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OAKLAND, Calif. & NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outbid (www.outbid.com), which combines the theater and transparency of live online auctions with social and gaming features, today at the Baseball Winter Meetings(TM) announces that it is launching weekly sports-themed programming for fans to land prized sports collectibles in a full-throttle auction via the web or on their iPhone or iPad. Upcoming Outbid auctions - energizing, live competitions where frenzied...

SEATTLE, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines launches a Cyber Monday sale today for travel after the holidays featuring low one-way fares starting at $49* from Reno, Nev., to San Jose, Calif., $59* from Seattle to San Francisco and $159* from Oakland to Maui, to name a few. "While you're doing your holiday shopping online, why not take advantage of Alaska Airlines' biggest sale of the year to treat your family to a post-holiday getaway," said Joe Sprague, Alaska...

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Homegrown food is in for a radical change, and so is keeping fish. Back to the Roots, an urban mushroom farm in California, is launching a new home aquaponics kit via Kickstarter on November 15th. The Aquaponics Garden is essentially a self-cleaning fish tank that also grows a range of fresh produce in a garden on top. The fish water fertilizes the plants, and in turn the plants clean the water for the fish. (Photo:...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three community leaders will be honored by The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) with the 2012 California Peace Prize for their efforts to promote peace and prevent violence in California. Elder Michael Cummings is a violence prevention specialist who creates safe streets for youth and opportunities for those living in the Jordan Downs Public Housing Complex in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Kevin Grant works to help young...

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HFS Consultants (HFS), a healthcare consulting company that specializes in healthcare management, operations and strategic planning, has expanded with the addition of a Healthcare Marketing and PR Services division. "Today's rapidly changing healthcare landscape creates a need for hospitals and healthcare organizations to have a well-planned marketing and public relations program," says Richard Gianello, president of HFS. "To meet...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KRZZ-FM "93.3FM La Raza", the Spanish radio station owned and operated by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) (Nasdaq: SBSA) in the San Francisco Bay area, conducted its 4(th) annual fundraising Radiothon benefiting the Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland this past weekend resulting in $424,000 raised in donations and pledges. The Radiothon was produced live from the hospital and began with a broadcast on Friday morning and...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned chef and founder of the Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver, joined Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and leaders from the Pittsburgh community today to announce plans for Pittsburgh to embrace the Food Revolution. With One Young World - the premier global summit for young leaders in their 20s - also kicking off today in Pittsburgh, Jamie will inspire One Young World delegates and ambassadors as they work with community leaders to start a local...

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and City of Oakland are celebrating the construction of a new 12-home affordable housing development in Oakland's District 7 and the renewal of PG&E's Solar Habitat program for a sixth year. This unique partnership provides solar power to Habitat homes built in Northern and Central California. Since its inception in 2007, the PG&E Solar Habitat program has...

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Oakland Zoo will open a new state-of-the-art 17,000 square foot Veterinary Medical Hospital. The facility was designed to accommodate a variety of zoo animals and their specific needs – from sun and humidity-loving reptiles, to tiny birds, to cold-adapted grizzly bears. Oakland, CA (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Oakland Zoo opened a new state-of-the-art 17,000 square foot Veterinary Medical Hospital. The facility was designed to...

Starlight Gala Raises a Quarter of a Million for STEM Education OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At its annual Starlight Gala on September 22, Chabot Space & Science Center announced the recipients of the Center's Champion of Science Awards. Now in its second year, Chabot's Champion of Science Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary and lasting impacts in science education and support Chabot's STEM mission. Awards are...