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Oakland Police Department

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Occupy Oakland Upset Over Proposed Shield Ban

    It seems that Oakland City Hall might have given Occupy Oakland a new reason to protest. The Council's public safety committee is mulling an ordinance that, if passed, would ban protesters from carrying shields during any and all demonstrations. The ordinance, backed by City Attorney Barbara Parker ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Elderly Woman Carjacked in Financial District, Two Arrested

    Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in her van on the corner of Battery and Washington streets at about 1:40 a.m. when two men approached her and ... More >>

  • News

    May 9, 2012

    Unmasking the Anarchists: Occupy Oakland Returns

    Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in her van on the corner of Battery and Washington streets at about 1:40 a.m. when two men approached her and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Occupy Oakland Brings Chaos to Downtown -- Again

    Update 2:42 p.m.: Police have declared an unlawful assembly at 14th and Broadway, and are threatening to use more tear gas. Update 2:09 p.m.: The party has now moved to 14th and Broadway where occupiers are reportedly teaching people how to Dougie. Meanwhile, police have deployed tear gas on protest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Transgender Woman Murdered in Oakland

    Oakland police are investigating the shooting death of a 37-year-old transgender woman in downtown Oakland early Sunday morning.According to press reports, the woman, who has only been identified by friends and family as Brandy, was walking near 13th and Franklin streets at about 6 a.m. when she was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Oakland Police Claim They Were the Real Victims of Occupy Raids

    It's been six months since Oakland police raided the Occupy camp in downtown, breaking down tents, arresting protesters, and tear gassing others -- and finally, we are getting the OPD's side this PR nightmare.In essence, the riot-gear-clad, gun-toting cops claim they were the real victims of the Occ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    SFPD Help Look for Gun Used in Oikos University Shooting Spree

    San Francisco police have dispatched a boat with an underwater camera to help Oakland police look for the missing gun used in yesterday's school shooting where seven people were killed and at least three were badly injured. According to SF Appeal, Oakland police have been searching the Oakland Estua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    One Goh Identified as Suspect in Deadly Oikos University Shooting; Seven Confirmed Dead

    ​(Update 5:15 p.m.): Police identified the suspect in today's shooting as 43-year-old One Goh, and Oakland resident and student at the private university. (Update 3:20 p.m.): Police told reporters that the death toll in the Oakland mass killing has now risen to seven. (Update 2 p.m): City Councilm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Possible Gunman and Robbery in Northern Oakland CVS

    Updated at 12:02 p.m.: Oakland police reports that the surveillance camera in CVS shows a masked man walking to the counter this morning, then leaving through the rear doors of the building before the police arrived to the scene. Oakland SWAT team has cleared the CVS building and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Occupy Oakland Protesters Charged With Hate Crimes For Stealing Wallet, Protest Planned

    ​By this point, it's clear that Oakland -- or at least the Easy Bay city's mayor, police chief, business and cranky old man communities -- hates itself some Occupy. The hating officially enters the criminal justice system today, when three Occupy Oaklander protesters will appear in Alameda County ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Occupy Oakland to Hold "Anti-Police" Rally Today, Sans "Blood and Tear Gas"

    ​Occupy Oakland protesters are gathering in downtown today with plans for yet another momentous day of action. But don't everyone get too excited -- occupiers are striving to make this event completely tame. The day of action was scheduled to start with a noon rally in downtown Oakland at Frank O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Occupy Oakland: Police Release Surveillance of City Hall Break-In

    ​Occupy Oakland and Oakland police have been playing the blame game with who's responsible for the chaos and violence that erupted in downtown Saturday night. And while it continues to be a chicken-or-the-egg debate, police can say with some certainty that occupiers are responsible for the break-i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Newspaper Guild Blasts Mayor Jean Quan Over Arrest of Reporters at Occupy Oakland

    ​Plenty of people are unhappy all around about what happened in downtown Oakland Saturday evening -- journalists included. Hundreds of police in riot gear descended on a planned Occupy Oakland rally over the weekend, which escalated into another violent scene where more than 400 people were arrest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Mayor Jean Quan Calls on Occupy Wall Street to "Disown" Occupy Oakland

    ​After a weekend of epic chaos that led to more than 400 arrests in downtown Oakland, Mayor Jean Quan says she is going to place a call to New York City -- home of the Occupy Wall Street movement --  to let protesters there know she is really, really sick and tired of Occupy consuming her hom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Occupy Oakland Camp Dismantled by Police -- Again

    ​Well, that didn't last long. Less than 48 hours after Occupy Oakland had returned with a new camp, pitching more than a dozen tents in West Oakland, police dismantled the encampment, removing squatters who had just made themselves at home. According to the Chron, police were instructed by the pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Oakland Sexual Assault: SFPD Looking for Possible Connection to Mission District Rapes

    Another sexual assault reported, but this one was in Oakland​San Francisco's Mission District has been on edge over two recent brutal rapes, which police believe involve the same suspect. With no real leads, police told SF Weekly they are now "looking into" possible similarities with an early-morn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Granny Greenleaf's Pumpkin Harvest Delight Edibles: Pumpkin in the Hour of Chaos

