Ingleside SF police find 100 stolen bikes stashed in Oakland, make arrests
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 26 May at 7:04am.

Update:  SFGate reported this morning that the bikes were found in Oakland storage lockers rented by an SF teen named rving Sanchez. who had two storage lockers full of stolen bikes in Oakland. It's not clear whether the teen stole then, and he has not been charged.

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Suspect shot and killed in East Oakland confrontation on Birch Street; police seeking more info
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sun, 6 May at 9:47am.

The Oakland Police Department and investigators from the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office are investigating an officer involved shooting in which a suspect was shot and killed.  The OPD is reporting that this morning, shortly after midnight, two officers were conducting patrol when they observed three individuals within the 1900 block of 90th A

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Governor Brown wants to be Mayor again
Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Sun, 1 Apr at 12:19am.

At an impromptu press conference at Oakland's City hall on Friday, Governor Jerry Brown confided his new interest in returning to Oakland. Brown listed his reasons for wanting Oakland's top job and mentioned that his staff and Mayor Quan's staff were discussing how to do a job swap.

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City of Oakland seeking closure of two inns reportedly used for prostitution, sex trafficking
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 10 Feb at 10:49am.

From the Office of the City Attorney: On Friday, February 10, the City Attorney’s Office will go to court to shut down two hotels that for years have been hubs of prostitution in Oakland.

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See The Violence Interrupters, February 9, 2012 at OMCA
Article by Abel Habtegeorgis.
Last updated at Wed, 1 Feb at 11:52pm.

Ever watch something and knew almost immediately that what you were watching was important, amazing, and groundbreaking? As soon as it was done you went and told everybody- making pleas with them to watch the movie for their own benefit.

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Enough is enough of violent crime in Oakland (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Len Raphael.
Last updated at Wed, 4 Jan at 7:20am.