The Oakland Coliseum, undoubtedly roiled by the constant stream of bad news centering on its locker room sewage problem, has fought back with a public-relations offensive of its own: telling…
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Oakland A’s ‘Nerd’ Eric Sogard Falls Short in ‘Face of MLB’ Final – KQED (blog)
KQED (blog)Mets third baseman David Wright, who we concede has got a pretty good face, prevailed over A’s second baseman Eric Sogard, the glasses-wearing avatar of Nerd Power at the…
Courtney Ruby Would Make Awful Mayor Of Oakland
Courtney Ruby Would Make Awful Mayor Of Oakland. Courtney Ruby Would Make Awful Mayor Of Oakland because of the way she’s handled the officer of Oakland City Auditor. Ms. Ruby…
Save Oakland Sports Mixer Has Coliseum City Presentation, Thursday, February 6th
Save Oakland Sports (SOS) has announced that it’s hosting a business mixer this Thursday, February 6th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm at the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel, 1 Hegenberger Rd. The…
Supercross: Ryan Villopoto Fires The First Shot At Oakland – Cycle News
Cycle NewsOAKLAND, CA, JAN. 25 – Today at the Coliseum it was the two men who looked very much on a mission for some redemption who topped qualifying in their…
Bryan Parker Close To $200K: Oakland Mayor’s Race Video Interview
Bryan Parker, the Port of Oakland Commissioner and tech executive who’s running for Mayor Of Oakland, met with me on Wednesday morning at The Lakeshore Cafe (3257 Lakeshore Ave.) for…
After drama, Iowa State’s DeAndre Kane writes happy ending – USA TODAY
USA TODAYAMES, Iowa — Dressed in a thick coat and winter hat, DeAndre Kane escapes 2-degree weather on this afternoon and walks into Hilton Coliseum’s warm hallways, making his way…
With Tavares Injured, Islanders Fall to Devils – New York Times
New York TimesUNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Islanders returned home after a successful pre-Christmas trip to Detroit hoping to bring much-needed momentum back to Nassau Coliseum. National Hockey League. Live Scoreboard
Iowa State ends with 8-0 run to top rival Iowa – USA TODAY
USA TODAYAMES, Iowa — They came into a sold out Hilton Coliseum as rateds for the first time since 1987 – and only for the second time in the 66-game…
Oakland News: Mayor Quan’s Boondoggle Radio Deal For Re-Election; Coliseum City Stupidity
UPDATE: Oakland News: Mayor Quan’s Woodminster Wheelchair Problem In “White v. Oakland” UPDATE: Oakland A’s Move To San Jose Rejected By Major League Baseball. This Oakland News entry may, no…
Oakland News: Raiders, A’s Coliseum Leases Extended; Mayor Quan’s Dirty Tricks On Libby Schaaf
This Oakland News is chocked full of a lot of stuff, so let’s get to it. Oakland A’s and Oakland Raiders Extend Coliseum Leases The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority has…
Oakland Coliseum City ENA Approved By Oakland City Council
The Oakland Coliseum City ENA, or “Exclusive Negotiating Agreement” was unanimously approved by the Oakland City Council Tuesday night. (FYI: Councilmembers Larry Reid of District Seven and Pat Kergnihan of…
Oakland Coliseum City At Oakland City Council Now
Live streaming video by Ustream The Oakland City Council meeting is on now, and what everyone here is waiting for is the Oakland Coliseum City issue. Oakland’s At Large Councilmember…
Detroit Tigers Beat Oakland A’s As Tigers Fan Blocks Catch Of Home Run Ball
The Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland A’s 8 to 6 in ALCS Game 4 Tuesday night, forcing what will be the fifth and final game of the contest at the…
Frank Dobson, Bob Leste, Steve Lowe Had Oakland A’s Stadium Plan Before Coliseum City
On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council will meet in public with the Bay Investment Group, which seeks an exclusive negotiating agreement that, if granted, will allow the organization the right…
Coliseum City Oakland Gets Bay Investment Group: Rashid Al Malik, Colony Capital LLC
