Oakland Tribune back issues from December 2008:
I-680 drama as handcuffed woman drives a CHP cruiser on 100 mph chase
Dec 01, 2008; ... PLEASANTON -- A woman placed in handcuffs after being arrested byCalifornia Highway Patrol officers was able to climb behind thesteering wheel of the patrol car and lead officers on a high-speedchase on northbound Interstate 680 until she crashed in Pleasantonon Monday. About ...
First meeting about Berkeley's branch library upgrades is Sunday
Dec 01, 2008; ... Berkeley Branch library upgrade party set for Sunday: Berkeley Publiclibrary backers are holding a party Sunday to celebrate the passageof a bond measure that will pay for upgrades to four branchlibraries. Last month, 68 percent of Berkeley voters approved Measure FF, ...
Activists sue to shut down Delta pumps
Dec 01, 2008; ... Reaching back to the laws of ancient Rome, environmentalists suedMonday to cut off Delta water operations and dramatically shake upthe long-term balance between economic and environmental needs inthe region. If it succeeds, the lawsuit would shift the focus from theworsening ...
Alameda lawmaker seeks crackdown on pimps, johns who victimize children
Dec 01, 2008; ... An East Bay lawmaker has introduced a pair of assembly billsaimed at hitting pimps and johns who victimize children where ithurts them most. Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, D-Alameda, wasted no time,introducing his AB 16 and AB 17 on Monday, the new Legislature'svery first ...
San Mateo County exhibit highlights residents living with HIV or AIDS
Dec 01, 2008; ... A photography exhibit opened Monday on the Peninsula tocommemorate World AIDS Day. The exhibit features portraits of San Mateo County residentswhose lives have been affected by HIV and/or AIDS. It will bedisplayed throughout December. The goal of the exhibit, on display at ...
Phony fire inspectors targeting Union City
Dec 01, 2008; ... UNION CITY -- Local businesses are being warned to be on thelookout for con artists claiming that they were called by the cityto conduct fire/sprinkler system inspections, then billing thebusinesses afterward. Police have received a report of one Union City business thatrecently ...
Memorial grove draws AIDS mourners close
Dec 01, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Clay Stirling wasn't the only one fighting tearsMonday at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park,where about 200 people gathered on an overcast, chilly day tocommemorate the 20th annual World AIDS Day. As the father of three spoke of the fear, ...
Tennis-playing aces are out to carve a new path for inner-city
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND AT 12, LAURENCE ATKINS already has designs on playing collegetennis at the University of Michigan. Interestingly, his 10-year-old brother, Joshua, is considering Ohio State. They don't agree on their favorite tennis player, either.Laurence favors Roger Federer, while ...
Fremont to get a little greener
Dec 01, 2008; ... FREMONT -- Fremont environmentalists are learning that it isn'teasy going green. Nearly a year after the City Council formed a citizen task forceto help Fremont recycle more and waste less, the council approved aplan that rejects several of the task force's more ...
Two remain in bid to develop Army Base
Dec 01, 2008; ... Another prominent builder has pulled out of the competition todevelop the Oakland Army Base, leaving only two teams in therunning. Representatives from Prologis/Catellus said the team will notparticipate in the next round of detailed bids, which are due Jan.22, because the ...
Town Hall Theatre production of 'Miracle on 34th Street' escapes film's shadow
Dec 01, 2008; ... You have, no doubt, seen the film "Miracle on 34th Street"countless times around the Christmas season, but no matter how wellyou know the story, something is enchanting about seeing the moviebrought to life on stage. Perhaps it's the Blitzens, the specialty drink sold to ...
Kiffin parlays plum job at Tennessee
Dec 01, 2008; ... IN ACCEPTING the job as head coach for the University ofTennessee, Lane Kiffin receives significant autonomy and authority,the chance to set the tone for and dictate the direction of astoried football operation. The former Raiders head coach also was granted one of his ...
Emaciated teen shows up at Tracy gym
Dec 01, 2008; ... TRACY -- Police detained a Tracy couple Monday afternoon inconnection with a case involving a boy, believed to be 16 or 17years old, who -- wearing only a pair of baggy boxers and carrying aheavy chain padlocked to his ankle -- stumbled into a local gymasking employees to hide ...
