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...restructure Oakland's government and give the mayor new powers to break through a stolid municipal bureaucracy. Since then, he fired his city manager and two city planners, replacing them with people who worked harder to lure private investment. As he tours through a booming residential area south of downtown, he sounds a little dismayed by how resistant some Oakland residents remain to change...
...dozens of new loft-apartment and condo buildings. That explosion in private investment--although limited to only a few pockets of the city--is the centerpiece of Brown's tenure as mayor, the fulfillment of a promise he made eight years ago to bring 10,000 residents to downtown Oakland. Brown points to building after building, each financed with private capital, opening their doors to tenants or just completing construction. "That is new. That is new. That one is finished. This one will be finished soon," he says, as we drive around. "For 40 years, there was nothing here...
...nothing but a self-serve bar and rack of newspapers to recommend them. These days, they're more likely to be offered a fashionable sanctuary, with spa, dining and business facilities to keep them happily occupied for hours. Some lounges, like Virgin Atlantic's new Heathrow Clubhouse, rival any downtown nightspot for style and exclusivity. Here are four others that take the pain out of having to get to the airport early...
Nike is keeping its ambush plans for Germany under wraps, but Adidas has already manned the ramparts. The company is building a 10,000-seat stadium near the Reichstag, Germany's parliament, in downtown Berlin to attract fans during the Cup. For a 1-euro ($1.25) entrance fee, spectators will be able to watch games on a big screen, test their skills at soccer stations and attend concerts. On the airways, Adidas scored a major coup by shutting out Nike ads on U.S. English-language broadcasts of the games. The company will also be the sole footwear sponsor on three...
...Saturn Sky. GM has made enormous leaps in quality too, so Lutz bridles at the notion that its vehicles don't stack up. "I can't find words that can be printed in a family publication to express my opinion of that view," he says in his office in downtown Detroit. "Our No. 1 problem is the perception...