Laney College News
Browse past news stories for Laney College in Oakland, CA:
- Peralta ended no-bid contract over dissatisfaction with Laney work (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:08:30 pm
The Peralta Community College District declined to renew the contract for a company owned by Mark Lindquist, a longtime friend and business partner of Chancellor Elihu Harris, because Laney College leaders were unhappy with the work. - College of Marin president plans to retire next year (Marin Independent Journal)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:36:45 am
College of Marin President Frances White stunned campus officials and faculty Tuesday by announcing she will retire at the end of the current school year, a year before the end of her contract. - Bay Area local scoreboard for Nov. 17 (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:18:02 am
BASKETBALL-MNonconference Saturday Ohlone 74, De Anza 61Ohlone (4-0)Love 0 0-1 0, Q. Johnson 1 0-0 3, Sawyer 6 5-6 18, Clark 5 11-13 23, Barnes 1 0-0 2, Briggs 0 3-6 3, Gray 1 0-2 2, Gardner 0 2-2 2, Burton 1 2-2 4, Jones 2 2-2 7. - Mitchell makes smooth transition (Vallejo Times-Herald)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 08:16:56 am
Jeremy Mitchell made his mark as a basketball player with the Benicia Panthers, but these days you won't find him anywhere near the hardwood.Now, Mitchell plays tight end for the Utah State Aggies, a far cry from his days on the Panthers' varsity basketball squad from 2001 - Housekeepers and nannies rally for worker rights (Walnut Creek Journal)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:15:46 am
SAN FRANCISCO — It was an encounter with a Berkeley homeowner five years ago that made Sylvia Lopez realize how vulnerable she was to the whims of her employers. - East Bay prep scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 13 (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:18:06 am
Basketball-MCosumnes River Tournament First round Los Medanos 89, Sacramento City 80Sacramento CityClay 4 0-0 9, Cookie 0 0-1 0, Brown 1 0-0 2, Roberts 3 3-4 11, Moore 2 4-4 8, Mastbella 4 0-0 12, Barkley 3 5-8 12, Meyers 4 1-2 10, Jackson 6 4-6 16. - Housekeepers and nannies rally for worker rights (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 04:23:30 am
Organizers hope the National Domestic Worker Congress in San Francisco will lead to laws protecting domestic workers - Dance Brigade leaps back onto scene with new show (The Montclarion)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:08:20 pm
Dance Brigade Director Krissy Keefer, who founded the innovative troupe in Oakland 25 years ago, makes a dramatic return this month to present a fiery interpretation of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" at Laney College Theater. - Dance Brigade leaps back onto scene with new show (The Piedmonter)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:06:49 pm
Dance Brigade Director Krissy Keefer, who founded the innovative troupe in Oakland 25 years ago, makes a dramatic return this month to present a fiery interpretation of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" at Laney College Theater. - Arts Calendar (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:06:11 pm
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posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:34:53 am
MUSIC Oakland East Bay Symphony: The orchestra begins its 20th season under music director Michael Morgan with an operatic gala featuring excerpts from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide," as well as works by Verdi, Donizetti, Mascagni, Massenet and Wagner. Among... - So bad, fans join right in (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 08:02:58 am
The independent film "The Room" didn't exactly make a splash when it opened six years ago. Critics panned it - the few who reviewed it, that is - and theater-goers stayed away in droves. - El Cerrito man sentenced in slaying of San Leandro resident in 2008 (The Daily Review)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 07:12:20 am
Victim was riding in vehicle on Highway 101 in Mill Valley when shooting occurred - El Cerrito man gets 21 years for slaying in burrito road-rage incident (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:28:57 am
A 21-year-old El Cerrito man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Wednesday for fatally shooting a San Leandro man riding in a Hell's Angels convoy traveling through Marin County last year. - Shooter sentenced for Mill Valley slaying of Hells Angels associate (Marin Independent Journal)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:06:45 am
An East Bay man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Wednesday for fatally shooting a man riding in a Hells Angels convoy traveling through Marin County last year. - Storm spikers unbeaten in conference play (The Weekly Calistogan)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 07:32:15 am
The Napa Valley College women’s volleyball team pulled off a victory that was twice as sweet on Friday night. - Storm unbeaten in conference (The American Canyon Eagle)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:12:25 am
The Napa Valley College women’s volleyball team pulled off a victory that was twice as sweet on Friday night. - News Briefs (Alameda Sun)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 01:12:15 am
Effective Tuesday, Nov. 9 criminal cases heard at the George E. McDonald Hall of Justice in Alameda will be heard at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse, 661 Washington St. in Oakland. - Missing Alameda man found in Modesto (Contra Costa Times)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 08:42:39 pm
An Alameda man reported missing last month was located in Modesto, where he turned up at a homeless shelter.Dante Marshall, who has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old and who has a history of going missing, was staying at the shelter under an assumed name, police said. - Laney College president likely going to Washington (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:35:43 am
Chong is expected to be the next Bay Area higher-education leader to join the Obama administration. - Laney College president likely going to Washington (Lamorinda Sun)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 03:49:19 am
OAKLAND — Laney College President Frank Chong likely will leave the Oakland community college for a job with the Obama administration. The U.S. Department of Education is in the final stages of hiring Chong as the deputy assistant secretary for community colleges. - Laney College president likely going to Washington (Contra Costa Times)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:27:38 pm
Chong is expected to be the next Bay Area higher-education leader to join the Obama administration. - Bay Area News Group sues Peralta over public records (The Daily Review)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:13:00 pm
The Oakland college district denied access to records that included a report by its inspector general about ties between Chancellor Elihu Harris and a friend and business partner who was awarded a $940,000 no-bid contract. - Eagles take two on the road (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 03:51:07 pm
After splitting conference matches the week before, the Mendocino College Volleyball team nabbed road victories on two consecutive nights last week. - Oregon State recruits one Rodgers brother, gets two (Salem Statesman Journal)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:21:32 am
Oregon State didn't discover James Rodgers until about two weeks remained until signing day in 2007. - JC football, Week 6: Laney football defeats Cabrillo in Golden Gate Conference opener (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 08:47:57 am
OAKLAND -- Laney College's football team scored the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds left to sink Cabrillo in its Golden Gate Conference opener 28-24 on Friday night. - Women of Black Panther Party rekindle memories at Oakland Library event (Oakland Tribune)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 03:29:25 am
The Black Panther Party's most captivating and charismatic leader has been dead for 20 years, and the once-notorious black power group splintered apart years earlier. But those who gathered Thursday at the Oakland Library were transported back in time as the women of the Black Panther Party rekindled memories and showed that the social justice programs created four decades earlier still are very ... - Black Panther Party 43rd Anniversary History Month (San Francisco Bay View)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 01:41:14 am
This October will mark the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. To celebrate this milestone, the It’s About Time Committee and The Commemorator are presenting a two-day Book Fair and Teach-In at the Laney College Student Center on Friday, Oct. 23, 12-3 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., as just one of many scheduled October events. - Alameda: Police search for missing man (Alameda Journal)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 12:03:38 am
ALAMEDA — Police are searching for a developmentally handicapped man who has been missing since last month. Dante Marshall, 29, was last seen Sept. 29, when he told his family that he was on his way to visit the flea market at Oakland's Laney College. - Heralded Peralta bus program headed for failure (Lamorinda Sun)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:32:27 pm
OAKLAND — A program giving college students unlimited bus trips appears headed for failure after thousands of the students failed to pay a $31-per-semester fee, leaving the college district owing $500,000.