5.11.2010
on May 11, 2010
The Oakland A’s will play the Texas Rangers tonight. Listen to NPR’s Robert Siegel talk to Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s, who pitched a perfect game on Sunday in a 4-to-zero win over Tampa Bay. It’s only the 19th perfect game in major league history.
A judge today refused to set bail for the 19-year-old Oakland woman accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in March. According to the Oakland Tribune, the judge said that it’s likely another child would be harmed if the Oakland woman was released from custody.
The Mercury News reports that PG&E acknowledged thousands of inaccurate SmartMeter bills Monday. Previously PG&E said only “a few” customers with its new SmartMeters received inaccurate utility bills, but now acknowledges that the number may be as high as 23,000.
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