Oakland North Now 8.10.09 Update @ 9:19 p.m.
on August 10, 2009
Serious police action this evening on a stretch of Rockridge’s College Avenue, the block just north of Chabot. Multiple squad cars are parked across College and police are turning away auto traffic and pedestrians while remaining tight-lipped about what’s underway, which they are so far describing as a “missing little kid.”
Two people were shot in East Oakland this morning. They are expected to survive.
Check out Matt O’Brien’s piece on Oakland’s Salvadoran festival.
The Oakland Housing Authority gets a 10.6 million dollar stimulus check.
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