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At first-ever California Big City Mayors summit, leaders call for unity, urgency on housing
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California Big City Mayors is a bipartisan coalition of 13 mayors from cities such as Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles.crime
Former NFL player Doug Martin identified as man who died in Oakland police custody
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The Oakland native made two Pro Bowls as a top player in the league during his time with Tampa Bay Buccaneers and also played for the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018.Around Town
‘No Kings, only the people’: Protesters blanket Bay Area with peaceful message
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Nearly 7 million people turned out across the country to protest President Trump, event organizers say.alert
Oakland residents, officials take part in ShakeOut to stay prepared for earthquakes
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Coincidentally, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the University of California, Berkeley campus Thursday morning.Oakland
Tens of thousands of Kaiser health care workers set to start 5-day strike
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The strike, over pay and staffing, marks the largest labor action in their union’s 50-year history.crime
Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell to resign effective Dec. 5, gives no reason for decision
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Mitchell, a former police chief in Lubbock, Texas, was hired by former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao in March of 2024.featured
SFMTA finds new cameras cut speeding 72% at 15 sites, spurring changed driver behavior
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San Francisco’s new speed camera program is the first of its kind in California.Oakland
Public invited to school budget meetings as Oakland Unified faces $4M monthly shortfall
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The district faced a similar crisis in 2003 when it descended into fiscal insolvency and was placed under state receivership for 6 years.California
