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Apr 25, 2013
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...
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Jan 24, 2013
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...
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Sep 5, 2012
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....
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Aug 22, 2012
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...
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Aug 1, 2012
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,...