Gunfire erupts near Oakland City Hall
Kaila Mathis, DeAlaundria Gardner, and Justin Shiu,
Contributors
January 11, 2017
Gunfire shut down an Oakland City Hall meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and all meetings were cancelled for the evening as police set up barricades around the one block crime scene. The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and Economic Development Committee was nearly an hour into a meeting ...
Oakland hires new police chief
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2017
The Oakland Police Department has a new leader, finally. A seven-month-long search came to an end on Jan. 5, when Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced at a press conference that former Spokane, Washington Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick would assume the same role in Oakland. Kirkpatrick will be the first fem...
36 confirmed dead in Oakland warehouse fire
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
December 7, 2016
Family, friends and community members gathered near 1305 31st Avenue in East Oakland on Sunday night, the site of the horrific fire that claimed the lives of at least 36 people. Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly confirmed on Wednesday at a press conference that Alameda County fire and rescue c...
Former Oakland Police Department captain charged in sex scandal
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2016
On Nov. 13, the Contra Costa County prosecutor's office charged 81-year-old Al Perrodin, a retired Oakland Police Department captain, with a misdemeanor for his alleged role in the Bay Area’s sexual exploitation scandal involving a teenage former prostitute. Perrodin was charged with soliciting prostit...
Two dead outside Oakland art gallery
Wendy Medina,
Copy Editor
August 18, 2016
A party at an Oakland art gallery turned deadly early Sunday morning, leaving two dead and two others wounded during the event. Prime Development, a vintage clothing store and gallery, hosted a 20th birthday party where at least two shooters opened fire, according to the Oakland Police Departmen...
Controversy continues for local police
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
July 6, 2016
One of the most dangerous cities in America still does not have a police chief. It’s been nearly three weeks since an Oakland Police Chief has resigned, stepped down or was fired. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf appointed City Administrator Sabrina Landreth as acting overseer of the department until an inve...
Police brutality exposed at forum
Yousuf Fahimuddin,
Contributor
February 18, 2016
A forum focused on police brutality drew citizens who shared testimonies of their personal experiences at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oakland on Feb 11. The Coalition for Police Accountability hosted the forum to invite the community to speak on their experiences with police brutal...
Policía añade más oficiales
Por Louis LaVenture, Editor de deportes
December 3, 2015
Recientemente, para la ciudad de Oakland, y el alcalde Libby Schaaf, ha sido una prioridad agregar más oficiales al departamento de policías. Por segundo año consecutivo, el Departamento de Policía de Oakland (OPD) celebró la graduación de 35 nuevos oficiales el 30 de octubre. En 2010, OPD des...
Arrest made in shooting death of East Bay muralist
Louis LaVenture,
News and Sports Editor
December 2, 2015
The Oakland Police Department announced they made an arrest in connection to the Sept. 29 shooting of East Bay artist Antonio Ramos. Twenty-year-old Marquise Holloway was arrested at his mother’s residence in Stockton on Nov. 20. Then on Nov. 24, he was charged with one count of murder, two coun...
Oakland Police add officers, increase community involvement
Louis LaVenture,
News and Sports Editor
November 23, 2015
In recent years, it has been a priority for the City of Oakland and Mayor Libby Schaaf to add more police to the department. For the second consecutive year Oakland did just that, when the Oakland Police Department held a graduation for 35 new officers on Oct. 30. In 2010, OPD had massive layoffs and thei...
