Business Insider UKBut Vallejo is making a comeback as young professionals get priced out of San Francisco and Oakland and search for affordable housing in the far reaches of the Bay Area. I recently spent the day in Vallejo to see how a downtrodden city became a top … and more …read more Source:: Oakland […]
Los Angeles TimesThe refugee and immigrant populations ”certainly have been a significant part, an integral part of our workforce for decades,” said Tom Super, a spokesman for the National Chicken Council. … POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT. A mayor in the news: Meet Oakland … and more …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News
ESPNCleveland police have sent their findings from the investigation into a rape allegation against Oakland Raiders rookie Gareon Conley to a grand jury, which will determine whether charges will be filed, ESPN has confirmed. A woman accused Conley of … …read more Source:: Oakland Raiders News By Google News
Patch.comWhen California’s housing shortfall became acute and the state government started getting serious about the housing quotas it had been assigning to communities, Marin County’s assemblyman, Democrat Marc Levine, carried a 2014 bill to exempt it from … …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By Google News
Gang shooting in Oakland leaves one wounded, one arrestedEast Bay TimesOAKLAND — One man was wounded and another man arrested Sunday night in what police said was a gang-related drive-by shooting in East Oakland. A second suspect is being sought. The shooting happened about 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the 6500 block of … …read more […]
These Cities Are Putting Our Fractious Federal Government to ShameThe Nation.“But,” says Rebecca Kaplan, a City Council member in Oakland, California, “the degree to which they are explicitly being used to go after people who aren’t accused of any crime is way over the top now. They are being used as a tool of intimidation […]
The Mercury NewsA rendering shows a proposed baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics at the Howard Terminal in Oakland, Calif. (MANICA Architecture). Thus, we organized our expedition. We visited all three of the sites. We put our boots on the ground to get a feel … …read more Source:: Oakland Athletics News By Google News
Breitbart NewsHe was a great mayor of Oakland, and he might be the only politician alive capable of running this city.” As The Hill recently noted, Jerry Brown “is the longest serving governor of California, holding office from 1975 to 1983 and then again from 2011 … …read more Source:: Oakland Mayor Race News By […]
CBS San Francisco Bay AreaOAKLAND (CBS SF) — Police in the East Bay recently arrested a 68-year-old Oakland man suspected of dealing heroin, cocaine and marijuana from near the senior citizen housing where he lived. The man is facing drug dealing charges has a long history of …68-Year-Old Oakland Man Suspected Of Dealing Drugs Out […]
Woman robbed of iPhone on BART train in OaklandKRON4.comOAKLAND (KRON) — A robbery suspect is at large after stealing a woman’s cellphone on a BART train Saturday afternoon in Oakland, police said. At 4:02 p.m., a man boarded the Daly City-bound train at either the Coliseum station or Fruitvale station and … and more …read […]
The 2017 version of the Oakland Raiders was unveiled at the first day of training camp at the sprawling Marriott Hotel in Napa. And before I talk about the passing game, let me get a little personal. I was the guest of Forever Oakland, the great Oakland Raiders Booster Club fighting to keep the Silver […]
VibeThe new program will reportedly issue 50 percent of all licenses for medical marijuana facilities to previous felons and residents of six neighborhoods that police excessively targeted for drug arrests, the Post reports. “Communities of colour have … …read more Source:: Oakland City Council News From Google News
FOX40The incident occurred Saturday on a plane bound for Oakland, California. McCarran International Airport says police and medical responders took the passenger for observation. Police Lt. Carlos Hank said the passenger received treatment after the … …read more Source:: Oakland California News By Google News
Minneapolis Star TribuneD. Ross Cameron, Associated Press Minnesota Twins’ Miguel Sano (22) shakes hands with third base coach Gene Glynn after hitting a two-run home run off Oakland Athletics’ Chris Smith during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, July 29, 2017, …Twins fail capitalize early, fail to hold off Oakland lateMinneapolis Star […]
Two people shot in Oakland Friday nightEast Bay TimesOAKLAND — A teenager and a man were wounded in shootings in different areas of Oakland Friday night, police said Saturday. About 10:29 p.m. Friday a 17-year-old boy told police he was walking in the 9000 block of Thermal Avenue in East Oakland when … …read more […]
Former Oakland Mayor Quan’s Medical Pot Shop Faces Fierce OppositionKQEDA plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco’s Sunset District – put forth by former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and her husband, Floyd Huen – faces fierce opposition. Opponents filed an appeal with San Francisco’s Planning Commission … …read more Source:: Oakland Mayor […]
Patch.com2 Berkeley Homes Hit By Gunshots. BERKELEY, CA — Two houses were struck by gunfire in South Berkeley Monday afternoon, according to police. Around 4:30 p.m. there was a report of gunfire near San Pablo Park. No one was injured, but bullets struck … and more …read more Source:: Berkeley Ca. News By Google News
San Francisco ChronicleI understand that Community Fund, one of Oakland’s biggest landlords, has long been a source of anger for tenant-rights activists. And for compelling reasons. In June, a federal jury convicted three men in a bid-rigging scheme to buy hundreds of … …read more Source:: East Oakland News By Google News
East Bay TimesOAKLAND — About a week after a renewed call for witnesses to two fatal East Oakland shootings that led to three teenagers’ deaths, police released a sketch of a person of interest. In a statement Thursday, Oakland police Officer Johnna Watson … and more …read more Source:: East Oakland News By Google News
ABC NewsToronto Blue Jays bench coach DeMarlo Hale (16) tries to hold back pitcher Marcus Stroman (6) and catcher Russell Martin (55) after they were ejected by umpire Will Little, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics …A’s blow it again in ninth, swept on walk-off grand slam in […]