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Oakland First Fridays push back against police union’s finger pointing in wake of shootings
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OPD, moreover, finds no connection between the outbreak of violence and the free festival that had ended hours earlier.crime
Mayor Barbara Lee responds to deadly Oakland shootings, police union criticism
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Union blames mayor and cuts to the police department for the violence.Oakland
OPD delays rollout of police radio encryption amid technical issues, transparency concerns
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Previously, public radio frequencies allowed for journalists, watchdogs, and members of the public to monitor police activities.Bay Area
We belong outdoors: Bay Area groups battle inequity to make nature accessible for all
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Bay Area’s great outdoors often mirrors its difficult history of systemic inequality, revealing who gets access to nature and who doesn’t.BART
‘It feels like a cyber-attack’: Computer issue snarled commute for thousands of BART riders
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Computer upgrade gone wrong paralyzed BART on Friday.Arts & Entertainment
Piedmont Ave. mural at center of nudity complaint won’t be removed from public view for now
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Some Native American neighbors are offended and say the mural lacks ‘redeeming cultural message.’Bay Area
Oakland gets $12.4M over 3 years to employ parolees on Caltrans beautification crews
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The funding comes via the Golden State Works program which provides transitional employment and daily pay to parolees.artists
Historic Oakland mural depicting nude Ohlone man targeted for paint-over
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The Piedmont Avenue mural depicts the Ohlone Native Americans’ brutal annihilation by Spanish missionaries.Featured in Category
