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| Jan.6 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Response Criticized In OPD Tragedy |
| Jan.27 |
BART |
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BART To Settle Over Shooting |
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| Feb.5 |
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Victim's Lawyer May Back Out Of Deal |
| Feb.13 |
OAK |
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Director Kevin Smith Thrown Off Flight
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BART |
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Feds Deny $70M For Airport Connector |
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| Mar.3 |
East Oakland |
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Train Hits Empty AC Transit Bus
| Mar.4 |
Highway 880 |
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Protest Crowds Flood Streets, Shut 880
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland Students, teachers and parents flooded streets and plazas, an temporarily shut down 880 in Oakland
| Mar.5 |
North Oakland |
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Two men killed in drive-by shooting |
| Mar.7 |
East Oakland |
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Suspect Escapes SWAT Standoff |
| Mar.8 |
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Police Says Girl, 8, Made Up Kidnap Story |
| Mar.10 |
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Mother Arrested In Death Of Her Girl |
| Mar.17 |
East Oakland |
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23 Pit Bulls Seized From Home |
| Mar.19 |
East Oakland |
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Triple shooting |
| Mar.22 |
Warriors |
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NBA's Warriors up for sale
| Mar.24 |
East Oakland |
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Triple shooting |
| Mar.25 |
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Police Arrest Man After Standoff |
| Mar.26 |
BART Police Shooting |
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BART Case Lawyer Wants Cops On Jury |
| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
| Mar.28 |
Port of Oakland |
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Container Knocked Off Ship Near Estuary |
| Mar.31 |
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DA Charges Attorney In Accident Scam |
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| Apr.1 |
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Oakland Climber Found Dead On Shasta |
| Apr.7 |
Warriors |
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Nelson sets coaching wins record |
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Port of Oakland |
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Port, developer OK terms on project |
| Apr.8 |
SF Downtown |
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BART shooting protesters disrupt commute |
| Apr.9 |
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Pope Didn't Defrock Abusive Priest
| Apr.13 |
East Oakland |
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Separate Shootings Kill 4 In 48 Hours
| Apr.16 |
San Rafael |
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2 banks closed in Bay Area
| Apr.17 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Man Attacked In Broad Daylight |
| Apr.18 |
East Oakland |
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Girl, 15, Held In Fatal Shooting At Party |
| Apr.20 |
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Father In Attack Dies; 2 Arrested 59-year-old Tian Sheng Yu who was in a coma since being randomly attacked in broad daylight, along with his adult son, died
| Apr.22 |
Emeryville |
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Bay Area has 6 hot ZIP codes |
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BART |
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BART Fires 2nd Officer In Grant Case |
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East Oakland |
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2 Officers Shoot Man |
| Apr.23 |
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Man Gets Death In 2001 Hair Salon Killings |
| Apr.24 |
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Atorney: Beating Death Not Murder |
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| May.4 |
East Oakland |
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Concerns About Officers Shooting Deer |
| May.5 |
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Teachers Authorize Union To Call Strike
| May.9 |
West Oakland |
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Morning Shooting Leaves 2 Dead
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Coliseum |
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Athletic Braden throws perfect game
| May.15 |
East Oakland |
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Woman Earns College Diploma At Age 94
| May.17 |
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Teens Plead Not Guility In SF Man's Death |
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| Jun.10 |
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Judge Not Swayed By Tears Of Killer |
| Jun.20 |
Port of Oakland |
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Protesters Block Unloading Of Israeli Ship
| Jun.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
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City Considers Losing Up To 200 Officers |
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East Oakland |
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Teen Shot Dead Near Police Substation |
| Jun.23 |
