News — Homicide

Weekend To Do: Jan 22-24

Jan 22, 2016

Hey Oakland! Welcome to the weekend! What a week it was: Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr was named a member of the NFL Pro Bowl. Warriors Guard Steph Curry was named a starter for the NBA All-Star game. There was a horrible car accident late Wednesday night that left one gentleman dead. On Friday, an […]

Tags: Accident, Chris Riggins, Daghe, Derek Carr, Homicide, Oakland, Oaklanidsh, Other, Raiders, Steph Curry, Talib Kweli, warriors

Weekend recap: December 18-20

Dec 21, 2015

Hello Oakland, welcome to the first day of winter! Today the sunrise was at 7:21 am and will set at 4:53pm; and stating tomorrow, the days will get longer! The Raiders fell to the Packers over the weekend, 30-20. The fellas in Silver and Black made some costly mistakes against the perfectionist that is Aaron […]

Tags: Draymond Green, Homicide, Kehlani, Monday Soul, Netta Brielle, Oakland, Other, Packers, Raiders, warriors

Weekend recap: Sept 11-Sept 13

Sep 14, 2015

Here’s your news brief for the weekend that was Sept 11-Sept 13th in Oakland, CA. Sports: Aldon Smith, former 49er standout/ troubled star was signed to the Raiders last week. His influence was negligible, as the Raiders got doused in their 2015 home opener against the Bengals (33-13). The Oakland A’s lost two out of […]

Tags: Athletics, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Football, Grant, Head Start, Homicide, Oakland, Oakland Pride, Other, Raiders, Shooting

Weekend Rewind: July 17-19

Jul 20, 2015

This past weekend, a heatwave hit The Town! Temperatures topped 80 degrees, and stayed warm during the evening on Sunday night. And it looks like this flash of summer will last all week. The A’s are in the middle of a six game home stand. The guys in green and gold won in a wonderful […]

Tags: A's, Athletics, Baseball, East Oakland, Heatwave, Homicide, Oakland, Oaklandish, OPD, Other, Pete Escovedo

First Friday Violence: A Symptom of The City’s Disease

Feb 27, 2013

She said the First Friday shootings were like AIDS spreading from Africa to Europe. She moved to America eight years ago from Europe. She is of mixed ethnicity. She’s a journalist. She doesn’t want to be identified. We met early Saturday February 2nd. Twelve hours after three shootings left a reported four people injured, and […]

Tags: Africa, Community, Europe, First Friday, Homicide, News, Oakland, Oaklandish, OGpenn, Pendarvis Harshaw, respect our city, Telegraph Ave., violence