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Happy Saturday! It’s a slow news day in the East Bay. A trial date has been set for the only person charged in the Chaucey Bailey homicide case. Devaughndre Broussard’s trial will start on May 18. And the Oakland A’s have stopped plans to build a new stadium and move to Fremont. The plans had run up against concerns from environmentalists that the project would harm nearby wetlands. Those are the major headlines — now go enjoy your weekend!
Tonight, from 6pm to 9pm, four shops around 40th Street and Broadway are hosting art shows and receptions, calling it the “40th Street Corridor Art Quest.” Manifesto Bicycles along with Rowan Morrison Gallery, Premium Tattoo and Vintage, and Issues will be displaying local artwork in their shops. People can get “treasure maps” (the stores will be passing these out) and have them stamped at each location, which will enter them into contests to win gift certificate prizes from the shops….
Get shots of coffee for free today Are you a coffee fan? Here is your chance to get it for free, along with T-Shirt and tattoo sticker — I will tell you a true rumor. When I left International House on Piedmont Avenue this morning to catch a bus, I was desperate for tea or Nescafe to keep me awake and focused in class. Something caught my attention while I was on the bus; there were colorful balloons, people of…
Fewer beach vacations means fewer shark attacks! Frankly, the decline in shark populations due to commercial fishing sounds like a slightly more plausible explanation. But let’s face it, good economic stories are few and far between. At this point, I’m happy to hear about any silver lining that comes out of this downturn.
I’ve been riding around town taking photos of pretty bikes I’ve seen locked up — here are a few:
Good morning, North Oakland! So, as you’ve likely heard, California finally has a budget. The Chron has a nice breakdown of the political winners and losers of the whole ordeal, as well as a handy Q & A about what those tax increases will really mean. We also have a pair of foreclosure-related stories in both the Chronicle and the Tribune — the Chronicle takes a look at how foreclosures have led to falling prices and a jump in home…
Prepare yourselves: You are never going to look at your chili cook-off the same way again. With a tagline of “Bread. Butter. Cheese. Victory,” The second annual Norcal Grilled Cheese Invitational hits San Francisco’s Dolores Park on Saturday, doling out free grilled cheese sandwiches and trophies to the ultimate grilled cheese champions. Though registration for contest participants is closed, you too can stop in to taste, vote and help crown the ultimate grilled cheese chef. The GCI has three categories…
So… pardon the delay, but I will get the video from the wonderful Zydeco show at Just Dance Ballroom uploaded in the next day or two. But in the mean time, you should gear up to join me for this week’s outing: The Loyd Family Players (a huge drum line), Dgiin and Buxter Hoot’n live at The Starry Plough this Satuday, Feb. 21. Show starts around 9pm, $9 at the door. It’s going to be a really fun show! (http://www.starryploughpub.com/eventscalendar/upcoming)…
A state-wide sigh of relief was heard at 7 o’clock this morning because California finally has an emergency budget plan in place. (Now we just wait until the pain of the impending budget cuts meets the burden of tax increases for the real misery to set in). In light of the tragic events surrounding the death of Oscar Grant, two assembly members introduced a bill that would form a civilian oversight group over the BART police, intending to increase…