    Granny Greenleaf's "Lil Velvets." The Pumpkin Harvest Delight got scarfed before we could get a shot.​If you replaced the word "sailing" from Christopher Cross's 1980 easy listening tour de force with the word "Oaksterdam," it would tickle so good. Especially now, as the smells of autumn com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    After Shooting, Occupy Oakland General Assembly Announces "This is a Peaceful Revolution"

    Updated at 6:49 p.m.: Conger reports that the scene in the camp is peaceful, with protesters discussing the events calmly with police officers. Still, some protesters are chanting "Tell the truth!" to reporters out of concern that the shooting will be tied to Occupy. Updated at 6:35 p.m.: Kate Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Occupy Oakland: Police Release Their Own Videos Detailing Chaotic Raid

    Oakland Police were wearing video cameras the morning they raided the Occupy Oakland camp two weeks ago, which quickly degenerated into chaos and violence. And with their own surveillance, comes the officers' own perspective on what happened that morning. In the wake of massive criticism over police ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Gold Panda Makes His Machines Sound Human at the Independent

    Gold Panda at the Independent last night.​ Gold Panda Oct. 25, 2011 The Independent Better than: Getting pelted with tear gas by Oakland police officers. If the subtext of Gold Panda's organic, melancholy electronica wasn't already clear enough, the incredible videos that accompanied the Bri ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Ranger Noir: S.F. Park Patrol Run as Money-Making Machine

    Gold Panda at the Independent last night.​ Gold Panda Oct. 25, 2011 The Independent Better than: Getting pelted with tear gas by Oakland police officers. If the subtext of Gold Panda's organic, melancholy electronica wasn't already clear enough, the incredible videos that accompanied the Bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Ranger Noir: S.F. Park Patrol Run as Money Machine

    ​This week's SF Weekly cover story "Ranger Noir" takes a close look at the law enforcement unit that covers San Francisco park facilities, and discovers an agency seemingly gone bad.Among its findings: A full-time Park Patrol supervisor holds a second, separate full-time job with the state of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Alleged Meth Dealer Mad at Girlfriend for Letting Police Inside His Trailer

    She's really bringing you down, man​Charlie Okigbo Jr. might have taken valuable life lessons from an Aug. 27 incident that brought Oakland Police officers to his home.For example, he might have reflected on the fact that cellphone cases are for carrying Nokias, Motorollas and HTCs -- not cry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Oakland Cops Illegally Strip-Searched Black Men in Traffic Stop, Must Pay $205,000

    ​A federal judge has ruled that Oakland police officers performed unconstitutional strip-searches of two black men they pulled over as part of an unnecessary traffic stop, and must pay $100,000 to each victim as a result.U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel found that Ofc. Ingo Mayer, in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Oakland Discriminates Against Anti-Abortion Activists, Judge Says

    ​Oakland discriminates against anti-abortion activists by selectively enforcing their "bubble ordinance," which prohibits contact with individuals entering reproductive health clinics, the Ninth Circuit has ruled. The ordinance, which was passed in February 2008, makes it unlawful for anyone to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Woman Videos Man Who Raped Her

    Caught on tape for the world to see​Technology truly came in handy for one woman who was smart enough to quickly record footage of the man who broke into her home and sexually assaulted her. Now that footage of the man has been released to media outlets. Sometime around 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, the 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    UC Education Rally Targets State Cuts, Then Cops

    Much to be against​SF Weekly readers have grown accustomed to the all-consuming education cuts -- and the protests, or what some might call mayhem, that go along with them. But here is another layer to the budget cut story: Protesters who publicly railed against the state cuts and tuition hikes la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Jailhouse Phone Calls to Go Unmonitored -- Reach Out and Whack Someone

    'Don't forget your silencer, Vito.'​Thanks to budget constraints, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department has cut back on monitoring prisoner phone calls, which, in the past, has helped prosecutors mount credible criminal cases. But now, that full-time government monitoring has gone away.The Sherif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Oakland Police Shoot Dog -- Yes, Again

    This is a 37-year-old magazine cover -- no dogs were harmed​Sometimes one gets the feeling that the Oakland Police didn't think the end of Old Yeller was sad at all. KTVU-TV is reporting the department's members are, once again, in hot water for shooting a dog. The condition of that pit bull is un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Johannes Mehserle Sentence 'Sends Wrong Message,' Lawyer Says

    ​A veteran civil rights attorney who has sued the Oakland and BART Police Departments more times than he can remember lamented ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle's two-year sentence -- the shortest sentence Judge Robert Perry could have handed down. Jim Chanin has represented more than 500 clients suin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Declaring San Bruno Fire 'Crime Scene' Kept Media Out

