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The college district claims that data on a questionable contract is draft that must be kept secret.  

California sees a silver lining of some 26,000 jobs added to payrolls.

  Unemployment outlook in other states.
 

A marathon standoff ended peacefully with the release of scores of protesters who occupied Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley campus for more than 12 hours today, but protesters continue to occupy buildings on the UC Santa Cruz campus.  

Council member becomes first to declare in 2010 race  

Original business will remain on Lincoln Avenue  

Southern California's plans for El Toro could guide Alameda in dealing with Navy  

Police arrested a man on suspicion of drunken driving Nov. 11 after they said he crashed into five parked vehicles on three streets and then fled the scene.  

BART hopes to whittle down jobs without layoffs to close $26 million budget deficit  

n Health care giant opts against renewing surgical services contract; will continue through March 2010  

n Sessions at Autobody Fine Art invite artists to critique other artists' work  

Vote on $2 million allocation may come in December  

THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER has a lot to be thankful for this year. The number of adoptions is up and the past week continued to see new homes for pets-in-waiting.  

THE LAST FEW WEEKS have put Alameda in the spotlight, and the Alameda Journal Blog (at www.ibabuzz/alamedajournal/) has done its best to keep up.With the oil spill of Oct.  

n St. Joseph Notre Dame students romp through zany '60s production