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College Prep Featured in Edutopia's 'Schools That Work' Series
The George Lucas Educational Foundation highlights College Prep’s math and English programs.

The George Lucas Educational Foundation highlights College Prep’s math and English programs.

The agreement would use a compliance director — less onerous than a receiver — to oversee the OPD.
Police urge motorists to take these precautions to keep their cars safe from thieves.
Do you use the US Postal Service for holiday deliveries? Here are some tips for timing your postal shipping this season.
The annual downtown Children's Parade, tree lighting festivities on Piedmont Avenue, a parade of lighted yachts, Yule at the Zoo
Snowmen and Santa and reindeer, oh my!
The proposal calls for adding an extra police training academy, hiring Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and adding police service technicians.
Like the idea of homemade gifts, but not a craftsy type? Concocting your own vanilla extract is easy, even for kitchen klutzes.
A proposed city ordinance seeks to crack down on graffiti by making the cost of getting caught a lot more expensive.
The City Council looks at progress toward making Oakland a better place for bikes during the past five years.
James Shyabout's third Oakland eatery will open in January.
James Shyabout's third Oakland eatery will open in January.
Many families look forward to cutting their own tree year after year.
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday rule the shopping roost after Thanksgiving.
Try one of these non-traditional twists.
Sign up in advance to donate at this mobile blood drive.
Learn to answer blood donors' questions, deliver blood or help with special projects at the Oakland Blood Donation Center.
The median home sale price in Okland grew by 16 percent. Sales of more expensive homes are increasing as short sales and foreclosure resales drop.
Have your Bay Area dealer check to see if your vehicle is part of the recall.
Walnut Creek police have released surveillance photos of one of the two men suspected of kidnapping a woman in Walnut Creek Nov. 7, then releasing her near Hiller Highlands in Oakland.