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OAKLAND: 3 arrested in marijuana operation
December 18, 2013 10:13 pmPolice shut down an illegal marijuana operation selling the drug to people, medical card or not, out of a gift shop.
Leave a commentIllegal marijuana operation running out of ´Gift Shop´
December 18, 2013 10:05 pmPolice shut down an illegal marijuana operation selling the drug to people, medical card or not, out of a gift shop. Three people were arrested in connection with the operation which was running out of an Oakland area gift shop on 55th street and Martin Luther King. “They were selling marijuana on referral to people […]
Leave a commentToday in History for December 19th
December 18, 2013 9:55 pmPresident Bill Clinton impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol" is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; 'The Music Man' opens on Broadway. (Dec…
Leave a commentChipotle Ventures Into The Pizza Industry
December 18, 2013 9:48 pmRestaurant giant Chipotle is looking to get even bigger by taking on the world of pizza. The Mexican grill announced it has launched a fast, casual pizza restaurant called Pizzeria Locale in Denver, using what The Wall Street Journal calls its wildly successful format. (Via YouTube / Pizzeria Locale) “You move down the line, you pick your […]
Leave a commentGerman Town Revokes Hitler´s Honorary Citizenship
December 18, 2013 9:46 pmA German town decided to revoke Adolf Hitler’s honorary citizenship but not until after causing public outcry for initially choosing not to. Let me explain. In 1933, Adolf Hitler and the president who appointed him German chancellor, Paul von Hindenburg, were granted honorary citizenship by thousands of German villages and towns as a gesture to show their […]
Leave a commentNapa Valley Restaurant Month with Fish Story
December 18, 2013 9:34 pmMeet the chef from Fish Story in Downtown Napa as we celebrate Napa Valley Restaurant Month in January.
Leave a commentStudy approved amid concerns about inmates diverted from state prisons
December 18, 2013 9:28 pmSanta Clara County has approved a comprehensive study of its jails in the wake of inadequate facilities and a growth of inmates with longer sentences, mental illnesses, special medical needs, security risks and gang affiliations, a county official said. The county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to spend $500,000 from a state trust fund to […]
Leave a commentNSA Data Surveillance – Right or Wrong?
December 18, 2013 9:27 pmA panel set up by President Obama to review surveillance operations by the National Security Agency has recommended an end to the wholesale storing of data about Americans' phone and internet traffic.
Leave a commentCity working with metal recycling company to prevent more polluting fires
December 18, 2013 9:14 pmRedwood City officials met Wednesday with Sims Metal Management after a second fire in two months broke out at the recycling plant in Redwood City Tuesday morning. The two-alarm fire at Sims Metal Management, located at 699 Seaport Blvd., started after a small explosion was reported around 12:50 a.m., Redwood City fire officials said. The […]
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