Read more Oakland stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7956/oakland.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:22:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74615/cop-smashes-glass-with-mans-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California transit cop has been caught on video slamming a drunk's head through a plate glass window in an Oakland BART station. The video shows the officer forcibly removing Joseph Gibson, 37, from a train, where he was rowdy and profane, earning applause from passengers. But then he crosses...http://www.newser.com/story/74615/cop-smashes-glass-with-mans-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 2:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project...http://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65252/recession-sparks-efforts-to-legalize-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has given marijuana-legalization advocates an unexpected boost, Time reports, as cash-strapped states are tempted by possible revenues from pot taxes. With an existing medical-marijuana market and cuts to education and health services pending due to a huge budget deficit, California advocates are preparing both legislation and ballot initiatives...http://www.newser.com/story/65252/recession-sparks-efforts-to-legalize-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 18:06:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65001/oakland-first-city-in-nation-to-pass-pot-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a landslide, Oakland voters yesterday made their city the nation's first to levy a special tax on medical marijuana, the Los Angeles Times reports. By an 80% margin, voters backed a tax of $18 on every $1,000 in pot sales, a move that may catch on in other...http://www.newser.com/story/65001/oakland-first-city-in-nation-to-pass-pot-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 7:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters: Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims to have invented...http://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 1:46:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61580/legal-pot-backers-target-2010-calif-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdvocates of marijuana legalization—and taxation—have stepped up their efforts to include the issue on California's November 2010 ballot, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Backers say the tide of public opinion has turned strongly in favor of legalizing and taxing pot for personal use, especially in light of its...http://www.newser.com/story/61580/legal-pot-backers-target-2010-calif-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58755/no-car-suburb-in-germany-may-prove-tough-to-translate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWill Europe’s assault on the American way of life stop at nothing? Vauban, a town in the southwest corner of Germany, is a working model of a leafy-green suburb without cars. People walk or bike, and a tram runs through the middle of town. “When I had a car I...http://www.newser.com/story/58755/no-car-suburb-in-germany-may-prove-tough-to-translate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57697/oakland-proposes-nations-first-pot-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOakland’s city council has approved a provision to apply a 1.8% tax to marijuana sold at medical dispensaries. If voters endorse the measure in July, Oakland would be the first city in the US to tax pot, reports the Wall Street Journal . Backers say it would bring in somewhere...http://www.newser.com/story/57697/oakland-proposes-nations-first-pot-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 16:55:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55979/save-some-outrage-for-gun-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe look back at witch hunts and slavery with shame and consternation, but after reading about our recent spate of gun violence, future historians will regard us as similarly misguided, Cynthia Tucker writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . “These mass shootings are a form of madness, but what’s even more insane...http://www.newser.com/story/55979/save-some-outrage-for-gun-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Apr 2009 10:06:58 CDT