crime Public memorial at Laney College to honor beloved Oakland football coach John Beam By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | December 7, 2025 "Light the Path, Light the Field" starts at 4 p.m. December 10 at Laney Bistro.
crime Oakland to deploy speed safety cameras at 18 locations to curb dangerous driving By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | December 2, 2025 Speeding fines will run between $50 and $500, depending on the speed of the vehicle.
holiday CHP steps up Thanksgiving patrols after last year’s spike in crashes, DUI arrests By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | November 27, 2025 Increased CHP patrols will continue through Sunday night.
Bay Area Family of slain Laney coach expresses thanks to community, sympathy for suspect’s family By Pete Young | Bay City News | November 23, 2025 Beam’s tenure at Laney College was featured on the Netflix documentary “Last Chance U” in 2020 and included a state championship.
crime Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of beloved Laney College coach Beam By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | November 18, 2025 The shooting, along with other recent gun violence, has prompted AlCo DA to reinstate mandatory minimum sentences in gun cases.
California Oakland’s big education bet: empower parents, transform schools By Jo Napolitano | The 74million.org | November 17, 2025 "Unlike school leaders, or even teachers, parents are here to stay," says founder and CEO of the local tutoring program.
Featured in Category ‘We cannot accept this’: Bay Area leaders, athletes mourn coach Beam’s shooting death By Dan McMenamin and Kiley Russell | Bay City News | November 17, 2025 Piedmont Police Chief Frederick Shavies spoke at the recent news conference on the shooting.
Bay Area Laney College sports director John Beam dies after shooting Thursday; suspect in custody By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | November 14, 2025 Beam, the former football coach at Laney as well as Skyline High School, was taken to Highland Hospital following the shooting and died Friday morning, police said.
Bay Area East Bay Parks general manager resigns; Landreth was first woman to lead district By Pete Young, Bay City News | November 14, 2025 Landreth was the first woman to serve as general manager and the 10th general manager in the district’s 91-year history.
crime Oakland mayor calls gun violence a ‘crisis’ after Skyline High School shooting By Kiley Russell and Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | November 13, 2025 A student was shot and wounded in Wednesday's incident; two juveniles were arrested.