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Cubs Samardzija, Hammel Part of Blockbuster MLB Trade

The A's have now traded four of their last seven first-round Draft picks.

(OAKLAND, Calif. ) - The A's pulled the trigger on the ultimate blockbuster Friday evening, acquiring Cubs starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel at the cost of two first-round Draft picks in Addison Russell and Billy McKinney.

Oakland also packaged its best Triple-A starter, Dan Straily, in the deal, as confirmed by MLB.com.

Harborside Health Center Scores a Win!!

In this writer's humble opinion it's about time we had a dispensary fight for our rights to be a integral contributing part of society the way Harborside, its directors, and staffs have done.

(OAKLAND) - Since 1996 many entrepreneurs have ventured into the medical marijuana industry here in California.

To date none have achieved the notoriety or reached the masses like Harborside Health Center.

U.S. District Court Ruling Allows City of Oakland to Continue Fighting Feds

Harborside Health Center Allowed to Stay Open - A win for Medical Cannabis Patients in California Courts.

(OAKLAND) - This morning U.S. District Court Judge Maria-Elena James granted the City of Oakland’s motion to stay the civil forfeiture proceeding against Harborside Health Center Oakland until the City of Oakland’s pending appeal is heard in the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge James also ruled that the stay in the commercial forfeiture proceeding should be extended to the Harborside San Jose location.

Steve DeAngelo and Harborside Health Center Featured in CNN Original Series `Inside Man`

National TV show hosted by Morgan Spurlock premieres Sunday, June 23 at 7pm PT/10pm ET, offers intimate look into America’s largest model medical cannabis dispensary

(OAKLAND) - The nation’s largest, model medical cannabis dispensary and co-founder Steve DeAngelo, are featured in the premiere episode of the CNN original series Inside Man, which will air Sunday.

Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who will offer an intimate look into diverse sectors of American life...

9/11... Eleven Years Later

Film Festival/New Publications Offer to Help Public Understand 9/11…Eleven Years Later

(OAKLAND,CA) - Author and Researcher Mark H. Gaffney leads the discussion on America’s new enemies.

The attacks of September 11, 2001 are still traumatic for nearly every American, says Author Mark H. Gaffney, but nearly a decade of distance should help comprehend the events of that day better.

Wells Fargo: Stop the Foreclosure on My Dead Mother`s Home

Please help us keep our family home....

(OAKLAND) - Like vultures, Wells Fargo Waited

The house that my mother, Marjorie Gibson, owned is the only home our family has had for over two generations. I know she wanted me to have the house to live in and take care of my grandchildren in because she left it to me in her will.

Pelosi Steps in the Ring for Medical Marijuana Users

As an Oregon AG candidate declares he will enforce federal law in the state of Oregon, top federal lawmaker calls for an end to medical persecution.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement Wednesday in response to recent federal government actions threatening safe access to medicinal marijuana.

She voices strong concerns about the recent actions by the federal government that threaten the safe access of medicinal marijuana to alleviate the suffering of patients in California.

May Day in Occupy Oakland: Let a Million Seeds Sprout

Another metaphor for Oakland (“what ye anarchists weave, so shall ye have the opportunity to un-weave”)?

(OAKLAND, CA) - What was Oakland’s muddy “Lake Quan” as Occupy went into winter hibernation has resurged as a sea of green. Green grass, that is.

After Mayor Quan and OPD evicted the Occupy encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza late last year, stating the occupation encouraged rats and other creatures and destroyed the lawn, city officials ran water sprinklers for days to flood the park and discourage re-occupation.

A Mother`s Nightmare- Act Now for SB 1363

Once, he told me that killing himself is his ticket out of DJJ. Imagine for a second what it feels like to hear that from your child.

(OAKLAND, CA) - I am a mother of four children living in Pico Rivera.

In my daily life, I work as an interpreter, lead a girl scout troop, and take my girls to volleyball practice, Karate, and Aztec dance classes. But a part of me is always with my oldest son, who is locked away in the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).

While Obama`s Thugs Raid Marijuana School, People Die

"As a retired police officer who wore the badge for over 30 years, this is not how I want our law enforcers to be spending their time." - Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland's City Council

(OAKLAND, CA) - Monday's senseless federal raid of Oaksterdam University, involved agents from at least three federal agencies: the DEA, US Marshals, and the IRS.

Meanwhile, just blocks away, a deadly shooting was taking place. While federal agents were using a battering ram, a sledgehammer and power saws to break into a business that complies with state and local law...