BART Police Shooting |
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Defense Begins In Transit Shooting Trial |
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West Oakland |
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Teen Shot Dead At Murder Victim Vigil
| Jun.25 |
Oakland City Hall |
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City Council Votes To Lay Off 80 Cops
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| Jul.2 |
BART Police Shooting |
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BART Shooting Case In Hands Of Jury
| Jul.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Police Chief Warns Of Impact Of Cuts |
| Jul.4 |
West Oakland |
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Park Proposed For Oakland Side Of Bridge |
| Jul.6 |
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Fireworks In Pocket Explode, Man Maimed |
| Jul.8 |
BART Police Shooting |
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Mehserle convicted of invol. manslaughter A jury has convicted a former BART police officer of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform
He was found guilty on Thursday in the New Year's Day 2009 killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III. An attorney for the family of the man shot to death says the family is "extremely disappointed" with the verdict
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Oakland Downtown |
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Verdict protests take a violent turn
Protests sparked by the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle
| Jul.9 |
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2 Killed In Separate Oakland Shootings |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests |
| Jul.10 |
BART Police Shooting |
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Mehserle Remorseful In Public Letter
| Jul.11 |
East Oakland |
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Separate Shootings |
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Toddler Hit By Moving Car |
| Jul.12 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Talks In Final Hours Over Police Layoffs |
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9 Charged In BART Verdict Protests |
| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
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80 cop layoffs to occur; No deal reached City officials and police union leaders were unsuccesful in their attempts to reach a last-minute agreement by a 5 p.m. deadline | |
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Oakland City Hall |
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City approves plan to license pot growers
| Jul.15 |
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Warriors sold for record $450M Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan reached an agreement to sell the franchise to Joe Lacob and Peter Guber. Boston Celtics minority partner Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Guber beat o... | |
| Jul.17 |
Fruitvale |
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BART Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man
| Jul.18 |
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Officer-involved shooting, I-580 Closed
94608: CHP approached the truck, multiple weapons could be seen in the vehicle. The suspect opened fire and a brief gun battle ensued
| Jul.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Manhunt For Suspect In Fatal Shooting |
| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms The City Council has approved a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed
| Jul.23 |
Berkeley |
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3 East Bay ZIPs in hottest 10 |
| Jul.27 |
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Ex-Rep. Tauscher Diagnosed With Cancer |
| Jul.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor Backs Off Ballpark Initiative San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed withdrew his request Wednesday to place a downtown ballpark initiative on the November ballot
| Jul.30 |
Port of Oakland |
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Cargo volume rebounds at Port |
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| Aug.2 |
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Judge Blocks AC Transit's Contract |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Ron Dellums Won't Seek Re-Election
| Aug.9 |
East Oakland |
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5 Teens Shot Expected To Survive
| Aug.10 |
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Hasanni Campbell Still Missing After A Year |
| Aug.18 |
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AC Transit Dispute Headed Back To Court
| Aug.20 |
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Teen Gets 50 To Life For Killing Girl |
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Female Stabbed Man to Death |
| Aug.21 |
West Oakland |
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Three people were injured in shooting |
| Aug.22 |
West Oakland |
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1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Shooting |
| Aug.26 |
East Oakland |
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13-Year-Old Shot Dead
Jimon Clark was walking with another teen when a gunman approached them and began firing. He was scheduled to start his freshman year
| Aug.27 |
East Oakland |
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Officer Shot In Oakland; Suspect Hunted
Police say a Fremont police officer is undergoing surgery after being shot while trying to serve a search warrant. Andrew Barrientos is want...
