Bay Area/ Oakland/ Community & Society
Published on February 26, 2020
Top Oakland news: Ousted police chief claims firing was retaliation; woman injured in shooting; morePhoto: Hitchster/Unsplash

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Ousted Oakland Police chief says her firing was retaliation for not giving commissioner 'special treatment'

Four days after an independent commission fired Oakland’s police chief, Anne Kirkpatrick spoke publicly for the first time on Monday, alleging that her public termination is partially in retaliation for failing to do favors for a member of the very board that dismissed her.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

Oakland: Woman injured in overnight shooting

A 20-year-old woman was injured in a shooting in the city’s San Antonio neighborhood early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.

3 men involved in Pleasanton home invasion may be connected to East Oakland vehicle theft

Three men involved in an early morning home invasion robbery over the weekend may be connected to a recent predawn vehicle theft in East Oakland.

Read the full story on KRON 4 News.

McClymonds HS students resuming classes at 3 other Oakland schools

Oakland Unified School District officials said Monday that McClymonds High School students will be separated and resume classes Tuesday at three schools after they were displaced from their school by a carcinogen in the groundwater under the school.

Read the full story on KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area.

Man found guilty in gruesome ‘battle scene,’ execution-style double murder

A man accused of standing over another man with an assault rifle execution-style, calling him a derogatory name and then shooting him again has been convicted of murder after the jury deliberated for about a day.

Read the full story on Oakland Tribune.


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