It nice to see that the farming and ranching traditions of Livermore's past live on to this day. You see, seven men were nabbed this past Sunday in connection with a cockfighting ring on the 4000 block of North Livermore Avenue. Ick. Busted while a fowl fight was in progress, officers arrested three gentlemen from Alameda, two blokes from Livermore, one from San Jose, and another from Las Vegas. Police officers also uncovered "300......

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Fighting the forces of snobbery by ordering top-shelf, single malt scotch with a Bud Light chaser, Barrespondent Drew continues his quest to prove Thomas Jefferson wrong when he said, "All men are created equal." After all, some men are very drunk, and will fight you for almost no reason. A lot of the bars in this city are designed to transport you somewhere else. Like a good movie or Disney ride, their goal is......

Jefferson Elementary in West Berkeley will get a chance to choose between keeping the original name, which honors the third president of the United States, or changing it to that of an American Indian scholar, Sequoia. At issue is Thomas Jefferson's ownership of slaves, which is a decidedly touchy subject in a district with a large african-american population. The issue was brought to the school's attention by parents and community activists. In an uncredited......