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Video Shows Thieves Dragging Woman Across Street in Oakland
A shocking video out of Oakland has been seen by thousands on social media. An Asian-American woman is seen clinging to her purse – as a thief jumps into a getaway car and drags her along for the ride.
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Father Shot and Killed at Son's Football Practice in Oakland
A father who was coaching his son during a football practice in Oakland is dead after police say a man walked up and shot him in front of his children.
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‘We're Going to End Suffering for a Whole Lot of People': Oakland Man Has Big Plans for His Small House Design
Lack of housing is one of the defining issues of life in the Bay Area. It’s hard to imagine one person making a difference, but an Oakland man says he’s willing to give it a try. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Oakland Community Group Demands City Defund Police, Send Money to Community Groups
An Oakland community group is re-emphasizing its demand that the city cut the police department budget and instead send the money to community groups.
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Oakland Woman's Unusual Wine Business Beginning to Bloom
You wouldn’t figure a shipping container in West Oakland could be the ground base for a revolution in wine, but that’s where Aaliyah Nitoto’s making her stand, bringing to the world a line of wine — crafted from flowers.
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Oakland Police Assign New Asian Liaison Officer Amid Chinatown Attacks
After a number of violent attacks on Asian Americans, including two high profile cases in Oakland’s Chinatown, a newly appointed police Asian liaison officer began working Thursday.
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Oakland Police Chief Addresses Attacks on Asians, Spike in Homicides, Sideshows
The Oakland Police Department’s new chief spoke exclusively with NBC Bay Area about the violence against Asian seniors, a spike in homicides, sideshows and how he plans to turn it all around.
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Black, Asian Communities Show Solidarity With Oakland Rally
After several attacks on members of the Asian-American community in the Bay Area, a rally was held in Oakland to promote multicultural healing Saturday.
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‘Anti-Racist Library' Keeps Conversation About Racism Going
A group of East Bay mothers trying to help their neighbors better understand the Black experience have turned to what they call the “anti-racist library.”
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Reward Offered in Violent Oakland Chinatown Attacks
A pair of Hollywood actors are hoping a big chunk of change will lead to an arrest in a string of violent attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown.
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Wave of Violent Attacks in Oakland's Chinatown Has Locals Calling for Help
Merchants and residents in Oakland’s Chinatown are pleading for help after a massive spike in violent attacks in recent weeks.
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Oakland Police Say Sideshows Getting Bigger and More Dangerous
Oakland police say it’s a troubling trend. Illegal sideshows are happening more frequently and they’re getting bigger and more dangerous.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Deaths of 36 People in Oakland Warehouse Fire
The master tenant of a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where 36 people perished when a fire ignited during a dance party in 2016 pleaded guilty Friday to the deaths, avoiding a second trial after the first ended in a hung jury.
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‘She's Made for This': Kamala Harris' Godchild, Childhood Friend on Vice President's Inauguration
Vice President Kamala Harris’ godchild and childhood friend were some of the selected few at Wednesday’s inauguration and say the experience was surreal.
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Kamala Harris's Oakland Childhood Friend Speaks Out Ahead of Inauguration
On Wednesday, Oakland native Kamala Harris will be sworn in as America’s first female vice president, and her longtime friend from Oakland will be there, invited as her guest.
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Man Accused in Ghost Ship Fire That Killed 36 Expected to Plead Guilty
A man facing a second trial after a fire killed 36 partygoers at an Oakland warehouse he’s accused of illegally converting into a cluttered artists enclave is expected to plead guilty later this month, relatives of several of the victims said.
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Oakland Coliseum Could Become Mass Vaccination Site for COVID-19 Shot
The Oakland Coliseum is one step closer to becoming a mass vaccination site for the COVID-19 shot.
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Helicopter Drops Huge A/C Unit Onto Street in Oakland
A huge industrial air conditioning unit crashed onto a downtown Oakland, California, street Saturday morning, seconds after it was lifted by a helicopter.
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Famous Ducks at Oakland's Lake Merritt Find New Home
Two domestic ducks that were likely dumped at Oakland’s Lake Merritt by a careless pet owner have found a new temporary home thanks to a mother-daughter duo that saved them.
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Artist to Rebuild Vandalized, Stolen Breonna Taylor Statue in Downtown Oakland
An artist’s tribute to the memory of Breonna Taylor in Downtown Oakland that was vandalized over the weekend, and left in pieces, has now disappeared.