Bay Area/ Oakland

Top Oakland news: Police chase closes WB I-580; city councilman wants military to help clean streets

AI Assisted Icon
Published on August 28, 2019
Top Oakland news: Police chase closes WB I-580; city councilman wants military to help clean streetsPhoto: Jeff Pierre/Unsplash

Missed the the most recent top news in Oakland? Read on for everything you need to know.

Driver accused of trying to run officer down in police chase; westbound I-580 at Hwy 24 in Oakland closed

A police chase has closed westbound I-580 at Highway 24 in Oakland. The CHP says it all started in Dublin and at one point the driver tried to run down an officer.

Read the full story on ABC7 News.

Oakland city councilman wants military to help clean up streets, more policing of illegal dumping

An Oakland city councilman is so sick of the trash lining the streets of his city that he’s calling on the military to roll up their camouflage sleeves and pitch in.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

Community rallies around boy, 11, whose mother was killed after police pursuit in Oakland

Community members at a bittersweet gathering in Oakland Monday evening honored a young mother killed by a fleeing driver in a police chase.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

Housing development erected in West Oakland in 10 days

Along Fifth Street in West Oakland Monday, workers hoisted a brand new pre-assembled, fully loaded kitchen onto the second floor of an apartment building.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

Mother claims daughter was attacked, teens ran wild at Oakland treatment center

Some parents and teens are raising allegations of serious incidents that they claim happened at one of the few residential substance abuse programs for teenagers in the Bay Area.

Read the full story on CBS San Francisco.


This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.