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Lacking Police Presence, Oakland Residents Take Control of Their Streets
A couple of years ago, Sonny Le and his five-year-old son were approaching their front gate in Oakland’s Glenview neighborhood after school when Le...
Alan Blueford’s Family Is Still Looking for Answers
One hundred and thirty-one people were murdered in Oakland last year — that’s the highest number since 2006. Other crime is up too, but...
The People’s Library Continues Despite City Crackdown
Book lending and community gardening continues in front of an abandoned library in Oakland’s San Antonio district despite a police raid earlier this month....
Can the Oakland Police Department Hire More Local Cops?
When the Oakland Police Department put out a call for new recruits earlier this year, more than 2,000 people applied, but most of them...
Looking for Work with a Criminal Record
With a presidential election looming, the issue of the day is still the economy. California has the third highest unemployment rate in the nation,...
