OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area transit agency Tuesday agreed to pay $1.3 million to the mother of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white transit officer in 2009. The settlement between Bay Area Rapid Transit and Wanda Johnson resolves a $50 million wrongful death and civil rights […]
OAKLAND, Calif — The family of Oscar Grant, who was gunned down while unarmed at a Oakland train station, is infuriated at a judge for releasing his killer, Johannes Mehserle, without allowing the family their right to address him. After learning of Mehserle’s release in the LA Times, Cephus Johnson, Grant’s uncle, went to the […]
In a city where prostitution flourishes, organizations in Oakland, California are redefining the way they attack the underground sex trade. Oakland’s approach is unique in a time where the growing sex trade has prompted federal law enforcement authorities and several states to toughen their laws and policing strategies. Once viewed as criminals, these exploited youth […]
The majority of Oakland’s libraries are in danger of having their doors shut, as Mayor Jean Quan tackles with budget proposals to handle the city’s $58 million deficit. One of them is the African American Museum And Library, which is home to rare books, papers and memorabilia documenting black life in the Bay Area since […]
OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount […]
TRENTON — St. Louis overtook Camden, N.J., as the nation’s most dangerous city in 2009, according to a national study released Sunday. The study by CQ Press found St. Louis had 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, compared with a national average of 429.4. That helped St. Louis beat out Camden, which topped last year’s […]
A video has been posted on YouTube of two groups of women throwing chairs, bottles, and tables at an East Oakland Denny’s Restaurant. Apparently the brawl was between a group of girls from “P-Town” and a group of girls from “The Town,” presumably Oakland. RELATED STORIES Texas Pee-Wee Football Coach’s Brawl Caught On Tape US […]
Teola Sanders has supported Mayor Ronald V. Dellums of Oakland for over 40 years.
From Reuters: The city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for “industrial” cultivation starting next year.
