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Fire & Ice Cream: The Story Behind a Fire at an Oakland Creamerynew
Three employees of Fentons Creamery and Restaurant in Oakland, Calif., served time after the popular spot was robbed and set on fire in 2001. But a police investigation left key questions about the shop's smothering debt, insurance payments and the employees' implausible motives unanswered.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-27-2004 |
Business & Labor
Pixar Foes Challenge City to Ask More of Its Corporate Citizensnew
When Pixar Animation Studios decided to triple the size of its Emeryville, Calif., headquarters, 380 people in the working-class flatlands stopped Steve Jobs' company in its tracks.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-24-2004 |
Business & Labor
Left for Dead: Governments Could Do More to Save Abandoned Babiesnew
Several newborns were abandoned in the Bay Area this summer, with each incident seeming to outdo the other in unconscionable details. If Alameda County had followed other counties' lead in promoting California's Safely Surrendered Baby Law, some of those infants' lives might have been saved.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-14-2004 |
Children & Families
Latinos Warn of 'False' Credit Cardnew
Advertised nationwide to Spanish speakers as offering a $2,000 line of credit, Pro Line is derided as a scam by consumer advocates.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Community Colleges Crack Down on Workplace Bulliesnew
A new workplace antibullying policy passed by the Peralta Community College District board of trustees states that demeaning, intimidating or violent behavior is unacceptable.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-27-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Rethinking the Media Monopoly: Ben Bagdikian Misses the Targetnew
Two decades after publishing "The Media Monopoly," Ben Bagdikian is arguing that the new media monopoly has "played a central role" in pushing the country's politics to the nutty right. The trouble is, he doesn't come close to proving that point.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
07-15-2004 |
Media
Accused Sex Slave Operator Claims He Was Just Taking Ordersnew
Prasad Lakireddy was charged with involvement in an operation that brought young girls from India to Berkeley to be used for cheap labor and sex. But he got off easy, claiming he didn't know his restaurant employees were his daddy's imported sex slaves.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
06-17-2004 |
Immigration
