By Angela Hill, The Oakland Tribune, Calif. Jun. 16--Staff Writer Angela Hill is at the Alameda County clerk's office in downtown Oakland, following the activity as the first same-sex marriage licenses are issued and wedding ceremonies are performed. 5:01 p.m.

By Cecily Burt; Kelly Rayburn OAKLAND -- Oakland's elected officials are sending mixed messages that just might quash the city's nascent efforts to boost its economy and employment base as the East Bay's green jobs capital, critics say.

The telephone calls reporting "oil sheen" on Lake Merritt began coming in over the weekend. But there was no oil on Lake Merritt -- at least not bunker fuel, 58,000 gallons of which spilled out of the Cosco Busan container ship Nov. 7 after it hit a Bay Bridge tower.

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge is rallying Oaklanders to take control of their health and give up the pounds to fight the epidemic of excess weight taking so many lives across the community.

By Peter Hecht, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Oct. 2