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Elementary school garden built by Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s foundation vandalized
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Global Family Elementary School is an OUSD dual language school in the Fruitvale neighborhood.Elections
Thao recall backers claim enough signatures to qualify for ballot, call on mayor to resign
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Recall supporters said Thao should resign since the number of signatures on the petition exceeds the number of votes she received — 39,909.Crime & Safety
Oakland man arrested for ‘firebombing’ UC Berkeley patrol car, 3 other arson attacks
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Cal Fire did not mention any motive associated with suspect’s alleged crimes.Featured in Category
Ex-spokesperson sues DA Pamela Price for wrongful termination, racial discrimination
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Patricia Lee, a former local TV reporter who worked for Price for about six months in 2023, filed the suit.Housing
Oakland council moves forward with sale of city’s Coliseum stake to development group
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has said that money from the sale will help her administration close a $177 million budget gap while avoiding layoffs and major cuts to city services.Crime & Safety
AlCo DA Price responds to her critics, rejects recall group’s demand she fire a subordinate
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Price rejected calls from the group Save Alameda For Everyone to fire Desmond Jeffries, director of recruitment and retention in her office.Bay Area
How Bay Area cities can leverage the power of AI to build safer, more secure communities
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Privacy concerns and accuracy issues causing false positives and false negatives remain, but they do not outweigh the benefits, says this San Jose State data scientist.Crime & Safety
Oakland city attorney threatens to sue hotel, alleging it owes workers more than $400,000
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Oakland’s Measure Z requires hotels to pay workers $15 per hour with health benefits or $20 per hour without health benefits.Fires
