Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Shooting kills 2 and wounds 2 in Oakland, California August 17, 2024 at 7:25 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two people were shot dead and two others injured Saturday morning after a verbal ...
Increased crime and budgetary problems have challenged Thao since she assumed office in January 2023 after a stint on the Oakland City Council. Show comments Advertisement
Violent crime and other felonies fell in 2023 in America’s biggest cities.They increased in Oakland.. Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland, according to police data. Burglaries increased 23% ...
East Oakland ranks amongst the lowest communities to provide healthcare coverage to adults and children. 52% of adults and 40% of children remain insured by private insurance companies, compared to 61% and 57% coverage throughout the state of California. East Oakland residents are one of the higher users of governmental health programs like ...
Crime in Oakland, California began to rise during the late 1960s after the King assassination riots, and by the end of the 1970s Oakland's per capita murder rate had risen to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. [2] In 1983, the National Journal referred to Oakland as the "1983 crime capital" of the San Francisco Bay Area. [3]
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is shown at a news conference Nov. 6, 2023, announcing that the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be played in San Francisco at the Chase Center. ... “As crime rates across ...
Before the raid, Thao was facing a recall fueled by concerns over crime — a problem so pronounced it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to deploy 120 California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland as ...
Gov. Newsom announced Friday that Oakland will install about 480 surveillance cameras around the city and on freeways to help combat crime.