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SafirRosetti Awarded Security Consulting Contract for New University of California San Francisco Hospital
Contract Covers Comprehensive Services for the $1.6 Billion Construction Project NEW YORK -- GlobalOptions Group's (Nasdaq: GLOI) SafirRosetti Technology Design Consulting Practice has been awarded a contract for the University of California San Francisco Mission Bay Campus project. SafirRosetti, through its Oakland, California office, will provide security planning, budget...
Tags: Government, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Oakland, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, University of California
Research articles 2008-09-03
EPA fines recycling firm for polluting Bay
SAN FRANCISCO -- A major Bay Area recycling company is facing possible fines of more than $450,000 for allowing trash, metals and other pollutants to wash into drains that lead to the Bay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. California Waste Solutions Inc., which picks up curbside...
Tags: Oakland, recycling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-09-03
NFL schedule
Week 1 Thursday, Sept. 4 Washington at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 Detroit at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Seattle at Buffalo, 11 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 11 a.m. ...
Tags: AFC, Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami, Minnesota, NFL, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Tennessee, Washington
Research articles 2008-08-31
A look at the AFC East
2007 record in parentheses: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (16-0, 18-1 including postseason) Strengths: Quarterback, with reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady; wide receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker; a solid offensive line coming back from a poor performance in the Super Bowl loss; and a deep defensive...
Tags: Backups, Games, NFL, Oakland, team
Research articles 2008-08-31
NFL PRESEASON ROUNDUP
Smith throws two picks in loss to San Diego SAN FRANCISCO -- Even against his hometown team's third- stringers and scrubs, Alex Smith demonstrated why he is no longer the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback. Smith passed for 146 yards but also threw two terrible interceptions,...
Tags: Denver, Games, NFL, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-30
Cooper cut, might retire
ALAMEDA -- Special teams mainstay Jarrod Cooper headlined a group of six players pared from the Raiders roster on Monday. The Raiders also waived linebacker Grant Irons and defensive end Greg Spires and placed on the injured-reserve list wide receiver Drew Carter, fullback Oren O'Neal and cornerback...
Tags: Carter, Cooper, Games, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-25
Letters to the editor
Justice seems lacking I was deeply saddened to see Topekan Tommy Kent sentenced to 32 months in prison. He is a local businessman, an employer and a taxpayer. He has beautified Topeka and secured many of our landscapes and surroundings. I don't know Mr. Kent personally....
Tags: accident, Oakland, pickup, Republican, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-23
Former Raiders star Upshaw dies
NEW YORK AFP — Gene Upshaw, an 11-time all-star before going on to become executive director of the NFL's Players Association, died of cancer on Thursday. He was 63. National Football League hall-of-famer passed away after a valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer. Upshaw, a former left guard for...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, NFL, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-21
Oakland girl to serve as a page for the U.S. House of
OAKLAND MOST weekday evenings during the next five months, Mary and LaJuan Tarrance expect to tune in to C-SPAN. As members of Congress debate the latest offshore drilling plan or vote on war funding, the couple will be watching, intently -- for a tall, African-American...
Tags: CAREER, Leadership, Oakland, Outsourcing, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-20
Castro Valley man killed in wreck was '05 Athenian High grad
By Karen Holzmeister CASTRO VALLEY -- As a high school and college student, Scott Leister spent as much time as possible in Central America, volunteering his time and carpentry skills to help the poor. Leister, 21, also worked with Bay Area Mountain Rescue, a volunteer search-and-rescue...
Tags: car, Oakland, Subaru
Research articles 2008-08-18
Letters to the editor
Time to recognize unsung heroes I want to write about an unpublicized gem in Oakland, the city of Oakland Department of Recreation Swim Teams. Specifically I want to acknowledge some unsung heroes in our city, the coaches of these swim teams. This summer, my daughter and...
Tags: Benefits, coach, FAA, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-14
Bay Area workers accuse public works contractor of shorting pay
OAKLAND -- A general contractor hired by cities around the Bay Area to build things from schools to city halls is being sued by its workers, who claim the company didn't follow the state's prevailing wage law and forced them to sign false timecards. In a lawsuit filed...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Oakland, worker
Research articles 2008-08-12
Workers accuse public works contractor of shorting pay
OAKLAND -- A general contractor hired by cities around the Bay Area to build things from schools to city halls is being sued by its workers, who claim the company didn't follow the state's prevailing wage law and forced them to sign false timecards. In a lawsuit filed...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Oakland, worker
Research articles 2008-08-12
Plenty of work to do for Raiders
OAKLAND -- Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell spent his last night as a 22-year-old making his first start as the unquestioned offensive leader of a team devoid of one since Rich Gannon's superb four-year run ended with the 2002 season. Before long, he was joined by rookie running back...
Tags: Bush, Games, NFL, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-08
Queen: Clear the way for traffic
Queen: I love traveling to other states. The King and I just returned from vacation in Colorado where we visited his brother in Fort Collins. We saw the Rockies, dozens of elk and, believe it or not, gas for $3.81 a gallon. It was awesome. One...
Tags: accident, Clear, Colorado, Oakland
Research articles 2008-08-03
Berkeley chase nets Oakland, Emeryville robbery suspects
Two men suspected of committing at least five violent street robberies in Oakland and Emeryville, including one in which a pregnant woman was punched in the stomach, were arrested Thursday by Berkeley police, thanks to an alert witness who wrote down the license plate of the car the men were...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., Oakland, SALES
Research articles 2008-07-31
Weekend Top 10 entertainment events
1. John Mellencamp and Lucinda Williams: Mellencamp's the headliner at this Greek Theatre show, but shameless faux-hipsters like myself will be more keyed up for the divine singer-songwriter Williams, who boasts one of the best country-rock voices ever. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Hearst Avenue and Gayley Road,...
Tags: entertainment, MARKETING, Oakland, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-07-31
Warriors hang on to Biedrins with multi-year deal
OAKLAND, California AFP — The Golden State Warriors re-signed center Andris Biedrins to a new multi-year deal on Monday, making sure he didn't join the flow of National Basketball Association free agents to Europe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but ESPN.com reported that Biedrins agreed to a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agent, NBA, Oakland, team
Research articles 2008-07-28
Gossage, Williams inducted into Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, New York AFP — Famed relief pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage and long-time manager Dick Williams were enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame here Sunday along with four posthumous inductees. Gossage was voted into the honor shrine by a media ballot, finally receiving the necessary 75 percent of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, CAREER, Games, Oakland, Williams
Research articles 2008-07-27
Perata probe drags on without charges
It has been 44 months since a federal corruption probe of state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata became public knowledge, and 43 months since federal agents searched his and his son's Oakland homes. Witnesses have testified before a federal grand jury. Thousands of pages of documents have...
Tags: CAREER, Government, Oakland, president, Staples Inc., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-07-27