Crime and Public Safety
After killing a 17-year-old boy, Jacobi Gaines allegedly posted a song on Instagram with the lyrics, “we hit him in the chest ...
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A Union City man allegedly urinated on teen’s grave, igniting Oakland gang rivalry and crime spree that ended in boy’s murder
a group that has longstanding rivalries with the West Oakland gang Ghost Town, of which Gaines is a member, police say. The taunting video caused the stir Gaines intended, with several Case ...
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Rising crime risks turning Oakland into a ‘ghost town.’ Newsom is sending in reinforcements
“If nothing changes, it’ll just start becoming a ghost town.” It’s not just small businesses. National companies are also pulling out of Oakland and taking extra measures to protect worker ...
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Editorial | No more major league baseball games in The Town as Oakland A’s fans left grasping at answers
One of the greatest sports towns in America became an athletic ghost town Thursday. The Town is losing its final big league sports team as the Oakland A’s slink off to a temporary home in West ...