Word: oaklanders
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...Wednesday night, it has become obvious that California builds foolishly but evacuates well. The toll in buildings destroyed or damaged is approaching 700. The projected cost: at least $550 million. The numbers suggest that the state has not learned all the lessons of its previous great fire, in Oakland in 1991. After that terrible conflagration destroyed nearly 3,000 homes, state legislation was passed forbidding construction in high-risk zones with certain flammable materials, such as wooden shingles, and requiring a 35-ft. brush- free perimeter around each structure. But enforcement was left to local authorities...
...Oakland Athletics (last place...
...teammate of mine from our high school baseball team offered to take me along to Game One of the 1988 World Series: Dodger Stadium, the Oakland A's versus the Los Angeles Dodgers...
...rest of the game, it looked like the A's would dominate. Dave Stewart pitched well for Oakland, and in the second inning, Canseco lined a grand slam home run that left a dent in NBC's centerfield camera...
...guess I'll always remember was the first when I was commissioner, in 1989. We had the earthquake, then Oakland played the Giants and Rickey Henderson put on some show. I don't think I've ever seen anybody dominate a World Series the way Rickey...