Tracy teen found with chain padlocked to foot says he escaped torture
Dec 01, 2008; ... TRACY -- Police have arrested a Tracy couple in connection with acase involving a teen boy who -- wearing only a pair of baggy boxersand carrying a heavy chain padlocked to his ankle -- stumbled into alocal gym Monday, asking employees to hide him. Kelly Lau-Schumacher, 30, and ...
Cole Middle School looks to move forward after gun incident
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND -- Nearly two weeks after a gun discharged in a ColeMiddle School classroom, parents, staff and community memberscontinue to search for answers -- and for ways to make the WestOakland school once again feel peaceful and safe. On Monday night, a small group met in the ...
Ellison: Flaunting my inner child
Dec 01, 2008; ... "Good morning, Mr. Ellison," began the parent's e-mail. "I just wanted to touch base with you about my daughter. She wastelling me last night that there are times in the class when you letthe kids go a bit out of control, and they can pound fists ontables, lie on the floor and ...
Afghan basketball team has Fremont flavor
Dec 01, 2008; ... FREMONT One might think that it's a long way from the Washington HighSchool varsity basketball team to the Afghanistan national team, butfor two Fremont college students, it's just a seven-hour drive downInterstate 5. After starring at Washington, Safi Mojaddidi and Qais ...
Menus
Dec 01, 2008; ... FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Students may have one entree, milk, and fruit and vegetables fromthe salad bar. Today: Cheeseburger minis, bean and cheese burrito with salsa. Tuesday: Turkey hot dog, cheese sticks with marinara sauce,graham crackers. NEW HAVEN ...
Community Calendar
Dec 01, 2008; ... TUESDAY, Dec. 2 Handcrafted semi-precious jewelry -- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Necklaces,bracelets and earrings containing gemstones like amethyst,turquoise, coral, pearls, onyx, etc. offered at the Fremont FamilyResource Center, 39155 Liberty St., Building EFGH, Pacific Room,H800, ...
Confessions of a social maladroit
Dec 01, 2008; ... Many years ago as a callow, mild-mannered boy reporter for agreat rural triweekly in the Central Valley, I was invited to aparty thrown by my sister where, not surprisingly, most of theguests were her friends. For as long as I can remember, which, for the purposes of thiscolumn, ...
Unemployment slows BART ridership gains, officials say
Dec 01, 2008; ... The poor economy is taking a toll on another part of everydaylife in the Bay Area: ridership on BART. Ridership growth is slowing on the transit system in a trend BARTmanagers say is caused more by rising unemployment than by declininggas prices. While other systems continue ...
County librarian wins state award
Dec 01, 2008; ... FREMONT -- Alameda County's library director, Jean Hofacket, isthe 2008 Outstanding Librarian in Support of Literacy, a titlebestowed upon one individual a year by the California LibraryAssociation. A librarian since 1978 and the county's library director the pasttwo years, ...
Nelson at it again: No talk of playoffs
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND -- In March of 2007, moments after a humiliating loss atChicago, Warriors coach Don Nelson wrote off his team's chances ofmaking the playoffs. Of course, the Warriors made the postseasonthat season, which caused some to wonder if Nelson's white flag wasa motivation ...
Spin Cycle: Bailout, vodka problem, new dance craze
Dec 01, 2008; ... Fluffing and folding the news Bailout questions While our elected officials struggle with how, who and when tobail out various industries, the American public is busy justlooking up the word "bailout." Merriam-Webster has announced that "bailout" is its annual Wordof ...
Linda Buch: Proper fueling for active seniors
Dec 01, 2008; ... 'I am 68, 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds and have been running twomiles before breakfast at 5 every morning for 30-plus years.Breakfast is substantial at 6, a snack (muffin) at 10, noon I havefruit. Because I coach soccer from 4 to 6 p.m., supper is at 3 p.m.Except for fruit or pretzels ...
