Two parents at Baldwin Elementary School are charged with embezzling $30,000 from funds raised to support the school. The money, raised from book fairs, a walkathon and other sources, was intended for school counselors and a handwriting programs for kindergarteners. They allegedly used it instead at Old Navy and for Netflix.
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Vicente Fernandez brings lively ranchera music to the masses at HP Pavilion on Saturday Nov. 27.
By moving ahead with a new stadium, Oakland is fighting back against efforts to move the A’s to San Jose. The city is proceeding with an environmental impact report and Mayor-Elect Jean Quan is on record supporting the use of redevelopment money to move ahead with the project. The proposed new stadium will be named Victory Court.
City staff is suggesting that the city adopt a new ordinance which would require a license to sell cigarettes, similar to the license store owners require to sell alcohol. The license would cost about $450. First however, they will have to overcome the opposition from cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris among others.
TusCA Restaurant and Stag’s Leap Wine Dinner Nov. 18
Join Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and TusCA Executive Chef Chris Bifano and Chef de Cuisine Jose Salas for a dinner of great food and wine.
Junnoon, although still worth a trip, seems to be resting on the laurels of its past success rather than using it as an impetus to move forward.
The Butter Paddle sells kitchenware, but unlike big commercial retailers, their profits go to Eastfield Ming Quong. A hybrid of two nonprofit organizations- Eastfield, an orphanage providing shelter, care and education for local homeless youth, and Ming Quong, an organization committed to rescuing Chinese girls from slavery and prostitution.
J. Lohr has been growing since 1974, but rather than sitting back to enjoy success the winery has continued to change and innovate. It is currently one of the greenest wineries around.
At 21 years of age, center Logan Couture is already on the brink of stardom for the San Jose Sharks. “He makes a lot of things happen,” head coach Todd McLellan says. “He’s pushing himself up into that prime area.”
Berkeley’s Donovan McNiff grabbed the golden snitch leading to a stunning victory over Stanford in quidditch. The brooms may not have gotten airborne, but spirits soared as the rival teams bludgeoned, quaffled, and sought before a crowd of cheering Muggles. Intercollegiate sports were never as magical.
