Marriages Made in Tuition Heaven Most people find friends on Facebook. Others find husbands. A University of California, Berkeley, student from the Midwest felt she couldn’t afford the annual $30,000 in student fees, including $20,000 in out-of-state tuition. She posted that she was ...
Local Intelligence: Children's Fairyland, Oakland The United States’ first storybook theme park opened in 1950 near Lake Merritt. Admission ranged from 9 to 14 cents, depending on the visitor’s age. The park, Children’s Fairyland, still prospers, delighting those young at heart with 10 acres of gentle ...
Oakland Mayor and Chief Share Uneasy Alliance During a news conference at Oakland City Hall on Monday, Anthony Batts, the police chief who recently applied — unsuccessfully — for the same position in San Jose, was asked if he intended to stay at the helm of the embattled Oakland Police Department. ...
