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Top Oakland news: Ex-con charged in fatal shooting; Gov. Newsom announces homelessness task force

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Published on May 22, 2019
Top Oakland news: Ex-con charged in fatal shooting; Gov. Newsom announces homelessness task forcePhoto: Doug Letterman/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Oakland.

Meet Darren Powell, the skateboard re-innovator of east Oakland

If you've ever seen someone cruising the streets on a Maybach-shaped skateboard, you've seen the work of Darren Powell.

Read the full story on KQED Arts.

Gov. Newsom announces homelessness task force in Oakland visit

Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Oakland on Tuesday to announce the creation of a task force to help address California's homelessness crisis.

Read the full story on CBS San Francisco.

Oakland Unified’s budget woes now include loss of two fiscal officers

Oakland Unified’s chief financial officer abruptly resigned just a month after the school board eliminated its chief business officer position. 

Read the full story on East Bay Times.

Ex-con charged in East Oakland fatal shooting

An ex-convict has been charged with murder and other counts in the May 15 shooting of another man in East Oakland.

Read the full story on East Bay Times.

West Oakland man accused of fatally shooting neighbor during argument

A man appeared in court on Monday on a murder charge for the recent fatal shooting of another man at the West Oakland apartment building where they both lived.

Read the full story on CBS San Francisco.


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