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Overdose kills two in West Oakland Friday
Two people died in an apparent drug overdose in West Oakland on Friday morning and a third person was hospitalized. Police responded at about 7 a.m. to a report...Read More
Lead contamination shows up in Oakland school soil samples
Two Oakland high schools sit atop land contaminated with lead, according to Oakland Unified School District officials. The “elevated lead levels” were discovered under pavement on the campuses of...Read More
Oakland mayor’s campaign could be fined for illegal contribution
Staff with the Oakland Public Ethics Commission has found that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s campaign accepted donations over the legal limit from the owner of several large properties in...Read More
Oakland opens fifth cabin community with wood sheds, RV space
A new community cabin site will be opening in West Oakland next week to serve 76 homeless people, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Wednesday. The site on Mandela Parkway was...Read More
Damaged gas line halts BART service through Transbay Tube
BART has stopped train service through the Transbay Tube Thursday afternoon because of a damaged PG&E gas line near the West Oakland station. BART initially reported the problem at...Read More
Port of Oakland moves toward Howard Terminal A’s stadium despite union objection
The Port of Oakland’s Board of Directors unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Oakland Athletics Monday afternoon, a move that may lead to the construction of a...Read More
El Sobrante man dies in hospital after being struck by car
A 46-year-old El Sobrante man died after he was hit by a car in West Oakland on Monday morning, police said. The pedestrian, identified by the Alameda County coroner’s...Read More
No arrests in West Oakland triple homicide
No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting of three men Friday night in West Oakland.Read More
Drive-by shooting injures four at West Oakland vigil
Four people who were attending a vigil in West Oakland on Sunday night were wounded in a drive-by shooting.Read More
West Oakland homeless camp trades tents for sheds
Oakland city officials began a weeks-long project Tuesday to remove a homeless encampment that has grown for more than five years under Interstate Highway 980 in West Oakland.Read More
Armed carjacking at West Oakland BART
A red Toyota Camry was taken during a carjacking in the parking lot of the West Oakland BART station late Monday night, according to police.Read More
Man dies, 2 injured in West Oakland shooting
A man died and two others were injured in a shooting in West Oakland on Wednesday night, according to police.Read More
Oakland schools train for active shooters
The Oakland Unified School District is conducting active shooter training Friday, two days after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Florida.Read More
BART plans track work for slow Labor Day weekend
Passengers who take BART to or from the East Bay this Labor Day weekend should give themselves plenty of extra travel timeRead More
Unsafe lead levels found in drinking water at high school
Oakland Unified School District officials said Wednesday that unsafe levels of lead have been found at a water fountain and kitchen faucets at McClymonds High School.Read More