Bay Area/ Oakland/ Community & Society
Published on February 12, 2020
Top Oakland news: Gun put to head of man during daylight robbery; tenants on strike; morePhoto: Sharon Hahn Darlin/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Oakland.

Gun put to the head of Oakland man in brazen daylight armed robbery

An Oakland neighborhood is on edge after a young man had a gun pointed at this head, was forced to the ground by two other men and robbed all while washing his car in his own driveway in broad daylight.

Read the full story on ABC7 News.

Oakland man arrested at hospital, later dies at Santa Rita

Sotha Mey's death brings the total number of inmates who have died at Santa Rita to 46 since 2014.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

'It's a big fat rat': East Oakland high school has rodent problem, district working to fix issue

At James Madison Park Academy in Oakland, it seems like almost everyone has had an encounter with rodents, or knows about the problem.

Read the full story on ABC7 News.

Paul G. Manolis, former Oakland Tribune executive editor, dies at 92

Former Oakland Tribune executive editor Paul G. Manolis, an author, professor, and founder and director of an independent religious research institute, died Feb. 8 at home of natural causes.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.

Oakland tenants refuse to pay rent, demand landlord sell building

A group of tenants living in a Fruitvale apartment building haven’t paid their rent since October, and they don’t plan to until their landlord gives them what they want — a chance to buy the building.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.


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