Oakland’s new mayor Barbara Lee tells federal law enforcement to stay away despite city’s high crime

Oakland’s new mayor, Barbara Lee, told The Associated Press that she consoled with the friends and family of 66-year-old ...
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No bail for Cedric Irving, the man accused of fatally shooting legendary coach John Beam

Irving, who was arraigned Tuesday in Oakland, did not enter a plea. Dozens of Beam’s family and friends packed the courtroom.

Laney College athletic director, former football coach John Beam severely injured in campus shooting

The shooting apparently happened around noon in an athletic building near Fifth Avenue and East Eighth Street.
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Oakland students protest for safety measures after school shooting

The Nov. 12 shooting, allegedly by two juveniles with ghost guns who are now in police custody, led to the third lockdown at ...

Oakland students hold walkout in response to on-campus shootings

Hundreds of Oakland students held a massive walkout in response to shootings at both Skyline High School and Laney College.

Athletics staff member shot at Oakland junior college in the city’s second school shooting in 2 days

A senior member of the athletics staff at a community college in Oakland has been shot on campus. Police are investigating ...