Learning with lives on line
Oakland community members meet after gun fired inside classroom
The day after a pistol discharged in a Cole Middle School classroom, causing no injury, parents, students and community members met to talk about why a 13-year-old might have felt compelled to bring a loaded weapon to school ...

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	Nonprofits awarded $200,000 grants East BayNonprofits awarded $200,000 grants: Oakland-based Urban Bugs Garden and the Ronn Guidi Foundation for Performing Arts, which administers the Oakland Ballet, each received $200,000 grants Wednesday as recipients of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Neighborhood Builders awards from the Night Owl: Food is beautiful at Spice Monkey Celebrities recruited for live YouTube event Bay Area's big city mayors to announce electric car vision today Unpaid library fines in Stockton: $3.4 million

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	Two Geeks & A Pigskin: NCS playoff seeds Chace Bryson and Ben Enos preview the matchups for the North Coast Section football playoffs. Two Geeks live: Transcript of today's chat session


	Poole: Warriors' Mullin needs to speak up Giants expected to make huge offer to Sabathia Cal's offensive line focused on blocking out troubles Inman: A quick refresher on the rules of football

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	Bay Area companies see more jobs cuts About 40 percent of Bay Area companies intend to chop jobs in the next six months, says a new survey that sketches a bleak outlook for the region's economy.


	WaMu cuts 1,600 jobs in Bay Area Oil drops below $50; gas nears $2 Cost-cutting boosts Gap profits Stocks fall steeply for second day

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'Twilight's' Robert Pattinson makes the girls swoon

Our teen columnist snags an interview with a vampire, and decides it's not hard to imagine why people -- teenage girls in particular -- are smitten with Robert Pattinson.

Review: 'Twilight' lacks soul | Slide show: Pattinson pics


	Arts and entertainment Celebrities recruited for live YouTube event Julianne Hough to take a season off 'Dancing With the Stars" Night Owl: Food is beautiful at Spice Monkey

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	Gary Bogue: Belling the cat is an urban myth and doesn't work. Lady says bell on cat's collar alerts birds and gives them a chance to escape. Gary says only if it's a 300-pound bell.


	Study: Messiness leads to behavior decline Advice Goddess: The beginning of the endless Autry had nothing on these trails Miss Manners: Redirect conversation back where it belongs

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	Tauscher takes lead on seeking federal transportation funding REP. ELLEN TAUSCHER is taking a welcome proactive step toward obtaining federal transportation money for East Bay projects, should Congress pass another stimulus package. Kathleen Parker: Heresies and other truths Dan Walters: Businesses brace for property tax rise Editorial: Forget any federal bailout for state Byron Williams: Court must weigh the tyranny of the majority


	Man testifies reputed Acorn gang leader did not shoot him OAKLAND — A man who allegedly was shot by the reputed leader of Oakland's worst drug gang testified today that he has no idea who shot him in an incident at 31st Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Restorative justice an option for young offenders Area mayors: Bay will be electric-car capital Car strikes motor scooter on San Pablo Avenue near West Grand More Oakland police officers placed on leave Man shot, drives car into warehouse on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland Palo Alto Chief Johnson retires weeks after firestorm on racial profiling remarks Benicia Bridge to close for hour early Friday