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Discovery Channel Bets on 2 Series About Northern California Pot Trade; Watch Previews
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television's spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts … Continue reading
Oakland's Other Crime Problem: Unsolved Homicides
On a recent morning, an ex-convict named Debonaire Dobbz sat shackled to a chair in an Oakland courtroom, charged with murder in a shooting a year ago. "This is not a whodunit. This is not a whodunit case–that’s the tragic … Continue reading
NPR Covers Oakland Homicides
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National Public Radio has picked up on the Oakland crime story and sent it out over the country's airwaves. On Thursday NPR ran correspondent Richard Gonzales' story about the surge in the city's homicides on "All Things Considered." Gonzales visited … Continue reading
Calif. Supreme Court Hears Whether Cities Can Block Pot Dispensaries
by Michael Montgomery The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in San Francisco Tuesday on whether cities and counties can ban retail pot dispensaries – even though state law specifies that Californians have the right to obtain and use … Continue reading
Brown's New California Prisons Chief: System is Providing 'Constitutional Level of Care'
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The state’s prison system has been engaged in a massive, multiyear and multibillion-dollar effort to reduce its inmate population and improve health care delivery, mandated by a federal appeals' panel in a decision upheld by the Supreme Court. If you … Continue reading
Oakland's Gun Problem: 11 Firearm Crimes a Day
Oakland has a gun problem. In 2012 alone, 2,091 armed robberies and 783 shootings were reported. Shootings accounted for the vast majority of the city's 131 homicides. Add to that illegal gun possession and other related crimes, and Oakland police … Continue reading
Video: Sideshow Car Stunts Stop Traffic on I-880 in Oakland
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There are lots of reasons why traffic stalls on Bay Area freeways. Now you can add car stunts to the list. Drivers who like to spin their cars in "sideshow" doughnuts apparently stopped traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland over … Continue reading
Interview: William Bratton on Stop-and-Frisk and Working With Oakland Police
Former Los Angeles and New York City police chief William Bratton is officially on his way to Oakland to help advise the city’s struggling police force, which is contending with a sharp rise in homicides and other crimes. Bratton's hire, … Continue reading
Oakland Residents Plead: Pay Attention to Killings
The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut has opened a new national dialogue about guns and gun violence. In Oakland, where a recent violent crime surge has residents anxious, a group of committed demonstrators are pleading to … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Votes to Hire William Bratton as Police Consultant
From KQED's Andrew Stelzer: Former New York City and Los Angeles police chief William Bratton is coming to Oakland as a consultant to the city's struggling Police Department. After a nine-hour meeting and four hours of public comment, the Oakland … Continue reading