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| Sep.4 |
East Oakland |
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Woman Killed After Motorcycle Club Party |
| Sep.8 |
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13-vehicle crash |
| Sep.18 |
Port of Oakland |
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Dead Whale Dragged To Port Probed |
| Sep.21 |
East Oakland |
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Boy gunned down in front of taco shop |
| Sep.28 |
East Oakland |
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Girl wounded when gunmen spray home |
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
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City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
| Oct.9 |
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Hiker recently released by Iran speaks Sara Shourd, recently freed by Iran, says she's still haunted by images of her fiance and friend remaining confined in a cramped jail cell
| Oct.16 |
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1 dead, 3 injured in drive-by shooting
| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
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Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
| Oct.24 |
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Weather blamed for power outage |
| Oct.31 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Nine shot at downtown costume party
A Halloween party for college-age guests at Historic Sweet's Ballroom erupted into violence when a gunman opened fire on a crowd
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AC Transit cuts bus service by about 7% |
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| Nov.4 |
East Oakland |
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High-speed chase ends in 2 deaths
Map of 106th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard Oakland A 19-year-old Connectis Guiton being chased by the CHP for speeding rammed an SUV in early today, killing both him and the other driver Mark Aragon
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Oakland City Hall |
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Perata's lead seems insurmountable |
| Nov.5 |
BART Police Shooting |
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Mehserle sentenced to 2 years in prison Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has been sentenced for involuntary manslaughter after the shooting of Oscar Grant
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White ex-officer sentence sparks protest |
| Nov.6 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Police arrest 152 people during protests
Protesters streamed through the streets, breaking windows and knocking down fences, after a former transit officer received the minimum sentence
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Oakland City Hall |
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Jean Quan starts to lead voting
| Nov.7 |
West Oakland |
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Two teens killed
The victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. A suspect fled in a vehicle
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East Oakland |
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One man killed, two injured in shooting |
| Nov.9 |
East Oakland |
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Police defend shooting unarmed man
| Nov.10 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Quan scores upset win in mayor's race City Councilwoman Jean Quan has been elected as Oakland's next mayor following a days-long process of redistributing votes
A new ranked-choice system allowed voters to list their first, second and third-place candidates. 61-year-old Quan received slightly over 50% of the votes, compared to 49% for former state senator Don Perata
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| Nov.11 |
East Oakland |
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March over Grant, Jones shootings
A crowd protested the shooting of another unarmed man by police. Dozens of people are holding a rally right now
| Nov.16 |
East Oakland |
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Man shot to death outside church |
| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
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Man killed, three hurt in shooting |
| Nov.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland ID would double as debit card |
| Nov.29 |
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Schools receive $10.5M Kaiser donation
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| Dec.9 |
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Dad booked in baby's suffocation death |
| Dec.12 |
East Oakland |
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5 people shot, one died
| Dec.15 |
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FBI asked to investigate D. Jones shooting
| Dec.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Pot-growing plan may hit legal wall |
| Dec.18 |
BART |
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State orders BART to reinstate officer |
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Bay Area weathers first round of rain This storm has not caused as much damage as anticipated. It rained off and on all day long in Oakland
