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Oakland: A Haven for Arsonists?new

In five years, the city has logged 1,538 malicious property torchings but made just 51 arrests in those cases.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  09-13-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Is Jim Hultman's Former Home Stolen Property?new

An unscrupulous mortgage-collection firm sold his Berkeley home out from under him, leaving behind a feud and an eyesore.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  09-13-2007  |  Housing & Development

Welcome to 'Modeling' Schoolnew

Some incoming Oakland Unified School District instructors are drilled on "differentiated instruction" and "big hairy audacious goals."
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  08-15-2007  |  Education

Spare an Education?new

As California's public colleges grow pricier, financial aid fails to close the gap.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  08-15-2007  |  Education

Ad Hoc Landfills Multiply in East Baynew

Catching illegal dumping is difficult.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  07-25-2007  |  Environment

Click Here for Democracynew

A nonprofit website's rising influence in Berkeley policymaking has itself become a topic for debate.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-Vine  |  07-11-2007  |  Politics

Joe's Foesnew

Union-linked nonprofit humiliates local grocer with food-spoilage allegations, and local media drops the ball completely.
East Bay Express  |  Jeremy Singer-vine  |  07-05-2007  |  Food+Drink

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