Oakland Courtroom Assigned For Chauncey Bailey Murder Trial
Yusef Bey IV is accused of ordering the killing of Chauncey Bailey, 57, who was shot as he walked to his job as editor of the Oakland Post in August 2007.
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Yusef Bey IV is accused of ordering the killing of Chauncey Bailey, 57, who was shot as he walked to his job as editor of the Oakland Post in August 2007.
The 1992 winner of the Nobel Peace Price brought her anti-violence campaign to the East Bay Monday night. Hundreds of community leaders and at-risk teens turned out to hear Guatemalan civil rights advocate Rigoberta Menchu speak at the Urban Promise Academy.
Mayor Ron Dellums announced Monday he won't give his final "State of the City" address in person and will instead post it in written and video formats on the city's website.
Attorneys for former BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle are seeking his release on bail while he appeals his involuntary manslaughter conviction.
Oakland's mayor-elect laid out an ambitious plan for her approach to the job, promising she would launch a new era at City Hall.
The NBA's board of governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Golden State Warriors to a group led by Joe Lacob and movie producer Peter Guber.
For the second straight day, a rally will be held today to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by two Oakland police officers on Monday night.
Oakland faced essentially a laundry list of problems - everything from its crime rate and a dwindling police force to a budget deficit. Friday, voters were not shy about suggesting where Jean Quan should start.
Community activists Thursday criticized Oakland City Attorney John Russo's bid to seek an injunction against 41 alleged members of the Nortenos gang, saying that it would result in racial profiling of young Latino men.
Nearly 100 people gathered at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland Thursday night to protest the fatal shooting of Derrick Jones by two police officers on Monday.
A man who was struck by a train last month after his wheelchair toppled off a Hayward BART platform died Tuesday from a massive head trauma, the Alameda County coroner's bureau said.
Former state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata said his close loss to City Councilwoman Jean Quan in the Oakland mayoral race is "disappointing" but he does not plan to challenge the election results.
A man remained in critical condition and was on life support Wednesday after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
City Councilwoman Jean Quan was elected as Oakland's next mayor following a days-long process of redistributing votes under a new ranked-choice system that allowed voters to list their first, second and third-place candidates.
The regional H.E.A.T. Watch program will target pimps and provide a safe haven for the young victims.
Oakland police officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man after responding to reports of a domestic dispute at a laundromat, according to a spokesman.
A 39-year-old Fremont man was killed in a shooting in East Oakland on Monday evening, an Oakland police spokesman said Tuesday.
Bay Area law enforcement agencies, working with the FBI, made 72 arrests and rescued six children during a week-long crackdown on child sex trafficking, the FBI announced Monday.
An attorney said a majority of 152 protesters arrested over the sentencing of a former BART Police officer in the killing of an unarmed man have been released.
Thousands of provisional ballots being counted are taking longer than expected, Alameda County Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald said Monday.
Oakland police evacuated several residents after a shooting victim crashed into a house, struck a gas line and caused a gas leak.
Jason Campbell threw a 47-yard pass to rookie Jacoby Ford in overtime to set up a 33-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski that gave the Oakland Raiders their biggest win in eight years, a 23-20 victory over the AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Downtown Oakland business owners said they are losing business following the latest demonstrations in the Johannes Mehserle case.
