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| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
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BART's Transbay Tube closed  | BART service will be shut down between West Oakland to Embarcadero all day Saturday and Sunday to replace a critical component of tracks | |
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| Aug.2 |
West Oakland |
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Track work goes smoothly; BART transbay to reopen Monday Work to replace the crossover tracks between West Oakland station and the Transbay Tube is going well
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| Aug.3 |
North Oakland |
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Sex-assault suspect with rifle killed, cop hurt  Map of Martin Luther King Jr Way and Apgar Street Oakland| The 49-year-old Oakland man opened fire on officers with an assault rifle as they approached his house, authorities said | |
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West Oakland |
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Transbay Tube reopens on time for Monday morning rush hour The repairs that shut down the Transbay Tube over the weekend were completed just in time for the busy morning commute
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| Aug.4 |
East Oakland |
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D.A.’s inspector shoots suspect at Oakland hotel A Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a suspect who brandished a gun in the parking lot of the Oakland Airport Hilton
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| Aug.11 |
West Oakland |
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Body found, deputies hurt, after blast during eviction Map of 14th and Peralta street Oakland| The deputies were at a rear door, when a massive explosion blew out the wall on them and a locksmith, and sparked a fire | |
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| Aug.12 |
West Oakland |
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Oakland police kill robbery suspect after car chase Map of 27th st and Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland| Oakland police shot and killed 27yo Nate Wilkes after a chase that ended in a crash near downtown | |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Fatal-officer Involved Shooting Sparks Evening Protest Map of Interstate 980 and 27th Street Oakland A large group protesting Wednesday's officer-involved in Oakland began marching through the downtown area and stopped traffic on 980 freeway
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| Aug.13 |
Oakland |
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 Oakland Unified School District Hiring Dozens Of Teachers The Oakland Unified has a severe shortage of teachers, so the district is planning to hold a job fair hoping to fill 73 teaching positions
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Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland Mayor Addresses Officer-involved Shooting, Protests Before protesters take to the streets again to demonstrate against the officer-involved shooting, Schaaf warns destruction won't be tolerate...
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Athletics |
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Blue Jays win 11th straight, beat Athletics 4-2 Toronto won its 11th straight game Thursday, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 behind Mark Buehrle's arm and Ryan Goins' bat
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| Aug.14 |
Oakland |
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Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Oakland The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at a commercial building with a residence on an upper floor
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West Oakland |
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Vigil at site of deadly police shooting This comes after Wednesday's demonstration where protesters briefly brought traffic on I-980 to a standstill
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| Aug.15 |
East Oakland |
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Man shot dead in Oakland during apparent burglary 59-year-old Hung Van Do was shot and killed during an apparent burglary at his home in Oakland’s Dimond District
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| Aug.16 |
Oakland Downtown |
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More record-busting heat throughout the Bay Area Smoke from wildfires burning around the state continued to drift into the area, causing hazy skies. Downtown Oakland hit 93 degrees, SFO- 92
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| Aug.17 |
Oakland Hills |
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4.0 earthquake struck on Hayward Fault Map of Holy Names High School Oakland| The quake that rattled the Bay Area on Monday was a rude awakening is yet another reminder that the Hayward Fault is long overdue | |
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| Aug.20 |
Oakland |
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Oakland water main break floods intersection An 82-year-old water main burst in Oakland Thursday morning, cutting service to homes and flooding an intersection
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| Aug.23 |
East Oakland |
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3-year-old girl, man shot in East Oakland Map of 77th Avenue and Garfield Oakland A gunman opened fire on a group of people Saturday night. Both victims are expected to recover
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| Aug.25 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Coliseum developer shows drawings, but not much else Floyd Kephart showed up to a news conference in Jack London Square on Tuesday with no clear financing plan
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| Aug.27 |
Oakland |
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Officer killed suspect after he attacked her with bike chain Map of MacArthur Boulevard and Van Buren Avenue Oakland Police are defending the actions of one of their officers who shot and killed a man investigators say attacked the officer with a metal bike chain
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| Aug.29 |
Highway 880 |
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Shooting on Highway 880 in Oakland injured 3 people Map of 4 people in a Oakland Officers responded at 11:18 p.m. south of Fifth Avenue on a report of a shooting and located 4 people in a vehicle that had been shot at
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| Aug.31 |
East Oakland |
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Woman shot dead in East Oakland Map of 6700 Avenal Avenue Oakland Jessica Anderson, 29, was getting into a car with a friend when someone opened fire into their vehicle shortly before 9 p.m.
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Main Event: BART's Transbay Tube closed