Ask Amy: May be time to cut hairdresser
Dec 01, 2008; ... DEAR AMY: I have had the same hairdresser for five years. We havealways had a comfortable and friendly stylist/customer relationship,until recently. I told him I could not lay my head back in thewashing bowl because I had just had neck surgery. He asked whether I had received pain ...
Confessions of a social maladroit
Dec 01, 2008; ... Many years ago as a callow, mild-mannered boy reporter for agreat rural triweekly in the Central Valley, I was invited to aparty thrown by my sister where, not surprisingly, most of theguests were her friends. For as long as I can remember, which, for the purposes of thiscolumn, ...
Unemployment slows BART ridership gains, officials say
Dec 01, 2008; ... The poor economy is taking a toll on another part of everydaylife in the Bay Area: ridership on BART. Ridership growth is slowing on the transit system in a trend BARTmanagers say is caused more by rising unemployment than by declininggas prices. While other systems continue ...
Bargain hunters head to the Internet in search of good deals
Dec 01, 2008; ... Ready. Set. Click: Today marks the official start of the onlineshopping season, also known as "Cyber Monday." And this year onlineholiday shoppers can expect to find more bargains and additionalfree shipping offers for merchandise this holiday season, comparedto last year. Chalk ...
Editorial: Plugging in the cars
Dec 01, 2008; ... COULD YOU JUST see it? In another decade or so, scores ofelectric cars charging through Bay Area roadways. Not only doregional leaders share such a vision, they have put down $1 billionto support such a notion, a bold move during these turbulent times. The mayors of Oakland (Ron ...
Pletschet: Reaction strong to 'mess column"
Dec 01, 2008; ... I have been engulfed with a flood of reactions to my Nov. 3column that posed the question "How did we get into this mess?" Mytake on the current financial crisis, which made the point that itstarted with widespread greed and ignorance last year, came underattack. Some of the e-mails and ...
Catholic priest in Modesto urges parishioners who voted for Barack Obama to go to confession
Dec 01, 2008; ... MODESTO -- Father Joseph Illo, pastor of St. Joseph's CatholicChurch in Modesto has told parishioners in a homily and in a follow-up letter that if they voted for Barack Obama, they should considergoing to confession because of the president-elect's abortion rightsposition. "If ...
Logan High seeks alumni for 50th anniversary celebration
Dec 01, 2008; ... UNION CITY -- Organizers of James Logan High School's 50thanniversary bash are asking the public's help in tracking downformer students and employees. The list will be used to inform alumni and individuals with tiesto the New Haven school district about events that will take ...
I'm not a terrorist, says San Jose State University professor who puts his life on the Internet
Dec 01, 2008; ... Hasan Elahi has spent most of the past six years trying to provethat he is not a terrorist. This is odd in a way, because duringthat time no one has ever said publicly that the San Jose StateUniversity assistant professor is a terrorist. Except Hasan Elahi. While re-entering the ...
Pleasanton's signs sealed, delivered
Dec 01, 2008; ... The signs are everywhere. Gordon Cordova's marks are visible at the busiest intersections,such as Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue and First Street andBernal Avenue. His tags are at the corner of Junipero Drive andSonoma Drive, and his biggest masterpiece hangs high above ...
Christmas Coupons 2.0
Dec 01, 2008; ... We all remember that go-to gift from our own childhoods: thecarefully crayoned booklet of coupons promising to mow the lawn,wash the dishes or cover the car with well-intentioned suds. Ofcourse, those weren't necessarily skills the young gift giverpossessed. More ...
Oakland police investigating four armed robberies overnight
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND - Police are investigating four robberies from Sundaynight and early this morning. At 2:15 a.m. today in the 5500 block of San Pablo Avenue, threemen with at least one gun allegedly committed a carjacking. No moneywas reported stolen but they got away with the victim's ...
Man arrested after all-night standoff in Redwood City
Dec 01, 2008; ... A man who reportedly armed himself with a shotgun and closedhimself up inside a home in unincorporated Redwood City was arrestedthis morning after an all-night standoff, sheriff's officials said. The incident began around 11 p.m. when the sheriff's officereceived a 911 call from ...
