Sports
The gamers’ cries were punctuated by clocks of game controllers, flips of cards and a crackle of pizza crusts—all part of the soundtrack at Reddit on November 7 as the social networking and news site participated in Extra Life’s 24-hour Game Day to raise money for Children’s Hospital Oakland.
The Raiders Foundation hosted the event in advance of Veterans’ Day November 11, inviting veterans from organizations including Sentinels of Freedom, Wounded Warrior Project and Special Operations Warrior Foundation, to spend the afternoon with Raider players and the Raiderettes.
Students spoke at an open forum with members of the Mills administration to talk about possible curriculum cuts.
Hundreds of Raiders football fans gathered at the Paramount Theater in downtown Oakland for a public hearing hosted by NFL executives about the future of the beloved team.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and the Classic Yacht Association partner to bring ailing children aboard 10 historic yachts.
A visit from Oakland Raiders football players brightened the day for patients, families, and medical staff at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
Local non-profit hosted SuperSATurday, a family 10K run at Lakeside Park in Oakland. The event was aimed at motivating students to take the SAT and linking them with resources
The race remains vibrant despite a shoestring budget and being run by only a couple dozen volunteers.
A state bill to grant professional cheerleaders a minimum wage, workers’ benefits and overtime compensation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, has passed the Assembly and is now in the state Senate for a vote. Among those watching the outcome are the Oakland Raiderettes. Gonzalez, a Democrat from San Diego, introduced AB 202, an amendment to the state’s Labor Code, in January after cheerleaders complained of unfair compensation and filed lawsuits against California-based professional sports teams and the National Football League….