Parents, Teachers 'Occupy' Oakland School To Protest Closures
One man was proud to be there with his wife and three children - sleeping in tents on the school courtyard for the past few days.
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One man was proud to be there with his wife and three children - sleeping in tents on the school courtyard for the past few days.
Day to day operations of the Oakland Coliseum were turned over Monday to the Los Angeles based AEG entertainment company.
A shooting late Sunday night along Interstate 580 in Oakland left one person in critical condition and prompted the temporary closure of a stretch of highway, authorities said.
A person was struck by gunfire while walking along International Boulevard in Oakland on Sunday night, police said.
Guns violence has claimed the lives of 3 people in as many days, in Oakland. Three other people have been injured.
On Friday, classes at Lakeview Elementary School in Oakland were dismissed for the last time ever. But protests over the closure of the small school, along with four others, showed no sign of letting up.
Police are trying to determine whether a fire near a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that shut down train service between San Francisco and Oakland was intentionally set.
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin giving work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives, according to administration officials. The shift comes as immigration reform activists have occupied Obama's Oakland campaign headquarters.
An independent report said that the Oakland Police's handling of a violent protest involving anti-Wall Street demonstrators was flawed due to inadequate staffing, poor planning and training.
Bay Area Rapid Transit's Transbay Tube between Oakland and San Francisco was shut down Thursday due to a three-alarm fire at a construction site near the West Oakland BART station, officials said.
BART officials were holding out hope that some service would be restored by Thursday afternoon, but a spokesperson advised commuters traveling between Oakland and San Francisco to find an alternate route of travel, specifically car, bus or ferry.
Two people were shot by a group of six suspects in East Oakland on Wednesday night, an Oakland police officer said.
School officials in Oakland heard an earful Wednesday night from parents and former students of the school, which sends students out to panhandle at BART stations.
Hundreds of west coast law enforcement prosecutors and service providers are gathering in Oakland this week to compare notes on how to best combat human trafficking.
Mayor Jean Quan's plan to fight crime is under scrutiny, after a new report finds flaws with her "100 Blocks" program.
A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Oakland International Airport about 15 minutes after taking off Tuesday morning after a flight attendant reported a strange odor on board, an airport spokeswoman said.
A new report by the non-profit Urban Strategies Council is highly critical of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's so-called "100 Blocks" plan to cut crime.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Monday to appoint former Union City Councilman Richard Valle to replace Nadia Lockyer, who resigned in April after only 15 months in office.
One person was killed and several others wounded in a string of shootings across Oakland in a 12-hour period starting Sunday afternoon and ending early Monday morning, police said.
Joe Saunders held Oakland to one earned run over six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to a season-long five games with a 4-3 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.
Ryan Roberts hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
A 15-year-old Oakland girl was arrested by San Leandro police Thursday evening on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, police said.
A member of the Oakland School Board is taking action, following a joint CBS 5 and California Watch investigation into a school that sends children out to panhandle.
A man who was shot by police after he allegedly pulled a gun on them in East Oakland on Wednesday night is in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Oakland police are investigating an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night, a police spokeswoman said.
