According to The Mercury News, the Richmond location will serve its final Caspers dogs on May 16, before reopening under the new name Corky's Famous Hot Dogs. The closing date and rebrand plans are based on local reporting and owner statements.

Company general manager Paul Rustigian, grandson of Caspers co-founder Paul Agajan, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the Richmond shop had been underperforming, and the family decided it was time to sell. "It's a bittersweet thing to close a location that is as historic as this one," Rustigian said. The Macdonald Avenue outpost has been working the same corner since 1947.

New Owner Plans To Keep Dogs On The Menu

The property was purchased by Courtland "Corky" Booze, a longtime Richmond resident and former city council member, according to the City of Richmond. Booze has been a familiar face at the counter for years and has said he plans to open his own hot dog restaurant in the space. Owners have so far declined to share the sale price or full staffing plans as the transition moves forward.

Caspers' Place In The Bay Area Food Landscape

Caspers' official site lists the chain's remaining East Bay locations in Dublin, Hayward, Oakland and Pleasant Hill, and notes that the family still runs a sausage plant in San Leandro. Regional coverage has tracked how old-school hot dog counters and related chains have thinned out in recent years, reshaping the Bay Area's classic dog scene. Letting go of the Richmond site is the latest sign of that slow retreat.

Anyone who wants one last Richmond Caspers dog has until May 16 to make the pilgrimage. The new owner has said he intends to keep hot dogs front and center under the Corky's name. Caspers corporate representatives declined to disclose the sale price but told reporters the move is intended to shore up the chain's long-term sustainability, according to The Mercury News. Fans who grew up on a Caspers chili cheese dog say the sale stings, but they expect the familiar flavors to live on at the chain's remaining counters.

Whatever name ends up on the sign, that Macdonald Avenue corner is set to stay on Richmond's food map for now, a small but stubborn reminder of the city's long-running love affair with a no-frills hot dog counter.

How investigators say it unfolded

According to court documents reviewed by The Mercury News, the ordeal began last Friday near 12th Avenue and International Boulevard in East Oakland, where the suspects allegedly confronted the young mother on the street. Prosecutors say the pair assaulted her, took her cell phone and forced her to work as a commercial sex worker, ordering her to bring in at least $100.

The same court filings state that the suspects later demanded $500 to return the infant. Officers say the baby was ultimately located at a residence in Hayward and brought back to her mother. The two suspects were arrested in East Oakland on Sunday following the investigation sparked by the hospital report.

Police response and enforcement

The Oakland Police Department has been running focused enforcement along International Boulevard this year to clamp down on human trafficking and pursue buyers as well as traffickers, as outlined by the Oakland Police Department. The city released notes that those operations have led to dozens of arrests and put an emphasis on connecting trafficking survivors with services and resources instead of leaving them on their own after a bust.

Officials are urging anyone with information tied to this case or related activity to call OPD's human-trafficking line at (510) 238-2373.

Charges and what's next

Court records list 24-year-old Messiah Koran Mayfield and 27-year-old Adjah Featherstone as the two suspects booked on Sunday. They are charged with kidnapping for ransom, human trafficking for commercial sex and pandering by encouragement, with bail set at $150,000 each, according to The Mercury News. The outlet reports that both defendants are scheduled to enter pleas next Monday.

Court paperwork also indicates that Mayfield is currently on probation following a second-degree robbery conviction from July 2023, and that Featherstone was placed on probation after an October 2024 vandalism conviction.

Local context

Advocates and local reporters say the case fits a broader pattern of exploitation along Oakland corridors that has drawn fresh law-enforcement scrutiny this year. Earlier coverage this spring examined similar allegations and prosecutions, highlighting International Boulevard as a hotspot and underscoring how vulnerable young people in the area can be, as reported in a runaway teen trafficking case.

Help and resources

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department Human Trafficking Hotline at (510) 238-2373.

For confidential help and national resources, the National Human Trafficking Hotline can be reached at 1-888-373-7888 (you can also text BEFREE to 233733) or visit the National Human Trafficking Hotline online.

FAA ground delay program and what it covers

Per the FAA advisory, the ground delay program at SFO covers flights from across the contiguous United States and selected Canadian airports and caps arrivals at roughly 36 flights per hour. The advisory cites weather, specifically "low ceilings," as the culprit and instructs airlines to assign EDCTs (expect departure clearance times) so aircraft are held at their origin airports instead of stacking up in arrival patterns over SFO. That federal traffic-management order is the tool controllers use to keep operations safe when the airport has to run at reduced capacity.

