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  1. Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Denounces War

    SAN FRANCISCO—As a musical based on her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” continued its run blocks away, Alice Walker told a group of women Wednesday that the United States’ military presence in Iraq is morally wrong, and to ensure the country’s next generation understands her views, she’s written an anti-war children’s book.


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  2. Emeryville Re-elects Incumbents, Reauthorizes Funding Measure

    EMERYVILLE—Voters here chose to stick with what they know Tuesday, re-electing all three incumbent city council candidates and reauthorizing a measure that pays for city services ranging from police and fire departments to sewer repairs.


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  3. Oakland City Attorney to Combat Predatory Lending, Foreclosure

    OAKLAND—More than 375 Oakland property owners lost their homes to foreclosure during the first eight months of the year, victims of increasingly prevalent predatory-lending schemes in the city — and Oakland City Attorney John Russo says he won’t allow it any longer.


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  4. Nurses' Strike Not a First for Union

    BERKELEY—Today’s strike at Sutter Health facilities by the California Nurses Association left hospitals across Northern California short 5,000 nurses, a circumstance some dealt with by hiring temporary help through “replacement nurse” agencies.


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  5. Police Inaction Forces Business Owner to Pursue Thief Himself

    OAKLAND-When police said they wouldn't investigate a theft at his Temescal locksmith shop last week, owner Randall Reed took action. Reed, who owns Reed Brothers Security on Telegraph Avenue, arrived at work on Sept. 18 to find $800 worth of copper wire missing. The wire had been bolted to a welder and locked with a chain and padlock on one of the store's trucks.


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