| Dec.20 |
East Oakland |
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Two dead in shootings |
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East Oakland |
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Police fatally shoot man after car chase
| Dec.30 |
East Oakland |
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Three killed from two-alarm fire
Map of 1756 82nd Avenue Oakland A 3-year-old girl, her mother and a man died in the fire. The fire department responded at 1:55 a.m.. It was brought under control at 2:21 a.m.. A 7-year-old girl managed to get out safely. Power had been turned off to the unit. 4 building unit is in... | |
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East Oakland |
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2 shot, woman killed in police shooting
Police were pursuing a Jaguar. There was some kind of altercation and a San Leandro police officer shot woman
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2010 |
| Mar.3 |
East Oakland |
Train Hits Empty AC Transit Bus
| Mar.17 |
East Oakland |
23 Pit Bulls Seized From Home |
| Mar.28 |
Port of Oakland |
Container Knocked Off Ship Near Estuary |
| Apr.1 |
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Oakland Climber Found Dead On Shasta |
| May.4 |
East Oakland |
Concerns About Officers Shooting Deer |
| Jul.6 |
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Fireworks In Pocket Explode, Man Maimed |
| Jul.11 |
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Toddler Hit By Moving Car |
| Aug.10 |
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Hasanni Campbell Still Missing After A Year |
| Sep.8 |
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13-vehicle crash |
| Sep.18 |
Port of Oakland |
Dead Whale Dragged To Port Probed |
| Oct.24 |
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Weather blamed for power outage |
| Nov.4 |
East Oakland |
High-speed chase ends in 2 deaths
Map of 106th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard Oakland A 19-year-old Connectis Guiton being chased by the CHP for speeding rammed an SUV in early today, killing both him and the other driver Mark Aragon
| Dec.18 |
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Bay Area weathers first round of rain This storm has not caused as much damage as anticipated. It rained off and on all day long in Oakland
| Dec.30 |
East Oakland |
Three killed from two-alarm fire
Map of 1756 82nd Avenue Oakland A 3-year-old girl, her mother and a man died in the fire. The fire department responded at 1:55 a.m.. It was brought under control at 2:21 a.m.. A 7-year-old girl managed to get out safely. Power had been turned off to the unit. 4 building unit is in... | |
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2010 |
| Mar.4 |
Highway 880 |
Protest Crowds Flood Streets, Shut 880
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland Students, teachers and parents flooded streets and plazas, an temporarily shut down 880 in Oakland
| May.5 |
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Teachers Authorize Union To Call Strike
| May.15 |
East Oakland |
Woman Earns College Diploma At Age 94
| Nov.29 |
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Schools receive $10.5M Kaiser donation
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2010 |
| Mar.22 |
Warriors |
NBA's Warriors up for sale
| Apr.7 |
Warriors |
Nelson sets coaching wins record |
| May.9 |
Coliseum |
Athletic Braden throws perfect game
| Jul.15 |
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Warriors sold for record $450M Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan reached an agreement to sell the franchise to Joe Lacob and Peter Guber. Boston Celtics minority partner Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Guber beat o... | |
| Jul.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Off Ballpark Initiative San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed withdrew his request Wednesday to place a downtown ballpark initiative on the November ballot
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2010 |
| Jan.27 |
BART |
BART To Settle Over Shooting |
| Feb.13 |
OAK |
Director Kevin Smith Thrown Off Flight
| Feb.13 |
BART |
Feds Deny $70M For Airport Connector |
| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
| Mar.28 |
Port of Oakland |
Container Knocked Off Ship Near Estuary |
| Apr.7 |
Port of Oakland |
Port, developer OK terms on project |
| Apr.16 |
San Rafael |
2 banks closed in Bay Area
| Apr.22 |
Emeryville |
Bay Area has 6 hot ZIP codes |
| May.5 |
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Teachers Authorize Union To Call Strike
| Jun.20 |
Port of Oakland |
Protesters Block Unloading Of Israeli Ship
| Jun.25 |
Oakland City Hall |
City Council Votes To Lay Off 80 Cops
| Jul.4 |
West Oakland |
Park Proposed For Oakland Side Of Bridge |
| Jul.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests |
| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
80 cop layoffs to occur; No deal reached City officials and police union leaders were unsuccesful in their attempts to reach a last-minute agreement by a 5 p.m. deadline | |
| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms The City Council has approved a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed
| Jul.23 |
Berkeley |
3 East Bay ZIPs in hottest 10 |
| Jul.30 |
Port of Oakland |
Cargo volume rebounds at Port |
| Aug.2 |
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Judge Blocks AC Transit's Contract |
| Aug.18 |
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AC Transit Dispute Headed Back To Court
| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
| Oct.31 |
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AC Transit cuts bus service by about 7% |
| Nov.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland ID would double as debit card |
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2010 |
| Jan.27 |
BART |
BART To Settle Over Shooting |
| Feb.5 |
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Victim's Lawyer May Back Out Of Deal |
| Mar.5 |
North Oakland |
Two men killed in drive-by shooting |
| Mar.7 |
East Oakland |
Suspect Escapes SWAT Standoff |
| Mar.8 |
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Police Says Girl, 8, Made Up Kidnap Story |
| Mar.10 |
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Mother Arrested In Death Of Her Girl |
| Mar.17 |
East Oakland |
23 Pit Bulls Seized From Home |
| Mar.19 |
East Oakland |
Triple shooting |
| Mar.24 |
East Oakland |
Triple shooting |
| Mar.25 |
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Police Arrest Man After Standoff |
| Mar.26 |
BART Police Shooting |
BART Case Lawyer Wants Cops On Jury |
| Mar.31 |
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DA Charges Attorney In Accident Scam |
| Apr.8 |
SF Downtown |
BART shooting protesters disrupt commute |
| Apr.9 |
|
Pope Didn't Defrock Abusive Priest
| Apr.13 |
East Oakland |
Separate Shootings Kill 4 In 48 Hours
| Apr.17 |
Oakland Downtown |
Man Attacked In Broad Daylight |
| Apr.18 |
East Oakland |
Girl, 15, Held In Fatal Shooting At Party |
| Apr.20 |
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Father In Attack Dies; 2 Arrested 59-year-old Tian Sheng Yu who was in a coma since being randomly attacked in broad daylight, along with his adult son, died
| Apr.22 |
BART |
BART Fires 2nd Officer In Grant Case |
| Apr.22 |
East Oakland |
2 Officers Shoot Man |
| Apr.23 |
|
Man Gets Death In 2001 Hair Salon Killings |
| Apr.24 |
|
Atorney: Beating Death Not Murder |
| May.4 |
East Oakland |
Concerns About Officers Shooting Deer |
| May.9 |
West Oakland |
Morning Shooting Leaves 2 Dead
| May.17 |
|
Teens Plead Not Guility In SF Man's Death |
| Jun.10 |
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Judge Not Swayed By Tears Of Killer |
| Jun.21 |
East Oakland |
Teen Shot Dead Near Police Substation |
| Jun.23 |
BART Police Shooting |
Defense Begins In Transit Shooting Trial |
| Jun.23 |
West Oakland |
Teen Shot Dead At Murder Victim Vigil
| Jul.2 |
BART Police Shooting |
BART Shooting Case In Hands Of Jury
| Jul.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
Police Chief Warns Of Impact Of Cuts |
| Jul.8 |
BART Police Shooting |
Mehserle convicted of invol. manslaughter A jury has convicted a former BART police officer of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform
He was found guilty on Thursday in the New Year's Day 2009 killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III. An attorney for the family of the man shot to death says the family is "extremely disappointed" with the verdict
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| Jul.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
Verdict protests take a violent turn
Protests sparked by the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle
| Jul.9 |
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2 Killed In Separate Oakland Shootings |
| Jul.9 |
Oakland Downtown |
Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests |
| Jul.10 |
BART Police Shooting |
Mehserle Remorseful In Public Letter
| Jul.11 |
East Oakland |
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Separate Shootings |
| Jul.11 |
|
Toddler Hit By Moving Car |
| Jul.12 |
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9 Charged In BART Verdict Protests |
| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
City approves plan to license pot growers
| Jul.17 |
Fruitvale |
BART Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man
| Jul.18 |
|
Officer-involved shooting, I-580 Closed
94608: CHP approached the truck, multiple weapons could be seen in the vehicle. The suspect opened fire and a brief gun battle ensued
| Jul.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
Manhunt For Suspect In Fatal Shooting |
| Aug.9 |
East Oakland |
5 Teens Shot Expected To Survive
| Aug.20 |
|
Teen Gets 50 To Life For Killing Girl |
| Aug.20 |
|
Female Stabbed Man to Death |
| Aug.21 |
West Oakland |
Three people were injured in shooting |
| Aug.22 |
West Oakland |
1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Shooting |
| Aug.26 |
East Oakland |
13-Year-Old Shot Dead
Jimon Clark was walking with another teen when a gunman approached them and began firing. He was scheduled to start his freshman year
| Aug.27 |
East Oakland |
Officer Shot In Oakland; Suspect Hunted
Police say a Fremont police officer is undergoing surgery after being shot while trying to serve a search warrant. Andrew Barrientos is want...
