Crime
Both sets of defendants in two of the highest-profile Oakland murder cases of the summer pled not guilty in Alameda County Superior Court on Monday afternoon.
An overflow crowd packed Oakland’s Cathedral of Christ the Light near Lake Merritt early Sunday evening for a concert on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Titled “Requiem of Remembrance,” the concert was part of a series of Requiem performances nationwide to commemorate the anniversary of the attacks with a day of thoughtful remembrance and reflection.
Rockridge residents, many who feel they are left on their own while a reduced and overworked police force focuses on violent crime, spoke of their concerns with crime in the area at a meeting Thursday night.
Berkeley police officers have arrested Berkeley resident Mandisa Monroe, age 33, in connection with a series of tire slashings that damaged 74 cars in the area along California Street on the Oakland/Berkeley border, the Berkeley Police Department announced Thursday morning.
The third Chief of Police for the Oakland Unified School District in two months started his first day on the job Tuesday.
Touted by locals as the center of the medical marijuana industry, Oakland seems a fitting host for the nation’s first marijuana outdoor street festival: the two-day International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, which opened its doors Saturday.
Over the last 48 hours, somebody has slashed the tires on more than 70 cars along California Street, which crosses from South Berkeley into North Oakland, according to the Berkeley Police Department. The damage reports have spanned 17 blocks from 62nd to Blake Streets.
In 1991 activist and writer Paul Kivel and UC Berkeley health educator Allan Creighton co-authored a book called “Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Educators and Parents.” The book was written as a guide for adults who work with teens, to help them tackle violence.
The Oakland Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has released an urgent appeal asking for help in its search for a woman who went missing last month.