http://www.yourstreet.com/news/oakland-ca YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ? Two people have been struck and killed by the same Amtrak train, one in Berkeley and the other about two hours later in Oakland. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6269494/oakland-area-amtrak-train-strikes-and-kills-2 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Justin Verlander struck out six Wednesday, raising his league-best total to 130 for the season. But strikeouts weren't the last word. Verlander fanned Jack Cust in the second. Next time up, Cust erased the Tigers' one-run lead with a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6255273/oakland-5,-detroit-1-verlander,-tigers-drop-series-finale Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:42:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brandon Inge had started all but one Tigers game this season until Wednesday. And in the game he didn't start, he entered to play third base. On Wednesday, Inge didn't play for the first time this season. He got the entire game off to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6255275/leyland-inge-should-be-on-all-star-team Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:40:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jason Giambi and Jack Cust broke out of funks with two-run homers, Dallas Braden ended a four-start winless stretch and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Wednesday. Giambi's drive in the sixth off Justin Verlander http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6253736/tigers,-verlander-beaten-by-a-s Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:48:08 -0700 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A federal judge has struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled from Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday that the U.S.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6247525/judge-overturns-bush-administration-logging-rule Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:27:08 -0700 After the Tigers struck out 14 times Monday, at least Placido Polanco had his hitting shoes on Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., where the Tigers won, 5-3. It got interesting in the ninth, thanks the Fernando Rodney. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6245722/photo-gallery-tigers-roar-back,-hold-on-in-oakland Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:49:08 -0700 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A federal judge on Tuesday struck down the Bush administration’s change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled from Oakland, Calif., that the U.S.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6244710/loosening-of-rule-on-logging-rejected-wed,-01-jul-2009-pst Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Armando Galarraga pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Placido Polanco homered and drove in three runs in the Detroit Tigers' 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6244001/galarraga,-polanco-lead-tigers-past-a-s-5-3 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:25:12 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Armando Galarraga pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Placido Polanco homered and drove in three runs in the Detroit Tigers' 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Ryan Raburn went 3 for 3 with a run-scoring... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6244062/galarraga,-polanco-lead-tigers-past-a-s-5-3 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:09:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a two-month injury absence, and Ryan Sweeney homered and drove in two runs in the Oakland Athletics' 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.   Kurt Suzuki http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6237762/ellis,-sweeney-homer-in-a-s-7-1-win-over-tigers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:39:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Aaron Cook is enjoying one of the most productive stretches of his career. It's also Colorado's best stretch since ending the 2007 season on a tear. Cook took a shutout into the ninth inning and won his fifth consecutive start as the Rockies... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6239893/a-s-end-dismal-interleague-stretch-with-loss-to-rockies Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Garrett Atkins had three hits and two RBIs, Jason Hammel remained unbeaten in June and the Colorado Rockies beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6221793/rockies-end-slide-against-a-s Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:58:52 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Curry can get comfortable with the Golden State Warriors. Coach Don Nelson isn't sending his newest high-scoring guard anywhere else. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6220505/nelson-curry-will-stay-with-warriors Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:58:34 -0700 Stephen Curry was very close to getting exactly what he wanted. Instead, he must want what he has. The Golden State Warriors selected Curry, the former Davidson star guard, with the No.7 overall pick Thursday night at the NBA draft. If Curry had lasted only one pick... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6213818/warriors-dash-curry-s-hopes-of-being-a-knick Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:17:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Hawks and Golden State Warriors are working on a trade that would send point guard Jamal Crawford to Atlanta for guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6209414/ap-source-warriors,-hawks-working-on-trade Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:44 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Josh Outman hopes his elbow injury was caught early enough that it won't threaten his rookie season. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6201713/athletics-starter-outman-goes-on-dl Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:58:14 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. — What if the 1989 Giants had Tim Lincecum to run out against Dave Stewart? http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6197476/mlb-lincecum-goes-the-distance-as-giants-take-bay-bridge-season-series Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:07:08 -0700 Oakland Athletics second baseman Adam Kennedy hops over San Francisco Giants' Matt Downs (37) after completing a double play in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 22, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Giants' Aaron Rowand was out at first base. (AP Photo/Ben... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6198419/day-around-the-bay Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:05:08 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California state and local officials are suing Target Corp., accusing the retailer of dumping hazardous waste in landfills around the state.Attorney General Jerry Brown, 20 district attorneys and the Los Angeles city attorney jointly filed a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6139698/calif-ag-brown-sues-target-for-illegal-dumping Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:17:27 -0700 OAKLAND, Calif. - The human placenta could be an important source of stem cells for curing leukemia, sickle cell disease and other blood-related disorders, a new study reveals. These stem cells appear to have distinct advantages over the techniques currently http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6135170/placentas-may-yield-disease-fighting-stem-cells Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:02:08 -0700