East Bay ExpressNews, arts, and dining coverage for Oakland, Berkeley, and the greater East Bay..Buy Curious &151; Hot Sales! Hot Events! Hot! Hot!- June 20, 2008 Some weeks, it seems like nothing's going on at all, not even a piddly yard sale, but apparently, that's cuz everyone's waiting for a certain weekend to have everything. Case in point: this weekend, where an abundance of sales, store anniversaries, and fashion shows will tempt you whether your tastes lean toward Kimora Lee Simmons, funky 80s neon, or sublimely urban. And it's all happening in our backyard. Plus, help support Tsunami victims with leather-free bags at a local Oakland boutique....http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/buy_curious___151__hot_sales__hot_events__hot__hot_/Co... Another Man Is Slain in Berkeley- June 20, 2008 The victim of Berkeley's eighth homicide of the year was discovered in a residence on the 2000 block of Emerson Street yesterday....http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/another_man_is_slain_in_berkeley/Content?oid=774998 The East Bay Today: June 20, 2008- June 20, 2008 Today's Top Event: East Bay Express Gay Pride Party. Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today's event: Meredith Norton discusses Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting at A Great Good Place for Books. Is It Lunch Yet Express food critics recommend: Dragon Rouge in Alameda. On the Town: Going out tonight Drop by Oakland's Nomad Café for a set by Berkeley folk act Mere Ours. Hardly Working: You've got time. We know how to waste it. Check out time-lapse...http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/the_east_bay_today__june_20__2008/Content?oid=762877 No Sex Hormones for Us, Sadly- June 20, 2008 After months of increasing complaints and defiance by local city leaders, the state Department of Food and Agriculture has agreed not to aerially spray sex hormones over cities in order to wipe out the dreaded light brown apple moth. Now, officials declared yesterday, they'll introduce neutered moths into the local populations in hopes of throwing off the reproduction cycle. Cities such as Berkeley, Richmond, and Oakland had all vowed to opposed the sex hormone carpet-bombing, but we were...http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/no_sex_hormones_for_us__sadly/Content?oid=775017 Video Shows Bey IV Laughing After Chauncey Bailey&39;s Murder- June 19, 2008 The Chauncey Bailey Project and the Center for Investigative Reporting have enhanced a video police secretly taped of Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV laughing and boasting about the murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey. As Bey IV sat in a San Leandro Police Department interrogation room, he talked with his brother Joshua Bey and associate Tamon Halfin about the murder. "Pow! Pow! Poof!" he laughed when describing how the shotgun shells destroyed Bailey's body and head. In addition,.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/video_shows_bey_iv_laughing_after_chauncey_bailey_s_mu... Don&39;t Call It a Recession: Home Prices Slide Again- June 19, 2008 When the number of homes sold in the Bay Area ticked up in April, some people held out a slim hope that the historic housing collapse may have begun to slow down, and we could get back to the business of living large again. Not so fast, fellas; according to figures from DataQuick Information Center, those homes were just a few ticky-tacky 'burb bungalows that had fallen into foreclosure, and a few smart buyers snatched 'em up at bargain basement prices. Now, we're back to the same old grind, as.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/don_t_call_it_a_recession__home_prices_slide_again/Con... Chevron Lawyer William Haynes Ducks Senate&39;s Torture Questions- June 19, 2008 William Haynes II is a senior lawyer in Chevron's general counsel office. But up until a few months ago, he was the Pentagon lawyer who helped authorize and craft a policy of torturing people detained by the American military. Yesterday, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee called him in to testify about when and how he approved the use of dogs, nudity, and other techniques during interrogations. And wouldn't you know it, one of the sharpest legal minds in the country suddenly can't...http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/chevron_lawyer_william_haynes_ducks_senate_s_torture_q... Judge: UC Training Center Must Stop- June 19, 2008 An Alameda County judge ruled that UC Berkeley cannot proceed with construction of the controversial sports training center near Memorial Stadium, prompting cheers from supporters of the adjacent oak grove, which was slated for demolition. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Judge Barbara Miller ordered Cal officials not to build the center until they can convince the court that construction will not violate state law. The law in question is a little tricky; it prohibits any additions or..http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/judge__uc_training_center_must_stop/Content?oid=774276 Council Replies to Ron Dellums&39; Budget Proposal- June 19, 2008 After mulling over Ron Dellums' plan to shut down city government for twelve days, the Oakland City Council has come back with an alternate proposal, the Trib reports. Under a deal approved Tuesday night, the city would shut down government for five days between Christmas and New Year's Day, eliminate 26 empty city jobs, do a little cutting across the board, and wipe out the mayor's public safety director position, which is about to be vacated by Lenore Anderson. The cuts won't come close to...http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/council_replies_to_ron_dellums__budget_proposal/Conten... The East Bay Today: June 19, 2008- June 19, 2008 Today's Top Event: The Busy World Is Hushed at the Aurora Theatre. Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today's lecture: From Garden to Gaiwan: The Journey of Pu'er Tea. Lecture by UC Santa Cruz researcher Brian Kirbis at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Is It Lunch Yet Express food critics recommend: Chopan Kabob in Concord. On the Town: Going out tonight Salvador Santana, son of Carlos, is performing for free at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord. Hardly Working: You've got.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/the_east_bay_today__june_19__2008/Content?oid=762848 |