Driver uninjured, car totaled after train collision in Richmond
Dec 01, 2008; ... RICHMOND -- A man escaped his car right before a train totaledthe vehicle this morning after he mistakenly drove onto the tracks,police said. The collision was reported about 7:15 a.m. at Carlson and Cuttingboulevards, police said. The driver told police that he wasunfamiliar ...
A's lose Van Burkleo to Seattle
Dec 01, 2008; ... SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners have hired A's hitting coach TyVan Burkleo as bench coach. New Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said Monday that he isbringing Van Burkleo with him from Oakland. Van Burkleo was in hissecond season as the hitting coach for the Athletics in 2008, ...
First time homebuyer workshop Dec. 6 in Oakland
Dec 01, 2008; ... Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the East Bay -- First TimeHomebuyer Workshop 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6 ....
Profile of popular Bollywood music composer
Dec 01, 2008; ... After decades toiling in obscurity in Silicon Valley's cubicleculture, Mano Murthy embraced a different business plan -- one witha little fighting, a little romance and a lot of song and dance. In the Bay Area, he may seem just another tech ...
Rossmoor accident victim was Berkeley firefighter, actor, soldier
Dec 01, 2008; ... Firefighter. Soldier. Stage, television and film actor. The list reads like a parlor game asking participants to choosewhat they would rather be. Roland Scrivner could circle all three,and still squeeze in a few games of golf every week. Scrivner, 79, a retired Berkeley ...
Oakland group hails Supreme Court action in medical pot case
Dec 01, 2008; ... An Oakland-based medical marijuana advocacy group today hailed adecision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in a Californiacase concerning the rights of a patient who used the drug. The high court this morning refused to grant a hearing on thecity of Garden Grove's appeal ...
Celeb pix: Daniel Radcliffe sells his pants
Dec 01, 2008; ... Britney Spears lands in London, Madonna gets sticky ...
Community mourns Antioch school board member
Dec 01, 2008; ... Family and community members are mourning the death of JoyceSeelinger, a 25-year veteran teacher, avid volunteer and three-termmember of the Antioch Unified School District board of trustees. Seelinger, 74, died Sunday surrounded by family members afterbeing diagnosed in October ...
Virus ancestor to HIV older than believed
Dec 01, 2008; ... An ancient predecessor to the virus that causes AIDS evolved inwild primates millions of years earlier than previously believed,according to research published Monday by the Stanford UniversitySchool of Medicine. The findings open a critical avenue in the quest to understandthe ...
Federal government hires firm to remove toxic paint from ships docked in Suisun Bay.
Dec 01, 2008; ... The U.S. Maritime Administration announced Monday that it hashired a Concord company to clean up toxic paint falling into SuisunBay from dozens of obsolete ships anchored there. The Certified Coatings Company will remove exfoliating paint fromthe ships under a five-year contract ...
Review: Christopher Paolini comes into his own with third installment in the 'Inheritance' cycle
Dec 01, 2008; ... Now that we've gotten past Christopher Paolini's great backstory -- teenage author spurned by publishers, puts out book himself asfamily goes into debt, hits jackpot -- his "Inheritance" series(which started with "Eragon") should be treated just like everyother fantasy ...
A's don't offer arbitration to Thomas, Embree
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Oakland A's will not offer arbitration to any of their fourfree agents, the club announced today. The four players are left-handed pitcher Alan Embree, right-handed pitcher Keith Foulke, designated hitter Frank Thomas andoutfielder Emil Brown. The A's may continue to ...
Defendant says he blacked out during shooting of Laney College football player
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND -- Patrick Allen said today he was overcome with emotionthree years ago when he unloaded the bullets in his .9 mm semi-automatic pistol into the body of a Laney College football player. Believing his sister was the victim of a sexual assault and notsimply upset over a fight ...
Correction: Herb Putnam
Dec 01, 2008; ... A story on Page A3 in some Thursday editions contained anincorrect time for the upcoming memorial service for Concord ...
