Opinion

OAKLAND — Two dozen recruits will soon hit the streets as Oakland Police Department officers — one of the first classes to graduate from the police academy since the department instituted reforms in the face of a series of scandals. -more-

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Security guards on Israel’s national airline El Al overpowered a man who tried to hijack a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Sunday. -more-

t takes the average immigrant 15 years to earn an income comparable to the average non-immigrant, according to the Berkeley-based New America Foundation (NAF). Sylvia Rosales-Fike, executive director of the Berkeley nonprofit, is helping immigrants, what she calls “new Americans,” speed up that process. -more-

PASADENA — Former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter says the U.N. resolution to disarm Iraq makes war inevitable. -more-

The Alameda County Commission of the Status of Women is asking county residents to submit nominations for the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame. -more-

How does it feel to be a hero? Just ask Arthur Feinstein, a Bay Area resident of 22 years who was recently named one of 30 Clean Water Act heroes nationwide. The honor, which he shares with the likes of Senator Barbara Boxer and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was bestowed upon him by the Clean Water Network in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. -more-