Why low clouds choke SFO

Those low cloud ceilings matter at SFO because they force controllers to widen the spacing between aircraft and often block simultaneous parallel approaches on the airport’s closely spaced runways. As noted on SFO's Weather Impacts page, the airport has been operating under an FAA traffic-management plan that shifts with weather and runway configurations. Operational studies going back decades show that the Bay’s marine stratus can slash arrival capacity by roughly half during persistent low-ceiling events, and that lost capacity is what turns a routine foggy morning into a system-wide tangle of delays. A summary of cloud-forecast and operations work at SFO by researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory has documented that pattern for years.

Delays piling up across the Bay

An airport spokesperson said more than 200 flights were already delayed by 11 a.m., and flight-tracking site FlightAware showed average delays of about 75 minutes at SFO, according to reporting by NBC Bay Area. United, Southwest and SkyWest were among the carriers seeing the heaviest disruption, and smaller knock-on delays started popping up at Oakland and San Jose as aircraft and crews were shuffled around to match the tighter arrival rate. Airlines warned passengers to check their itineraries before heading to the airport because many departures are being held at origin to comply with the FAA’s EDCTs.

Runway work is tightening margins

The timing of the weather made things worse. SFO has closed one of its primary runways this spring for months-long repaving and taxiway work, which has pushed more traffic onto fewer runways and left less slack to absorb weather-related slowdowns. The San Francisco Chronicle has reported on the closure and how it has reduced the airport’s ability to bounce back quickly when something goes sideways. That combination of construction plus low ceilings turns even a short spell of marine stratus into hours of delays across the system.

What travelers should do

If you are flying to or from SFO today, check your airline app and SFO's delay tracker before you leave and build in extra time for connections. SFO's operations guidance and FAA status pages both urge passengers to confirm itineraries directly with their airlines, since many departures are being shifted at origin to meet SFO’s arrival limits. For major disruptions, airlines typically post rebooking and refund policies on their websites, and travelers with tight connections should reach out to their carrier as soon as possible to explore options.

San Leandro police say officers were first dispatched to the man’s home on the 14500 block of Santiago Road. They later found him sitting in a vehicle by the marina’s boat launch, where he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. The three officers who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative leave while the department launches both criminal and administrative reviews.

According to KRON4, officers spent several minutes talking with the man as he remained inside his car at the launch area. Police told reporters the encounter turned deadly when the man allegedly pulled a gun, prompting officers to shoot. No officers were injured. The man’s name has not been released.

State Rules And Outside Scrutiny

The San Leandro Police Department says it is running both criminal and administrative investigations into the shooting, while the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office conducts its own parallel review.

Under California law, certain officer-involved shootings can also be reviewed independently by the state through Assembly Bill 1506. That law requires the California Department of Justice to investigate qualifying incidents and issue public reports on its findings, according to the California Department of Justice.

Police Version Of The Marina Standoff

Police and local officials told KRON4 that the chain of events started when a friend asked officers to check on the man, saying he had made suicidal threats and was battling depression.

Officers located him by the boat launch, where they say they spoke with him for several minutes while he remained inside the vehicle. According to their account, the officers opened fire after he allegedly produced a firearm. Both the man’s identity and the names of the officers involved are being withheld while the investigations play out.

How Investigators Rebuild The Timeline

To unpack what happened, investigators typically turn to body-worn camera video, 911 recordings, witness statements, and physical evidence from the scene. These steps are laid out in the California Department of Justice’s procedural guidelines for AB 1506 cases, which also explain how state teams coordinate with local agencies on forensic work, interviews and reports that can result in criminal findings or policy recommendations.

Authorities are asking anyone who has video or information about the encounter to contact investigators as they continue their probes.

What Comes Next For The Case

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and San Leandro police will review the full set of evidence, then decide whether to pursue criminal charges, internal discipline or possible changes to department policy. City officials have not provided a timeline for when those decisions might land.

Residents who have tips or footage connected to the shooting are urged to reach out to the San Leandro Police Department. Officials say they will release updates when they believe it is appropriate to do so.

