Oakland Settles With Injured Occupy Protester For $645,000
The city of Oakland has agreed to settle a claim by a U.S. Army veteran from the Iraq War who was beaten by a police officer during an Occupy Oakland protest two years ago.
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The city of Oakland has agreed to settle a claim by a U.S. Army veteran from the Iraq War who was beaten by a police officer during an Occupy Oakland protest two years ago.
A day after world leaders gathered in South Africa to honor the life of former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, San Francisco and Oakland held memorials for him at their respective city halls Wednesday.
The Oakland Police Department started a new lateral academy Tuesday designed to help rebuild its understaffed force. While city officials had hoped between eight and 15 recruits would sign up, only four officers have enrolled.
An Oakland boys' choir jetted off to Washington, D.C., Tuesday as invited performers at a national memorial event for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Wednesday.
The West Grand Avenue approach to the Bay Bridge in Oakland was closed Tuesday afternoon because of a gas leak, according to PG&E and Oakland police.
Crews were mopping up Tuesday afternoon at the scene of an underground gas fire in the Oakland hills that prompted the evacuation of six homes this morning before it was put out shortly before noon.
Winter weather on the East Coast was causing flight cancellations at Bay Area airports Tuesday.
Oakland police unsuccessfully searched a home for a suspect who shot a victim in the city's Temescal neighborhood Friday night.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died Thursday at the age of 95, more than two decades after he visited Oakland as part of a U.S. tour to rally support for anti-apartheid efforts.
Changes at the Oakland Police Department recommended by New York Police Commissioner William Bratton have dramatically reduced crime in the city, city officials said.Praise for the positive impact of a re-organization that put more investigative resources at the disposal of local police captains came after officials in New York City announced Bratton would once again lead the department there.
A report issued Thursday by an independent expert found that BART police have made significant progress in enacting reforms since unarmed passenger Oscar Grant III was fatally shot by police at the Fruitvale station in 2009.
Officials in the East Bay are expressing concerns over plans to build a sports and entertainment center at the site of the Oakland Coliseum.
Oakland City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf filed papers on Monday to run for mayor in 2014 with reducing police response times and creating jobs as part of her platform.
A person was seriously injured in a shooting in Oakland Friday afternoon, according to police.
The Oakland Police Department is looking for a driver who plowed into a bartender and left the scene, in an incident caught on surveillance video.
Luke "Sasha" Fleischman, the 18-year-old victim who was set on fire aboard an AC Transit bus earlier this month, is being released from the hospital just in time for Thanksgiving.
Oakland police said they cited at least half a dozen people at a noisy protest Wednesday morning at the Port of Oakland by truck drivers who are pushing for better pay and help in complying with new air emissions standards.
The defense lawyer for a 16-year-old boy accused of setting a skirt-wearing teen on fire on an AC Transit bus three weeks ago said Tuesday that he will seek to have the boy prosecuted in juvenile court instead of in adult court.
BART reported major delays heading between Oakland and San Francisco Tuesday evening because of metal debris on the tracks.
Seven men were wounded, one critically, when gunfire erupted on an Oakland street and continued for several blocks, police said.
Police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said a report came in shortly after 6 p.m. Monday of a shooting at 96th and Olive St. in East Oakland.
A group of Port of Oakland truck drivers pushing for better pay and other changes voted Friday to stop work at the port on Wednesday, officials said.
Police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred Friday in East Oakland.
Oakland city officials have received more than 190 calls for assistance with fallen trees and branches and other debris this morning following Thursday night's wind storm.
Oakland police released more details Friday about two deaths that occurred Thursday night during windy weather.
