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| Oct.1 |
Coliseum |
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Twins beat A's 7-5 in playoff Pierzynski had 4 hits, and Koskie homered and drove in 3 runs in the first game of the AL Division Series
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Oakland |
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Fraudulent conduct of security company
| Oct.2 |
Coliseum |
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A's beat Minnesota Twins 9-1 in Game 2 Eric Chavez hit a three-run homerun. Only 32,000 fans came out | |
| Oct.3 |
East Oakland |
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3 people shot in gunfire exchange Police found two women and one man, all suffering from gunshot wounds
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OAK |
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4 men removed from Arizona-bound flight Men were questioned by FBI agents. All the remaining passengers were removed as well. The airplane was then inspected
| Oct.4 |
Athletics |
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A's silence Twins in Game 3 Durham led off the game with a sinking liner. Athletics past the Minnesota 6-3 for a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series
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Oakland |
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Appointed State Assembly majority leader
| Oct.5 |
Athletics |
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Minnesota 11, A's 2
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Oakland |
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Locked Out Dockworkers Rally The workers chanted all they want is a fair contract and they don't want the White House to interfere
| Oct.6 |
Coliseum |
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Twins eliminate A's Minnesota tops Oakland 5-4 in the decisive Game 5 of Division Series. Radke pitched 6 2/3 dominant innings | |
| Oct.7 |
East Oakland |
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Man stabbed to death The murder happened at about 8:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of 62nd Avenue
| Oct.8 |
OAK |
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First 88 federal baggage screeners
| Oct.9 |
East Oakland |
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Officer shot pulling over car
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East Oakland |
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Sideshow accident sends man to hospital
| Oct.11 |
East Oakland |
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Fatal shooting Officers found a gunshot victim dead inside a car. A second victim, a 17-year-old, later showed up with a graze wound
| Oct.13 |
Oakland Downtown |
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36-story highrise apartments
| Oct.14 |
East Oakland |
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Oakland surpassed last year's death toll Young man known by friends as Makell was shot near an apartment complex across the street from Mills College
| Oct.16 |
Oakland |
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Financial expert to handle schools budget The county has appointed a state financial expert after accounting discrepancies revealed missing millions
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East Oakland |
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Arrested on shooting police officer
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West Oakland |
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Deadly BART Accident Causes Delays
| Oct.19 |
East Oakland |
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Boy accidentally shot himself
| Oct.20 |
West Oakland |
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Fatal shooting at youth center Police have cordoned off an area around Wallace W. Knox Branch of the Boys & Girls Club | |
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Coliseum |
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San Diego 27, Raiders 21 (ot)
| Oct.22 |
West Oakland |
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City's 90th homicide in 2002 African American male in his 30s was found fatally shot Monday in a parked car | |
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Oakland |
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School District has $35.5 million deficit The irregularities came to light as the district was switching to a new financial management software system
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SF Downtown |
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3 hit-and-run accidents by one suspect He's believed to have caused a multiple-car accident in which one person died and a car exploded in flames
| Oct.24 |
Athletics |
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A's Manager Signs with NY Mets
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East Oakland |
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Body of man shot multiple times Police are investigating city's 91st homicide of the year on Deering St.
| Oct.25 |
East Oakland |
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Man shot dead City's 92nd homicide victim of the year was found in a car
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Oakland |
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Man testified against 'Riders'
| Oct.26 |
North Oakland |
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Man died after being shot multiple times Officers found the man with several gunshot wounds outside of a liquor store. The suspect was on foot
| Oct.28 |
East Oakland |
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Man died of gunshot wounds Officers found 30-year-old Samuel Lamont Jackson hit by a bullet
| Oct.29 |
Oakland |
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Gov. Davis meets ministers
| Oct.30 |
West Oakland |
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21 students injured when car hit bus The car that hit the bus fled the scene. Some of the 7th and 8th graders complained of injuries and paramedics were called | |
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Oakland |
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Arrested for trio of hit-and-runs 20-year-old Dwayne Chandler believe was involved in accidents that killed a woman and injured a bicyclist last week
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Oakland |
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D. Maynard to take over helm at Institute
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East Oakland |
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4 people were shot Two victims, a man with a gunshot wound to the leg, and a woman with a gunshot wound to the chest are in serious condition
| Oct.31 |
Oakland |
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Clorox's CEO would retire Chief executive Craig Sullivan also announced first-quarter profits shot up 84%, bolstered by the new product sales
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Oakland |
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Firm merges to create giant law practice
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