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Oakland Museum of California announces free field trips for Oakland public schools

With a new grant, the Oakland Museum of California hopes to welcome tens of thousands more students through its doors over the next few years for lessons in California art, science, and history. Museum leaders announced Thursday that OMCA will offer free field trips for all Oakland Unified School District...
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Drivers face $1.7k fines even when on own driveways under ‘modernized’ parking law

A BIZARRE parking law in a mjor US city sees residents risk mammoth fines for simply parking on their own driveway. But things were even worse just a fww short years ago, when an outdated city plan left a couple facing penalties costing over $1,500. Ed and Judy, who live...
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Anti Police-Terror Project Criticizes Oakland Police for Encrypting Radio Traffic

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) issued a statement Wednesday condemning the Oakland Police Department’s decision to encrypt all radio communications, cutting off the public from real-time access to dispatch traffic. The APTP, a Black-led, intergenerational coalition working to end police...
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Man killed by officer had been stabbing his roommate, Bay Area police say

The man was straddling his roommate while raising a a knife when an officer shot him four times, Santa Clara Police Chief Cory Morgan said.
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Oakland Democratic councilman faces resistance after he proposes plan to shut down homeless encampments

A Democratic councilmember in Oakland says he has a moral duty to address the city's homelessness crisis as housing advocates oppose his encampment removal plan.
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3 suspects in San Francisco robbery arrested in Oakland

Three robbery suspects, including a juvenile suspect, were arrested in Oakland after a teenager was robbed on the street in San Francisco, authorities said.
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Oakland police investigate series of shootings that left two dead

(KRON) – Two people were killed and several others were injured after a series of shootings in Oakland early Saturday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department. OPD was alerted to a shooting in the 1900 block of Broadway at around 2:15 a.m. Police said paramedic personnel took the victim to a local...
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Road rage led up to I-880 shooting in Oakland: DA

(KRON) — Investigators said an aggressive driver on Interstate-880 in Oakland opened fire when he was unable to pass another vehicle. Hakeem Jones, 36, is accused of shooting at a vehicle while he was driving on the busy freeway near the Market Street exit on August 15, prosecutors said. Jones made his first court...
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She puts the Lord in ‘vanlord.’ Palo Alto wants to ban her business

Kate Bridget Li is not a typical landlord. Instead of apartments or homes, she rents out half a dozen RVs that are parked on the street in the East Meadow neighborhood of Palo Alto. She also says she isn’t in it to make money — at least, not for herself....
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San Ramon Police Nab Two Suspects Charged With Multiple Felonies in Bay Area Safeway...

In a recent crackdown on organized retail crime, San Ramon Police Department's (SRPD) Organized Retail Theft Suppression Team made strides by arresting two individuals linked to a series of thefts from Safeway stores across the Bay Area. According to a post from the San Ramon Police Department's Facebook page, the...

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