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Richmond |
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Mustang totaled in fatal crash |
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Raiders |
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Ex-Raider Otto has right leg amputated |
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| Aug.2 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Journalist Assassinated During Walk
Map of 250 14th Street Oakland A longtime Oakland newspaper journalist Chauncey Bailey, 57, was shot to death in a brazen attack that police believe was a deliberate hit
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| Aug.3 |
Oakland |
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Police converge on bakery in crime sweep
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Oakland Downtown |
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Triple shooting claimed life of 2 people
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North Oakland |
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Bakery Raids Linked To Reporter| Firearm evidence confiscated during raids and arrests involving Your Black Muslim Bakery chain was connected to the slaying of a veteran journalist | |
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San Leandro |
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Officer Killer Sentenced To Death |
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| Aug.4 |
Oakland |
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3 fatal shootings within 6 hours
Map of 8400 Enterprise Way Oakland| A woman who had been shot around 11:07 p.m. A man was shot and killed in the Enterprise Way. Another man was shot around 4:40 a.m. | |
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Brentwood |
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Grass fire grown to more than 600 acres |
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| Aug.5 |
Brentwood |
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Vasco Road Fire Burns 1,000 Acres
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Oakland |
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Community leaders mourn slain journalist As community leaders gathered to mourn the brazen slaying of a journalist, gunfire claimed 7 more lives over a 2-days
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San Leandro |
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Family members held for sexual assault |
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| Aug.6 |
Oakland |
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SF High Speed Car Chase Ends In Oakland |
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Livermore |
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Fatal head-on motorcycle collision |
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Oakland |
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Suspect has confessed to shooting editor |
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Concord |
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Councilman Dies Suddenly At Meeting |
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| Aug.7 |
Dublin |
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Grass Fire Contained, No Injuries |
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Oakland |
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Charges For Suspect In Bailey Murder Formal charges have now been filed against Nineteen year old Devaughndre Broussard accused of gunning down a well-respected journalist
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| Aug.8 |
Oakland |
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Hundreds Remember Journalist Bailey
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Oakland |
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Obama In Oakland, Critical Of Bush
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Clayton |
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Fire destroyed 2-story duplex |
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated| U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy creditors | |
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| Aug.10 |
West Oakland |
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2 Dead, 2 Hurt In Motorcycle Drag Race
The riders were racing down Adeline Street. As the riders approached 3rd Street they lost control and crashed
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| Aug.11 |
Dublin |
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BART Station Closed for Weekend Dublin-Pleasanton station closed Saturday morning and Sunday morning to continue construction of the new West Dublin-Pleasanton Station
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Oakland |
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Tibet activist returns after arrest in China |
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Richmond |
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12 People Shot, Wounded In 24 Hours |
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San Ramon |
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Home Hit By Stray Bullet From Army Base A .223-caliber submachine gun bullet apparently fired from an Army base shattered the bedroom window
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Highway 80 |
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8 Injured In Multi-Car Pileup On I-80 |
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| Aug.12 |
Antioch |
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PD Make Arrest In Alleged Assault
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El Cerrito |
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2.7 Earthquake Shakes East Bay |
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Oakland |
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CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police
Map of patrolling city street Oakland| The California Highway Patrol began patrolling city streets in an attempt to stem the rising tide of violence there | |
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Richmond |
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Fatal shooting
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East Oakland |
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Man died after being shot
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| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
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Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze
Map of 311 W 18th St Antioch An Islamic group called on authorities to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage
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Raiders |
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Kiffin hospitalized with viral infection |
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Oakland |
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MediaNews no longer recognizes Guild
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| Aug.14 |
West Oakland |
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Man fatally wounded during robbery
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| Aug.15 |
Oakland |
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3.2 Earthquake Rumbles Through East Bay
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Antioch |
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$10,000 Reward Offered In Mosque Arson
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| Aug.16 |
Hayward |
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Police Probe Possible Double Homicide
Map of 200 A St Hayward Upon entering the home, the police found a dead man in the kitchen and a dead woman in the bedroom
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Oakland |
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Bailey murder suspect: confession coerced
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| Aug.17 |
Sunol |
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2.9 Quake Hits Near Pleasanton, Fremont
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Livermore |
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1 Injured In Golf Cart Accident |
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| Aug.18 |
San Leandro |
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Fire Destroys Store
West Coast Sporting Goods where a four-alarm fire started at night is a complete loss
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Danville |
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Man will join son in jail for tax evasion
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Highway 580 |
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Car Goes Off I-580 Embankment |
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| Aug.20 |
East Oakland |
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Man fatally shot
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Oakland City Hall |
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Six Sue Police Over Public Strip Searches 6 men have sued the city claiming police violated their civil rights when they allegedly conducted humiliating public strip searches
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| Aug.21 |
Martinez |
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2 Robbery Suspects Die In Car Crash
Map of 4201 Alhambra Ave Martinez 2 armed robbery suspects died after fleeing the scene of the crime at a Washington Mutual Bank ATM and rolling their car
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Oakland |
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Two Homicides Within Four Hours
Map of 5500 Martin Luther King Jr Oakland The first homicide took place Monday around 8:30 p.m. The recent homicide took place on the 5500 block of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Highway 80 |
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Chase May Have Led To Fatal I-80 Crash |
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| Aug.22 |
Richmond |
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3 Shootings; Crowd Confronts Deputy
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Antioch |
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10 Delta Vessels Destroyed By Fire The blaze engulfed and destroyed ten boats moored near Mandeville Island east of Antioch
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| Aug.23 |
Richmond |
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At Least 5 Hurt In 4 Separate Shootings 3 shootings took place within one hour and a fourth that occurred about 9 hours later
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Brentwood |
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Racial ransacking and spray painting
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San Leandro |
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Elderly Woman Struck, Killed By Train
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Concord |
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Grass Fire Caused By Human Activity
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| Aug.24 |
Contra Costa County |
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County Launches Sex Offender Database
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| Aug.25 |
Richmond |
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Man killed, 3 injured in separate shootings
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| Aug.26 |
Richmond |
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Homeless man killed
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| Aug.27 |
San Ramon |
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High Tech High School Opens |
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| Aug.28 |
Emeryville |
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Hotel Workers Win Battle For Back Wages After a tense, rowdy hearing the City Council ordered the Woodfin Hotel to pay workers $350,000 dollars in back wages and penalties
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Pleasant Hill |
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Pickup Strikes Teen Headed To School |
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Berkeley |
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Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Near Berkeley
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Martinez |
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12 DVC Grade Suspects Appear In Court
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| Aug.29 |
UC Berkeley |
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Cal Tree Protestors Clash With Police Campus police arrested two people trying to resupply protestors in a grove of oak trees
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| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
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Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air' Parking in BART lots is also free. The buses and light rail will be free all day
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San Pablo |
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2 shot just blocks from elementary school
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Concord |
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Man run over and killed by his own car
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Antioch |
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2 suspected arsonists arrested Police and fire investigators believe that men intentionally set a total of 5 fires all within a one block radius
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Richmond |
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Two males died after shooting
The victims were transported to a hospital but succumbed to their wounds
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Raiders |
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Raiders End Preseason With 19-14 Loss |