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“Love this town” Richard Raya: political newcomer pushes hard to join the council
When Richard Raya talks about crime and poverty, in the political newcomer’s campaign for the Oakland City Council he often tells his own story, and that of the role model who helped turn his life around–his mother. Second in a series of profiles of the seven candidates campaigning for North Oakland’s District 1 seat.
Read MoreAt St. Columba Church, Oaklanders honor this year’s 102 victims of homicide
Oakland residents gathered outside St. Columba Catholic Church on Friday to honor the 102 people who have died because of violence in the past year.
Read MoreOakland memorializes the 94 homicides of 2010
Dozens of wooden crosses, painted white with a number and name hand-written across the front, stood in the front lawn of St. Columba Catholic Church on Friday. Behind, a big cement cross was hung with a pine wreath and a sign that read: “These crosses represent those killed by homicide in Oakland this year.” There were 94 crosses in total.
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