He began his career as a head football coach in nineteen sixty-nine, when he was selected to lead the Oakland Raiders.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

They earn credits toward an associate of arts degree in liberal arts from Patten University in Oakland,California.

VOA: special.2011.07.07

Perhaps Emperor Norton's most famous decree ordered the city government to build a bridge from the city of Oakland to a small island in San Francisco Bay.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

Earlier this year, the Steve Miller Band honored Buffalo with an all-star tribute concert at the Fox Theatre in Oakland,California.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

Tragedy also marked the past year in U.S.sports,as 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart died in a car crash April 9, just hours after he threw six scoreless innings against the Oakland A's.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24