How the tip came to light

According to Oaklandside, city planning documents identified the Julia Morgan School for Girls and outlined a proposal to convert 525 Bellevue Avenue into a school. The filings reportedly listed Gensler as the architect and described code upgrades and relatively minor construction instead of a major overhaul. Oaklandside found that those same filings were later marked as withdrawn in the city database.

What the property is and who owns it

The Bellevue Club building on Lake Merritt is a storied early 20th century clubhouse that has attracted developer interest for years. Michael and Xochi Birch bought the property in 2021 for roughly $10 million, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Local coverage has tracked the building's long history and high visibility in the Lakeside Park neighborhood. Because it anchors the Bellevue Staten historic district, new reuse ideas routinely spark public scrutiny and preservation debates.

Where Julia Morgan School stands now

Julia Morgan School for Girls is based on the Mills College campus, now part of Northeastern University, at 5000 MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, where it has operated for roughly two decades, according to the school's website. Oaklandside reported that the school serves a small student body of about 75 students and that Northeastern told reporters it will continue to host Julia Morgan through the current lease term, which runs into 2029. For families, the practical concern is whether any move would be optional and how much advance notice they would get.

Why neighbors and preservationists are watching

The Bellevue Club sits among a cluster of Lake Merritt landmarks and has been the focus of multiple reuse pitches since its pandemic era closure, which has made nearby residents especially watchful when new plans surface. Coverage of the sale and later listings stirred concerns about how to protect the building's historic rooms and ballroom while adapting it to a new purpose. Any proposal that touches the club's exterior, public spaces, or historic fabric is likely to generate strong community feedback.

What converting a clubhouse into a school would require

Turning a private social club into an active school typically brings fresh reviews of building codes and occupancy limits, new accessibility and fire safety work, and traffic and parking studies tied to drop off and dismissal. Because the Bellevue Club sits in a preservation district, alterations would probably need sign off from Oakland's preservation bodies and could be reviewed by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and the Planning Commission. Those steps include public notices and formal chances for neighbors and other stakeholders to weigh in before anything is approved.

Campus context and what is next

The possibility of a move comes as Mills adjusts to its integration with Northeastern, a process covered at the time by outlets including SFist. The campus has already seen program changes in recent years, including a suspension of new enrollments and a planned wind down of the Mills College Children’s School, which drew attention from KQED. Against that backdrop, it is not surprising that tenants and parents scrutinize any fresh city filings.

Bottom line

For now, the Julia Morgan School remains on the Mills campus and the Bellevue Club filings remain withdrawn. The brief scare still shows how quickly historic properties near Lake Merritt can become flashpoints when new uses are floated. If a new application appears, school leaders, the building's owners, and city planners will be key players to watch, and the public will have multiple formal chances to review and respond before any conversion can move ahead.

According to The Mercury News, officers had pulled over a white car on the 1300 block of 9th Avenue near International Boulevard at about 3:30 AM. The outlet reports that as police approached, the driver suddenly accelerated, dragging one officer alongside the car and pinning another against the vehicle. During that sequence, an officer opened fire and hit the driver.

City officials have laid out, in a recent officer-involved shooting bulletin, what typically happens next when police use their guns on duty. According to a City of Oakland release, such incidents trigger both criminal and administrative reviews involving the Oakland Police Department, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and the Community Police Review Agency. The release also notes that officers involved in shootings are usually placed on paid administrative leave while those investigations play out. As of midmorning Friday, the city had not issued a statement specific to the latest shooting.

Where It Happened

The stop and shooting took place on the 1300 block of 9th Avenue near International Boulevard. Investigators shut down International Boulevard between 8th and 10th avenues while they documented the scene and collected evidence. The corridor has seen more than its share of trouble this year, with deadly shootings on International Boulevard and other violent incidents drawing a sustained law-enforcement presence, per Hoodline.

Investigation and Next Steps

Oakland police say the shooting remains under investigation and that, under the city's published procedures for officer-involved shootings, prosecutors and the civilian oversight agency are expected to review the case once evidence is in. Investigators plan to gather witness statements and any available video footage as part of that process. Officials have not yet released the names of the officers or the driver, citing notification requirements and ongoing investigative steps.

Details are still thin. Hoodline will update this post as the Oakland Police Department or Alameda County prosecutors release more information.

