Bay Area: Sumos chow down, throw down in Chinatown during area tour
They came, they lumbered, they tossed Oakland City Council member Henry Chang around willy-nilly, like so many orcs juggling a wee hobbit. No overhead twirling, though. Hey, Chang has his limits. "You can pick me up, but don't throw me down!" a grinning Chang pleaded Friday in Oakland's Chinatown, where the three big, thong-clad, goose-bumped sumos (it was really cold out there) wandered around, promoting ticket sales for the upcoming World Sumo Challenge at the Oakland Arena on June 17...Oakland doesn't really have a Japantown, so Chinatown filled the bill...more...