifteen years.

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KRVN-AM Lexington

Rescuers Pull California Family from Sinking Vehicle

Two men and a woman dove in to a California estuary on Sunday to rescue a family, including two children, trapped in a vehicle about to submerge.

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MSNBC

Home warranties don't always provide peace of mind

When you buy a house, you know things are going to break. Is it worth paying hundreds of dollars a year to repair or replace your furnace, washing machine, refrigerator or other major appliance when it breaks? Only you can decide.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Meetings set to discuss EBMUD pipeline project for Berkeley, North Oakland and West Contra Costa

There are two public meetings remaining to discuss the West of Hills Northern Pipelines Project planned by the East Bay Municipal Utilities District.

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Laughing Squid

Tour of Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California

Sci Fi Bob Ekman has posted this great circa 1962 footage of Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California.

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Contra Costa Times

Tammerlin Drummond: Peralta Hacienda a hidden Oakland jewel

They call Ruth Villa the mother of the Black Panther Party. She was there from the beginning helping with the party's free breakfast programs and giving out shoes to poor children.

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Inside Bay Area

West Oakland family considers moving after drive-by shooting injures 11-year-old son

A little blood is left on the mattress near the bullet hole in the wall at the Tran family home in West Oakland, Calif.

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CBS Local

Oakland Kicks Off Campaign To Improve Literacy Among Children

OCTOBER 08: First year student Tom Partington peruses the books in Blackwell bookshop as Oxford University commences its academic year on October 8, 2009 in Oxford, England.

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Contra Costa Times

Man charged with April fatal shooting in East Oakland

A 21-year-old man was charged with murder Friday for the April 20 fatal shooting of a former friend outside an East Oakland liquor store, police said.

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KTVU Oakland

Police standoff in Oakland shut downs Webster Street tube

Oakland police shut down traffic through the Webster Street Tube for almost an hour Monday afternoon while officers engaged in a standoff with a mentally unstable man, according to authorities.

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