Crime
A $20,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of suspects responsible for the shooting death of a Chilean man just blocks from the Berkeley/Oakland border last summer.
The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee passed an ordinance by consensus Tuesday evening that will double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, if approved by the city council.
The City of Oakland firefighters’ union voted to approve a new contract with the city Thursday, a deal they say will save the city close to $30 million over three years by cutting firefighters’ salaries, among other concessions. All five of the city unions approved contracts with the city this week, helping shave off $23 million from a $58-million budget gap. All unions agreed to give back approximately nine percent in compensation, according to Mayor Jean Quan. Along with the…
The Oakland Police Officers’ Association voted to approve a new contract today that it says will save the City of Oakland $65 million over the next four years.
The Oakland Police Department is consolidating units to reduce the workload on strained divisions, and make better use of a reduced personel, Police Chief Anthony Batts said Wednesday.
Berkeley cyclist Anthony Michael Martin, who was reported missing this weekend, has been spotted in Roseville and is no longer considered missing, Berkeley police said today.
Berkeley resident Anthony Michael Martin is believed to have been riding his bike in the Berkeley or Oakland hills when he disappeared Saturday.
The Oakland Police Department has released information concerning two separate homicides that occurred within a few hours of each other over the Fourth of July weekend.
On Tuesday, BART settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the mother of Oscar Grant for $1.3 million. Grant was shot and killed by former BART officer Johannes Mehserle on a train platform New Year’s Day 2009.