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Oakland leaders credit revived Ceasefire strategy for drop in violence
OAKLAND — After a devastating year of crime in 2023, former Mayor Sheng Thao made a risky promise to the public: homicides would come down, she said, if the city revived a once-lauded approach to...
View ArticleOfficials: BART police officers injured in Oakland crash were responding to...
OAKLAND — Three BART police officers injured when their two vehicles collided Saturday were responding to a reported drug overdose at the West Oakland station, officials said Monday. The three officers...
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Share the Spirit: Meals on Wheels Contra Costa program provides vital connection
MARTINEZ — Meals on Wheels Contra Costa has a reputation among its clients of being a lifesaver a standard the organization takes with much pride. The mission of the 34-year-old organization, which...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 25-year-old man was fatally shot Monday night in East Oakland, authorities said. The death came just hours after city leaders lauded a reduction in gun violence in 2024, praising the...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in West Oakland, the second killing in the city in 10 hours, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | ‘A huge heart’: Man paralyzed...
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‘A huge heart’: Man paralyzed as teen in 2004 shooting outside Oakland high...
OAKLAND — Juan Gaxiola-Chavez’s wounded body finally gave out, but his family will always remember his decades-long battle to stay alive. He was only 15 and a Castlemont High School freshman when he...
View ArticleFirefighter injured, two residents displaced in Cherryland fire
CHERRYLAND — An Alameda County firefighter was injured and two residents were displaced in a home fire here Monday night, officials said. The fire happened about 8:10 p.m. Monday at a two-story...
View ArticleOne killed, three wounded in New Year’s Eve shooting near Oakland’s Jack...
OAKLAND — A 32-year-old Los Angeles man was killed and three other people were wounded Tuesday night in a shooting in the Jack London Square area, authorities said. The New Year’s Eve killing was the...
View ArticleMan shot outside home in Oakland’s first homicide of 2025
OAKLAND — A 46-year-old man was fatally shot early Wednesday outside his East Oakland home, the city’s first homicide of 2025, authorities said. The man’s name has not yet been released. The shooting...
View ArticleOne killed, one wounded in New Year’s Day evening shootings in Oakland
OAKLAND — One man was killed and another man wounded in two shootings that happened about 10 minutes apart Wednesday evening in different areas of the city, authorities said. The incidents continued a...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot at Oakland gas station
OAKLAND — A 29-year-old woman shot late Thursday night at an East Oakland gas station died early Friday, becoming the city’s third homicide of the year, authorities said. The name of the woman, an...
View ArticleOne person apparently injured in Pleasant Hill shooting
PLEASANT HILL — At least one person was apparently wounded in a shooting here Monday morning. No information was immediately released about the victim or how badly they were injured. Initial reports...
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Man shot in West Oakland store parking lot
OAKLAND — A 51-year-old man was shot in a West Oakland store parking lot Monday night, authorities said. The Oakland man was reported to be in stable condition at a hospital Tuesday morning. The...
View ArticleTwo killed, one wounded in North Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — Two men were killed and a third man was wounded in a North Oakland shooting Friday night, authorities said. The names of the men killed — a 19-year-old Richmond resident and 20-year-old...
View ArticleLottery ticket worth more than $110,000 sold at Pleasanton supermarket
PLEASANTON — Someone bought more than groceries at a Safeway store here Monday, becoming one of three people statewide to purchase a Fantasy 5 lottery game ticket worth $110,513, officials said. The...
View ArticleMan fatally shot at Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said. Police were trying to confirm the man’s name before it was publicly released. The shooting happened...
View ArticleMan shot in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was shot Tuesday afternoon in West Oakland, authorities said. The man is believed to be in his 20s. His condition was not immediately available. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety...
View ArticleUnion City man played with ‘lighter thingy’ during meth binge, resulting in...
UNION CITY — A local resident has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly starting a fire that killed a 66-year-old roommate in his home, court records show. Christopher Schwenk, 33,...
View ArticleMan fatally shot at Oakland apartment complex
OAKLAND — A 44-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night at an East Oakland apartment complex, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland FBI investigation: Ex-Mayor Sheng...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in Alameda traffic collision is identified
ALAMEDA — A 59-year-old woman who suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street here was identified by the coroner’s bureau Friday as Karen Conway of...
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