Good Day
Oakland
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
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Good morning, Oakland. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 20th of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A panel in Oakland discussed how crime reporting and media stereotypes do not enhance public safety, emphasizing the gap between the perceived and actual experiences of violence among Black and Asian American communities. Oakland Voices
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ See's Candies in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood was burglarized early Saturday morning, with candy reported as stolen and no arrests made yet. KTVU
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Residents of Oakland Hills returned home after a yellow evacuation warning due to the nearby Keller fire was lifted, with the area now largely back to normal despite some lingering smoke. The Oaklandside
- ➤ The Keller Fire in Oakland is 50% contained, with evacuation orders still in effect in some neighborhoods due to ongoing high winds and dry conditions. San Francisco Chronicle
- ➤ A brush fire in the Oakland Hills damaged homes and prompted the evacuation of 500 residents, 33 years after the deadly firestorm in the same area. ABC7
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf endorses a recall effort against successor Mayor Sheng Thao, citing concerns over Oakland's fiscal and public safety health. San Francisco Chronicle
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Learn About the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) for Genealogy Research
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Ana Gabriel Concert
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Tracy Cruz Live at CoCo Noir
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