Co-owners Joel and Jordan DiGeorgio told KTVU they are leaning hard into nostalgia, aiming to make the interior feel like a 1990s time capsule. The plan is to keep the original BART upholstery and seats, so diners will essentially be eating and gaming in a frozen slice of transit history. According to the station, the move required federal permits and a complicated five-mile trip from the yard to downtown. KTVU also reports the cost of moving and restoring the car climbed from an initial $1.2 million estimate to roughly $2 million, and that the owners have put their Oakland location up for sale to help cover the Hayward build-out.

BART's legacy fleet program

The train car arrived in Hayward by way of BART’s Legacy Fleet Decommissioning program, which awarded retired cars to community groups and small businesses for upcycling, according to BART. The agency notes that recipients get the old cars for free, but they are on the hook for transportation, permits, and restoration, a combination that can turn even a single-car makeover into an expensive, slow-moving project.

Permits and the site

City planning documents show Arthur Mac’s submitted site-plan and building permits for 1060 B Street, describing a project called "Arthur Mac’s Big Snack" that features an outdoor restaurant with a beer garden, prefabricated kitchen modules, and an arcade and dining space inside the repurposed BART car, according to City of Hayward. The permit log indicates the proposal went into review in 2023 and remains active while construction and restoration continue on the site.

Inside the plan

The DiGeorgios say the train car will pull double duty as weatherproof seating and a retro video game arcade, paired with brick-oven pizza, hot wings, and a rotating lineup of local beers, offerings the restaurant already highlights on its own site. Those hits are core to the Arthur Mac’s brand at its other locations and are expected to anchor the Hayward spot once doors open.

What comes next

Hayward’s Economic Development Team and city officials have pitched the project as a spark for new foot traffic along B Street. City Council member Angela Andrews told KTVU she expects the eye-catching installation to give nearby businesses a boost as curious diners come to check out the train car. The owners say they are targeting an opening this fall and will spend the coming months finishing restoration work, securing remaining permits, and wrapping up construction on the site.

Curry and Davidson College are rolling out a new scholarship, the Curry Scholars program, that will hand out full rides to a small group of Bay Area students each year. Instead of focusing on traditional recruiting pipelines, Davidson and Curry plan to select scholars from lower-income communities in the Bay Area, primarily Oakland, and cover tuition, housing, and other college costs. The first class is scheduled to land on campus in fall 2027.

According to the college’s announcement, Curry Scholars will have tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, a computer allowance, and a senior-year campus visit fully covered, with 5 to 10 full scholarships expected to be awarded annually. Davidson is partnering with College Track to deliver academic support, while counseling teams in the Oakland Unified School District will help identify candidates. These details, including the Sept. 21 application deadline, were reported by The Charlotte Observer.

“Davidson is where I learned what kind of person I want to be as much as I learned about basketball,” Curry said in a statement announcing the program, adding that it “means so much to me to help high-achieving students from the Oakland area.” Davidson College President Doug Hicks called the partnership an exciting way to build on the school’s efforts to recruit first-generation students. Those quotes and the program description were shared with reporters and summarized by The Charlotte Observer.

Curry’s Ties To Davidson And Prior Gifts

Curry has stayed closely connected to Davidson since leaving for the NBA. He formally completed his degree in 2022 and has supported athletics and student programs through gifts such as the Curry-Berman fund. He also serves in an advisory role with Davidson’s basketball programs, signaling a multi-year commitment to the college’s recruiting and student-support efforts. Davidson College has detailed those efforts in past announcements.

Local Partners And Long-Term Support

Davidson says the Curry Scholars program will lean on trusted Bay Area partners to help students make the cross-country leap. College Track, a national college-completion nonprofit based in Oakland, will provide academic advising and persistence supports aimed at boosting graduation odds.

The Curry family’s philanthropic presence in Oakland through the Eat.Learn.Play Foundation also gives the scholarship local infrastructure for outreach and services, from identifying potential applicants to helping families navigate what can be a confusing college process.

Who Should Apply And The Timeline

Davidson emphasizes that the Curry Scholars award is academic, not an athletic scholarship, so students do not need any sports background to qualify. Applications for the inaugural class are due Sept. 21, 2026, for students who would enroll in fall 2027. Each scholar will receive additional support, including a computer allowance and an April campus visit the spring before they start college. Families and counselors are being encouraged to monitor Davidson’s admissions pages for the Curry Scholars application and financial aid specifics.

