Oakland Police Chief Batts Not Moving To San Jose
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts said Thursday that he will not become the chief of police in San Jose.
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Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts said Thursday that he will not become the chief of police in San Jose.
The communications system for the Oakland Police Department is under scrutiny following a radio breakdown during a deadly officer involved chase.
Dozens of pit bulls have been rescued from a squalid two-bedroom Oakland home caked with dog feces and reeking of urine and decay.
A man who was fatally shot by police following a chase and crash in East Oakland on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 19-year-old Martin Flenaugh, a police spokeswoman said Thursday.
A baby girl was killed Wednesday night in Oakland when she was accidentally hit by a vehicle, an Alameda County coroner's deputy said.
Two of the three biggest cities in the Bay Area have surprisingly never had a voice on the regional panel that sets priorities for road projects and determines tolls on bridges. However, that is about to change.
A high-speed chase ended with a crash and a deadly exchange of gunfire between a man and police near the Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and City Attorney John Russo traded barbs Tuesday over her decision to have her longtime friend and lawyer Dan Siegel act as an unpaid legal adviser for the city.
Oakland police are investigating the death of a 64-year-old union official who they believe was the victim of a homicide.
10,000 Section 8 applicants will be selected from an expected pool of 100,000 for eligibility screening.
Outreach workers have made a difference by going into the neighborhoods most affected by violence and "calming the waters" by connecting "high-risk" individuals with opportunities to get out of the street life.
Religious leaders, neighbors and Mayor Jean Quan gathered in East Oakland Sunday afternoon, taking part in an organized effort to "take back High Street," block by block.
A man was killed in an assault late Sunday night, Oakland police said.
The explosive allegations were that a boy and girl engaged in oral sex in the classroom, while the teacher was in the room and as classmates looked on.
A victim was shot multiple times early Sunday morning in Oakland, a police officer said.
57 problem-solving officers were reassigned to patrol duties last year after 80 officers were laid off in July.
A teacher at Oakland's Markham Elementary School has been suspended indefinitely after school officials said a pair of second-graders performed sex acts on each other in class - with the teacher present.
A man who was shot in West Oakland on Thursday afternoon while his daughter played nearby in a park later succumbed to his injuries, a police spokeswoman said Friday.
Oakland police issued a community alert Thursday for an incident on Tuesday night in which a woman was robbed and sexually assaulted in the Lake Merritt area.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Thursday it's "unfortunate" that Police Chief Anthony Batts didn't tell her and other city leaders until recently that he's applied to become the chief in San Jose.
The mayors of Oakland and San Francisco were on an exclusive guest list, as they attended the White House state dinner with the Chinese President Tuesday.
A federal judge has issued a favorable ruling for gay-rights advocates involving state employees and long-term health care.
The owner of a downtown Oakland residential hotel is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday for a bail hearing after being charged with trying to hire someone to burn down the building.
Oakland police have identified a man who was shot and killed in East Oakland on Monday afternoon.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan flew to Washington, D.C., Tuesday for a series of meetings with cabinet members, mayors and other elected officials of major U.S. cities over the next four days.
