AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland A's Owners Should've Been Finednew
The Fisher family, which owns the A's and the Gap, pumped $9 million into a shadowy nonprofit that was at the center of an illegal campaign scheme.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-29-2013 |
Sports
Why Lew Wolff Should Sell the Oakland A'snew
Now that his plan to move his team to San Jose is all but dead, Wolff and his partners should sell the ballclub to investors who will keep the A's in town.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-16-2013 |
Sports
Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew
A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
The Benefits of Pasture-Raised Meatnew
Even former vegetarians are eating it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Organic Co-op Lowers Standardsnew
Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Valley
Oakland's Play for the A'snew
Unlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-09-2010 |
Sports
Does Don Perata Really 'Believe in Oakland' -- Or In San Jose?new
Oakland A's co-owner Lew Wolff, who wants to move the team to San Jose, donates $10,000 to a Perata group after the ex-senator says Oakland can't retain the team.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-27-2010 |
Sports
Greenwashing the Milknew
Despite a downturn, two giants of the organic milk industry are going strong. And the secret to their success appears to be a loophole in federal law that lets them market their milk as "organic" while raising their herds in a manner that critics say mocks the term.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Fremont Athleticsnew
How the deal to move the A's from Oakland went down, and why it was inevitable.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Chris Thompson |
11-30-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