The Coliseum City Project (the focus of an Oakland City Council closed session meeting today) just got the “middle eastern investor” Oakland District Seven Councilmember Larry Reid was working on…
Coliseum City Project Proposal In City Of Oakland Closed Session Tuesday
UPDATE: Coliseum City Oakland Gets Bay Investment Group: Rashid Al Malik, Colony Capital LLC The Coliseum City Project Proposal, which if successfully developed will result in new stadium homes for…
Oakland’s CM Pat Kernighan Ignores Info Exonerating Desley Brooks
Oakland Councilmember And Oakland City Council President Pat Kernighan (District 2) continues to hone and refine her new role as Oakland’s version of the The Emperor from Star Wars. Joining…
NFL: Oakland Raiders 50K Seat Stadium Proposal Too Small For Super Bowl
The Oakland Raiders proposed 50,000 seat stadium for Oakland at the current Oakland Coliseum site, and part of the planned Coliseum City development, is 20,000 seats less than the minimum…
Oakland Raiders Stadium, Coliseum City Financing Problem, Ed Roski Update
Coliseum City Oakland Gets Bay Investment Group: Rashid Al Malik, Colony Capital LLC – UPDATE The Oakland Raiders are the reported target of Ed Roski, according to another well-placed source…
City Of Oakland Workers Strike, Parking Free-For-All Monday
The City Of Oakland Workers Strike means no parking enforcement work on Monday. The standard work of writing parking citations is not a police-done activity in Oakland. Parking enforcement is…
Oakland Raiders Move To Torrance, Ca? Coliseum City Financing Problem Dooms Stadium Project
UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum City ENA Approved By Oakland City Council Coliseum City Project Proposal In City Of Oakland Closed Session Tuesday Ed Roski Is The Man In Update The Oakland…
Oakland Mayor Quan Ready To Talk Oakland A’s Stadium Lease Via Media
The City of Oakland’s reacting to a small handful of media who asked for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to give a statement on the Oakland Athletics Stadium situation, where the…
Oakland News: Dibble At The Alley Tuesday, Crime Stop Training, BUILD
This Oakland News has a lot going on for Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, which is tomorrow. First, the legendary Rod Dibble is back at The Alley at 3325 Grand Avenue…
Oakland News: MISSSEY EVENT, Glover Memorial, Mayor Ruby, Love Our Lake, Schaaf
Oakland News, more of it today. EVENT ALERT: On Saturday, June 15th at 5pm, MISSSEY will host its second Annual Inspire Change Gala at Individual tickets are now on sale…
SF Super Bowl Bid Not Bay Area’s First: Oakland In 2000
San Francisco is not the first SF Bay Area NFL city to bid for the right to host a Super Bowl Game. Oakland was in 2000 and as that bid…
San Francisco 49ers Gets Levi Stadium Naming Rights Deal
The San Francisco 49ers and team President and CEO Jed York have scored a $220 million naming rights deal that’s the first one in the San Francisco Bay Area to…
Atlanta Retractable Roof Stadium To Replace Georgia Dome In 2017
The Georgia Dome will be replaced by 2017. On Monday morning, officials with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) will meet to discuss a term sheet that will lead…
World Series Game 1: SF Giants 8, Detroit Tigers 3 (Video)
The first World Series game of the 2012 series was played last night and this blogger was in attendance. The contest was to feature Detroit Tigers Pitcher Justin Verlander, widely…
Oakland A’s Beat Detroit In ALDS Game 3, Fans Go Nuts!
Wow. After the Oakland A’s Beat Detroit In ALDS Game 3, 2-0, A’s fans went nuts with pure joy. The videos has all you need to see! The Oakland A’s…
Oakland A’s Beat Texas Again, 3-1; One Win From AL West
OK. ONE GAME! The Oakland A’s are just one win away from unseating the Texas Rangers as leaders of and champions of the AL West, after an exciting 3 to…
Oakland News: Raider Nation Aug 12th, Cowboys Monday; Politics News
Oakland News comes forth, and I’m just playing catchup. That said, I must be doing something right: my face is one of the top five results of a search for…