Photos of the week
Dec 01, 2008; ... On Tuesdays, the Times presents a "photos of the week" featureonline highlighting the best work of the previous seven editions.Some are unpublished photos from among the hundreds taken. To seethe slide show, go to ContraCostaTimes.com. Staff photos of prep athletes in action, ...
NLRB backs newspaper firm
Dec 01, 2008; ... Federal officials have dismissed unfair labor practices thatalleged the company that publishes the vast majority of Bay Areanewspapers, including this paper, laid off some newsroom employeesbecause of their labor activities. The National Labor Relations Board in Oakland decided ...
Man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Hayward
Dec 01, 2008; ... HAYWARD -- An Amtrak train struck and killed a man who apparentlycommitted suicide by lying on the tracks just south of Harder Roadabout 2:30 p.m. Monday, investigators said. The identity of the man killed was not available as of lateThursday. Police cordoned off the crime ...
Menus
Dec 01, 2008; ... FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Students may have one entree, milk, and fruit and vegetables fromthe salad bar. Today: Turkey hot dog, cheese sticks with marinara sauce, grahamcrackers. Wednesday: Pepperoni or cheese French bread pizza. NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY ...
Arts and entertainment
Dec 01, 2008; ... Music Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet: Performances with Yoko'sDance and Performing Arts Academy and the Fremont SymphonyOrchestra, at 7 p.m. Friday and Dec. 6, and matinee performances at2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at Smith Center, Ohlone College, 43600Mission Blvd., ...
Community Calendar
Dec 01, 2008; ... TODAY,"Dec. 2 Handcrafted semiprecious jewelry -- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Necklaces,bracelets and earrings containing gemstones like amethyst,turquoise, coral, pearls, onyx, etc. offered at the Fremont FamilyResource Center, 39155 Liberty St., Building EFGH, Pacific Room,H800, ...
Religious Happenings
Dec 01, 2008; ... Events Author Paulette Harper Book Signing -- 4-6 p.m. Dec. 6. Harperwill hold a discussion and sign copies of her Christian living book,"That was Then, This is Now." Graceland Christian Books, 4261Century Blvd., Pittsburg, For information, call Sunnie Atkins, 888-361-9473, or ...
piedmont calendar
Dec 01, 2008; ... Listings are printed on a space-available basis. For a completelisting, visit www.insidebayarea.com/piedmont. Pizzichillo & Gordon Glass Studio -- Holiday Exhibit and Sale, 10a.m. - 4 p.m. today through Sunday; Dec. 6, 13. Bruce Pizzichilloand Dari Gordon exhibition and sale of ...
County to offer drive-through flu shots
Dec 01, 2008; ... Fast food. Pharmaceuticals. Quick cash from an ATM. At a time when speed and efficiency are increasingly prized, thedrive-through has lasting appeal and has cemented itself in dailylife. So it was only a matter of time before residents in ContraCosta County rolled down their car ...
Pets of the week
Dec 01, 2008; ... More than 230 pets are available for adoption at the Tri-CityAnimal Shelter, run by the city of Fremont, and at the nonprofitFurry Friends Rescue showcases. The Tri-City Animal Shelter has 53 dogs, 55 cats and seven otheranimals available. This week, the shelter is ...
Richmond robbery suspect nabbed on return trip from Las Vegas
Dec 01, 2008; ... What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas -- except when it doesn't,and instead rolls into the Greyhound bus station in Oakland, broke. Richmond police detectives presided over the auspicious occasionlast week, arresting 38-year-old Morris Douglas Bell on suspicion ofrobbing a bank to ...
Classical music meets Web 2.0
Dec 01, 2008; ... How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Through YouTube. Not that "practice, practice, practice" isn't still the key tomaking it to the world's most famous stage. But a new YouTubeSymphony Orchestra project, announced Monday in San Francisco,London and New York, promises to set culture ...
New Century Chamber Orchestra promises holiday sizzle
Dec 01, 2008; ... Based on the high-voltage performance I saw them give in aBerkeley church last September, I'm most likely to catch a little ofmy holiday spirit this season from violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and her New Century Chamber Orchestra. The alreadyspirited ensemble, which plays ...