For Oakland students, a guaranteed full ride to a selective East Coast liberal-arts college is rare and could change how families weigh long-distance options. Davidson is framing the Curry Scholars program as part of a broader effort to recruit and graduate students from underserved communities, with early partner work designed to give scholars academic and social support once they arrive on campus.

Authorities identified the suspects as 19-year-old Kaleb Soto and 42-year-old Ricardo Duran, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Chronicle reports that Hayward officers responded to a call on April 4, then booked both men into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide. Citing jail records, the outlet says both face gang-violence allegations, and Soto is additionally accused of personal use of a firearm. Both were being held without bail, the Chronicle reports.

Scene And Timeline

The shooting happened the afternoon of Feb. 3 in Fremont’s Centerville neighborhood, near Central Avenue and Joseph Street, after multiple 911 callers reported gunfire. A press release from the Fremont Police Department says officers arrived to find a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and provided trauma care at the scene. The victim later died, and detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit took over the investigation.

How Officers Connected The Suspects

Police did not immediately make arrests at the Fremont scene, and investigators spent weeks canvassing the area and reviewing evidence. Law enforcement sources told the Chronicle that Hayward officers, responding to a trespassing complaint on April 4, recognized two people as persons of interest in the Fremont case. That recognition led to their detention and transfer to Alameda County custody.

Alleged Gang Ties

Court filings described in coverage summarized by Patch allege the suspects are connected to a Decoto subset of the Norteño street gang and say the shooting followed an on-street confrontation. The filings, as quoted in that reporting, describe a fight outside a nearby convenience store and allege that one suspect chased and shot a man who tried to run away.

Legal Status And Investigation

Fremont police have called the case an active investigation and asked anyone with information or video to contact the department’s tip line. The agency noted this is Fremont’s second homicide of 2026. Detectives and prosecutors are continuing to review evidence while Soto and Duran remain in custody at Santa Rita Jail pending formal charging decisions, according to the department’s release.

BART posted on X that the discount applies to riders transferring from bus to BART and warned that riders who do not use the same payment method are charged the penalty fare, directing people to fare charts and the agency website for details. The post added that the policy "will not be a denied exit" and that passengers will not be physically blocked at gates even if the system assesses a penalty. The exchange quickly drew replies from riders and station staff describing unexpected or inconsistent fare records as the new backend systems settle in.

Are you transferring from bus to BART? If so that is the new transfer discount.
And you must use the same payment method to enter and exit or you are charged the penalty fare as noted on our website, fare charts in station and other communication. This is because of open…

— BART (@SFBART) May 7, 2026

What the penalty is and how it applies

BART’s "Paying Your Fare" page says the penalty fare is $7.55 and that the system applies it automatically when entry and exit taps do not match or when an entry or exit tap is missing, according to BART. The same page outlines the Tap-and-Ride rollout that underpins the transfer discount and explains some of the migration steps for Clipper cards. The agency also recommends riders remove extra contactless cards from their wallets and adjust device wallet settings so the intended payment method is the one that registers at the gate.

How the transfer discount works

The transfer discount is tied to the Next Generation Clipper rollout and can reduce a second-leg fare by up to $2.85 within a two-hour window, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says. Tap-and-Ride contactless bank cards and mobile wallets qualify, and Clipper card users receive the same benefit once their cards are moved to the new account-based system. Officials note that the migration is happening in stages across millions of cards, so not every rider will see transfer credits right away.

Why riders are seeing surprises

Local reporting and rider guides have long warned about "card clash" when readers pick up the wrong contactless card or device and have urged commuters to present only one payment method at the gate, KQED reported. Several commenters on BART’s post said they saw odd or inconsistent trip records as account-based calculations and transfer credits settled in the backend. That mix of new readers, staggered card upgrades and unfamiliar transfer logic is the practical source of most rider confusion for now.

What riders should do now

To avoid surprises, BART advises riders to pick one payment method and use it for both taps, remove other contactless cards from their wallets, and enable Express Transit for a Clipper card on their phone if they use a mobile Clipper, BART says. Riders who believe they were charged a penalty in error are told to contact Clipper Customer Support to request a refund and review trip records. Those who have not yet migrated their Clipper card can speed up the upgrade by logging into their Clipper account so the transfer discount starts applying sooner.

