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Last month, Stanford student and Tibetan activist Tenzin Seldon got a letter from Google explaining that someone in China was spying on her through her Gmail account. Now, because of cyberattacks like the one on Seldon, and China’s attempts to limit free speech, the Internet giant is considering pulling out of China.
As most people are focusing on the construction of the new Bay Bridge—slated to be finished by 2013—others are thinking of ways to reuse parts of the old one
While supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 wait for a decision in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger federal trial, volunteers with Equality California are going door-to-door in an attempt to change the minds of those who voted for the same-sex marriage ban.
This year’s Super Bowl advertisers are paying between 2.5 and 3 million dollars for coveted 30-second commercial slots. But on Sunday during the ritual viewing, football fans might be surprised to see an advocacy ad amongst all the standard glitz of the big game.
Raiders fans react to the rumor of Tom Cable remaining head coach in 2010 and the acquisition of Hue Jackson as the new offensive coordinator.
In this video, leading artists working on pieces in Oakland’s DeFremery Park at 18th and Adeline Street earlier this fall give a beginner’s lesson on graffiti aesthetics and explain how their art derives lessons from the medieval masters.
On November 19, employees of local hotels joined together in a march to advocate affordable health care plans.
Veterans and their families from throughout the East Bay gathered aboard the USS Hornet on November 11th, 2009 to celebrate Veterans Day. They celebrated the freedoms fought for by America’s armed forces, honored the fallen with a moment of silence and–with a single bugle playing Taps–remembered those killed at Fort Hood the prior week.
Tons of steel, billions of dollars–the Bridge renovation by the numbers. Audioslides by Shannon Service.