Yahoo! Local News - Oakland Tribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/Local News Oakland Tribune via Yahoo! News.5en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved12797139San Francisco-Oakland-San JoseRedwood CityCACaliforniaTransfer club at Oakland's Merritt College helps students navigate path to universitiesA professor at Merritt College in Oakland started a club, Altazor, to help his students transfer from community colleges to a four-year universities. Many were accepted to a UC campus.http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23271683/transfer-club-at-oaklands-merritt-college-helps-students?source=rssSun, 19 May 2013 16:05:48 -0400http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23271683/transfer-club-at-oaklands-merritt-college-helps-students?source=rssOakland Tribune10983152Oakland Tribunehttp://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/local/Oakland-Tribune-10983152-12797139.htmlShirakawa's decisive vote in ambulance deal prompts Santa Clara County scrutinyIt's unclear what role now-disgraced former Supervisor George Shirakawa's visit to the San Diego offices of Rural/Metro had on the company winning Santa Clara County's lucrative ambulance contract, but in an email to the district attorney, County Executive Jeff Smith expressed concern with any decisive vote that Shirakawa cast during his four years in office.http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23271710/shirakawas-decisive-vote-ambulance-deal-prompts-santa-clara?source=rssSun, 19 May 2013 09:06:18 -0400http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23271710/shirakawas-decisive-vote-ambulance-deal-prompts-santa-clara?source=rssOakland Tribune10983152Oakland Tribunehttp://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/local/Oakland-Tribune-10983152-12797139.htmlEast Bay high school seniors without plans told college is still in reachAlameda County Higher Education Week events urge hundreds of high school seniors to look at community college as an opportunity to pursue their higher education goals.http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23269152/east-bay-high-school-seniors-without-plans-told?source=rssSun, 19 May 2013 09:06:00 -0400http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23269152/east-bay-high-school-seniors-without-plans-told?source=rssOakland Tribune10983152Oakland Tribunehttp://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/local/Oakland-Tribune-10983152-12797139.htmlSuper Bowl vote: 49ers, Bay Area prepare for NFL's decision TuesdayThe Bay Area, which would stage most events in San Francisco but play the 50th Super Bowl in the 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium, is the heavy favorite to be awarded the game after Florida's legislature failed to approve a ballot measure aimed at renovating the Miami Dolphins' aging stadium.http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_23271702/bay-area-49ers-prepare-nfls-super-bowl-vote?source=rssSun, 19 May 2013 08:36:00 -0400http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_23271702/bay-area-49ers-prepare-nfls-super-bowl-vote?source=rssOakland Tribune10983152Oakland Tribunehttp://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/local/Oakland-Tribune-10983152-12797139.htmlOakland Effect: Police say Melrose and 50th is latest crime 'hot spot'Month on month, crime is up in our hot spot. With one murder, seven robberies, one shooting and seven residential burglaries, every category saw an increase since the last Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council for police District 27 met.http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23274584/oakland-effect-police-say-melrose-and-50th-is?source=rssSun, 19 May 2013 08:35:50 -0400http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23274584/oakland-effect-police-say-melrose-and-50th-is?source=rssOakland Tribune10983152Oakland Tribunehttp://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribunehttp://news.yahoo.com/local/Oakland-Tribune-10983152-12797139.html