| Sep.4 |
East Oakland |
Woman Killed After Motorcycle Club Party |
| Sep.21 |
East Oakland |
Boy gunned down in front of taco shop |
| Sep.28 |
East Oakland |
Girl wounded when gunmen spray home |
| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
| Oct.16 |
|
1 dead, 3 injured in drive-by shooting
| Oct.31 |
Oakland Downtown |
Nine shot at downtown costume party
A Halloween party for college-age guests at Historic Sweet's Ballroom erupted into violence when a gunman opened fire on a crowd
| Nov.4 |
East Oakland |
High-speed chase ends in 2 deaths
Map of 106th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard Oakland A 19-year-old Connectis Guiton being chased by the CHP for speeding rammed an SUV in early today, killing both him and the other driver Mark Aragon
| Nov.5 |
BART Police Shooting |
Mehserle sentenced to 2 years in prison Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has been sentenced for involuntary manslaughter after the shooting of Oscar Grant
| Nov.7 |
West Oakland |
Two teens killed
The victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. A suspect fled in a vehicle
| Nov.7 |
East Oakland |
One man killed, two injured in shooting |
| Nov.9 |
East Oakland |
Police defend shooting unarmed man
| Nov.11 |
East Oakland |
March over Grant, Jones shootings
A crowd protested the shooting of another unarmed man by police. Dozens of people are holding a rally right now
| Nov.16 |
East Oakland |
Man shot to death outside church |
| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
Man killed, three hurt in shooting |
| Dec.9 |
|
Dad booked in baby's suffocation death |
| Dec.12 |
East Oakland |
5 people shot, one died
| Dec.15 |
|
FBI asked to investigate D. Jones shooting
| Dec.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Pot-growing plan may hit legal wall |
| Dec.20 |
East Oakland |
Two dead in shootings |
| Dec.20 |
East Oakland |
Police fatally shoot man after car chase
| Dec.30 |
East Oakland |
2 shot, woman killed in police shooting
Police were pursuing a Jaguar. There was some kind of altercation and a San Leandro police officer shot woman
|
|
2010 |
| Jan.6 |
Oakland City Hall |
Response Criticized In OPD Tragedy |
| Mar.4 |
Highway 880 |
Protest Crowds Flood Streets, Shut 880
Map of Interstate 880 Oakland Students, teachers and parents flooded streets and plazas, an temporarily shut down 880 in Oakland
| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
| Apr.8 |
SF Downtown |
BART shooting protesters disrupt commute |
| Apr.9 |
|
Pope Didn't Defrock Abusive Priest
| Apr.22 |
BART |
BART Fires 2nd Officer In Grant Case |
| Jun.20 |
Port of Oakland |
Protesters Block Unloading Of Israeli Ship
| Jun.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
City Considers Losing Up To 200 Officers |
| Jun.25 |
Oakland City Hall |
City Council Votes To Lay Off 80 Cops
| Jul.3 |
Oakland City Hall |
Police Chief Warns Of Impact Of Cuts |
| Jul.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
Verdict protests take a violent turn
Protests sparked by the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle
| Jul.12 |
Oakland City Hall |
Talks In Final Hours Over Police Layoffs |
| Jul.12 |
|
9 Charged In BART Verdict Protests |
| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
80 cop layoffs to occur; No deal reached City officials and police union leaders were unsuccesful in their attempts to reach a last-minute agreement by a 5 p.m. deadline | |
| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
City approves plan to license pot growers
| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms The City Council has approved a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed
| Jul.27 |
|
Ex-Rep. Tauscher Diagnosed With Cancer |
| Jul.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Off Ballpark Initiative San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed withdrew his request Wednesday to place a downtown ballpark initiative on the November ballot
| Aug.2 |
|
Judge Blocks AC Transit's Contract |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor Ron Dellums Won't Seek Re-Election
| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
| Oct.9 |
|
Hiker recently released by Iran speaks Sara Shourd, recently freed by Iran, says she's still haunted by images of her fiance and friend remaining confined in a cramped jail cell
| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
| Nov.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
Perata's lead seems insurmountable |
| Nov.5 |
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White ex-officer sentence sparks protest |
| Nov.6 |
Oakland Downtown |
Police arrest 152 people during protests
Protesters streamed through the streets, breaking windows and knocking down fences, after a former transit officer received the minimum sentence
| Nov.6 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jean Quan starts to lead voting
| Nov.10 |
Oakland City Hall |
Quan scores upset win in mayor's race City Councilwoman Jean Quan has been elected as Oakland's next mayor following a days-long process of redistributing votes
A new ranked-choice system allowed voters to list their first, second and third-place candidates. 61-year-old Quan received slightly over 50% of the votes, compared to 49% for former state senator Don Perata
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| Nov.11 |
East Oakland |
March over Grant, Jones shootings
A crowd protested the shooting of another unarmed man by police. Dozens of people are holding a rally right now
| Nov.29 |
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Schools receive $10.5M Kaiser donation
| Dec.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Pot-growing plan may hit legal wall |
| Dec.18 |
BART |
State orders BART to reinstate officer |