What Cal Fire Showed

At a media demonstration, crews detailed aircraft inspections, loading routines and simulated dispatch operations, according to CBS Bay Area. The outlet reported that temperatures are beginning to rise in Northern California, a line officials have leaned on to underscore why they are already running full-scale drills instead of easing into the season.

Why Officials Are Concerned

A thin Sierra snowpack paired with unusually warm spring weather can stretch the fire season and dry out fine fuels that help tiny sparks turn into fast-moving fires, as reported by CalMatters. That one-two punch of less snow and earlier heat is the backdrop pushing agencies to move up their pre-season equipment checks and staffing plans.

Statewide Readiness And Local Risks

The demonstration was one of the features of Wildfire Preparedness Week, which CAL FIRE lists on its newsroom calendar and campaign materials. Local coverage has also flagged notable early-season activity: there have already been dozens of small fires this spring and "230 wildfires across the state so far this year," according to NBC Bay Area, a tally that helps explain why crews are drilling now instead of waiting for summer.

How Residents Can Prepare

CAL FIRE and partner agencies are still hammering the same message to homeowners: harden structures, carve out defensible space and lock in an evacuation plan before smoke is on the horizon. The state’s Ready for Wildfire hub offers checklists and a firePLANNER tool to build a personalized action plan, per Ready for Wildfire. Knocking out chores like cleaning gutters, moving combustibles and trimming brush now gives homes a much better shot if a fire closes in.

Officials say air and ground resources are being staged across the region, but they keep coming back to the same bottom line: community preparedness is still the first line of defense. As the mercury climbs into the peak months, the recent drills were a pointed reminder that both people and machines need to be ready to move fast.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Ok announced the closure in an Instagram post, writing that the restaurant industry is tough and we are not big on making excuses or elaborate sad stories. The Chronicle also reported that Oken had already cut lunch service by March and that Ok declined to comment further.

Inside Oken's Short Run

Oken opened in May 2025 as a collaboration between Ok and the Ohgane Korean restaurant group, staking out a lane somewhere between Korean and Japanese cooking with touches from Southeast Asia. Eater SF pointed to dishes like triple-cooked potatoes, oxtail jjigae and beef tartare onigiri, while The Infatuation spotlighted the yukhwe onigiri and Sichuan popcorn chicken. Reviews also praised composed plates such as chawanmushi with torched trout belly and a jajang bolognese with wagyu, which showcased Ok’s precise, flavor-forward style.

Why It Didn't Stick

Ok told The San Francisco Standard last fall that Oken has not turned a profit, while critics described a service model that tried to speed table turns as costs climbed. The Standard framed Oken’s financial struggle as part of a broader squeeze on full-service restaurants, with compressed dinner windows, higher operating expenses and thinner margins making concepts like this a risky bet in the current dining climate.

Ok first broke out with Ok’s Deli, which opened in 2022 and became known for inventive sandwiches like a Sichuan hot chicken on a house-made sesame bun and a sisig bolillo, according to Eater SF. In its Instagram farewell, Oken’s team said they would take more time to reassess our situation and examine what our options are, leaving it unclear whether Ok will double down on the deli, look for new partners or hand over the Rockridge corner space to another operator after May 31.

Officers were called to the scene just after 6 PM, where they found an adult male who was pronounced dead at the location. The Oakland Police Department said the victim's name is being withheld until relatives can be notified.

Police response and investigation

As reported by KRON4, OPD homicide detectives responded to the area yesterday and opened a homicide investigation. Detectives processed the block for evidence and searched for witnesses. Authorities have not released any information about a suspect, and the investigation remains active.

How to help investigators

According to the City of Oakland, anyone with information, photos, or video that could help the case is asked to contact the OPD Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821, the tip line at (510) 238-7950, or email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov. The city's victim-and-witness resources page also lists support services for families affected by violent crime.

Where this fits in Oakland's recent crime trends

The killing comes amid broader shifts in Oakland's homicide numbers this year. Earlier this spring, national coverage noted a drop in the city's killings and looked at changes to policing and violence-prevention programs. The Guardian detailed those trends in March, and local reporting has pointed to official data showing declines in violent crime compared with recent years.