Oakland church hosts community block party for National Night Out
"National Night Out" happens on the first Tuesday in August in cities across the country. It is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out.
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"National Night Out" happens on the first Tuesday in August in cities across the country. It is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out.
The first Tuesday in August marks the annual National Night Out campaign, where people are encouraged to come out, meet their neighbors, and get to know police officers who patrol their streets.
Dozens of neighborhoods in Oakland are holding block parties Tuesday night for National Night Out, which happens on August 1st every year. It's a national "community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships", according to the National Night Out website.
This Tuesday, cities across the Bay Area will host their annual National Night Out events -- community gatherings held on the first Tuesday of August across the country that aim to build trust between law enforcement and the neighborhoods they serve.
For one Oakland business, National Night Out was a chance to remember a restaurant owner who was killed in front of his 11-year-old son, last May.
Police and Bay Area neighborhoods came together to celebrate National Night Out. Katie Nielsen shows us a special block party honoring a beloved Fruitvale restaurant owner Jun Anabo.