    Smi23leA 'disaster' scene and 'crime' scene are not the same...​It would be hard to begrudge San Bruno police for moving to keep non-emergency personnel out of the neighborhood impacted by last week's blast and fire. On Friday, police declared the incinerated areas a "crime scene," which severely ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Baylinks: American Idol, Haight, iSex

    chemistryland.com​A year later, Oakland police hold press conference about missing child [Oakland North]American Idol asks the city to shut down an intersection [SF Examiner]Muni-inspired woven craft [Muni Diaries]

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    George Huggins Charged with Murdering Jinghong Kang for $17, Could Face Death

    Oakland Police DepartmentGeorge Huggins may face the death penalty if convicted of Jinghong Kang's killing​George Huggins -- the 24-year-old Oakland man accused of pulling the trigger in a murder that sickened the nation -- may face the death penalty if found guilty. Huggiins, along with his 33-ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Surveillance Footage Leads to Two Arrests in Killing of Jinghong Kang, Shot for $17

    Oakland Police DepartmentThis surveillance footage led to a pair of arrests in the killing of Jinghong Kang​After being recognized in grainy surveillance footage, a couple have been arrested by Oakland Police in connection to the mugging and murder of 45-year-old Google job interviewee Jinghong Ka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Would Manslaughter Conviction in Mehserle Case Stave Off Riot?

    ​In a massive development in Johannes Mehserle's murder trial, Judge Robert Perry today gave jurors the option of doing more than either convicting the former BART cop of cold-blooded murder or acquitting him outright for shooting dead unarmed passenger Oscar Grant. Perry tossed out the possibilit ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    Reinventing the past

    The head of the park patrol has some explaining to do.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Former USF basketball player, Hyman Taylor, Shot Dead in IKEA Parking Lot

    Photo: USFDons.com​Hyman Taylor -- a former center for the University of California San Francisco basketball team -- was shot and killed last night in an IKEA parking lot in Emeryville. The 6-foot-9, 245-pounder from Oakland was 23 years old. Another 27-year-old man who police are not yet identify ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Yes, 'Epic Beard Man' From AC Transit Beatdown Same Guy Tazed at A's Game

    The Internet, it turns out, is a fan of Thomas Bruso's work. The hulking older man dubbed "Epic Beard Man" by Web viewers across the realm enchanted with Bruso's form in administering an authoritative beatdown to a far younger fellow AC Transit passenger isn't an Internet virgin. It turns out Bruso ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Art of the Worlds

    The Internet, it turns out, is a fan of Thomas Bruso's work. The hulking older man dubbed "Epic Beard Man" by Web viewers across the realm enchanted with Bruso's form in administering an authoritative beatdown to a far younger fellow AC Transit passenger isn't an Internet virgin. It turns out Bruso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Chronic City: To Tax Pot, Or Not? Oakland Votes Tuesday

    Photo: chron.ronThe color of moneyMail-in voting closes Tuesday on Measure F, a new ordinance in Oakland which would impose a special tax on sales of medical marijuana in the city's dispensaries. The measure would make Oakland the first city in the United States to have a business tax category for m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Comparing Public's Anguish -- and Reaction -- Regarding Police Murders, Oscar Grant Killing Is Natural, Justified -- and Wrong

    As the Bay Area's mood shifts from shock and horror over the senseless weekend murders of four Oakland police officers into a desire for the community to rise up and repudiate this sickening act, we can only measure the moments until some well-meaning soul utters the phrase "a teachable moment." Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Jerry Brown Not the Man for "Independent" Police Probe

    As the Bay Area's mood shifts from shock and horror over the senseless weekend murders of four Oakland police officers into a desire for the community to rise up and repudiate this sickening act, we can only measure the moments until some well-meaning soul utters the phrase "a teachable moment." Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2008

    Dominatrix Blew Whistle on Bernie Ward

    As the Bay Area's mood shifts from shock and horror over the senseless weekend murders of four Oakland police officers into a desire for the community to rise up and repudiate this sickening act, we can only measure the moments until some well-meaning soul utters the phrase "a teachable moment." Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Spot That Shot: Can High-Tech System Alleviate City's Gun Woes?

    As the Bay Area's mood shifts from shock and horror over the senseless weekend murders of four Oakland police officers into a desire for the community to rise up and repudiate this sickening act, we can only measure the moments until some well-meaning soul utters the phrase "a teachable moment." Thi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    As the Bay Area's mood shifts from shock and horror over the senseless weekend murders of four Oakland police officers into a desire for the community to rise up and repudiate this sickening act, we can only measure the moments until some well-meaning soul utters the phrase "a teachable moment." Thi ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    The Chair From Abu Ghraib

    When a Texas Rangers reliever threw a chair at a fan, the response was outrage. But was the outrage overdone?

  • Music

    March 6, 2002

    Longitudes and latitudes

    Asian directions in sound; heavenly lawlessness.

  • Music

    January 26, 2000

    Rave On?

    In the midst of increasing shutdowns and tension with authorities, Bay Area ravers are doing what they've always done -- adapting

  • Calendar

    April 2, 1997

    The Grid

    In the midst of increasing shutdowns and tension with authorities, Bay Area ravers are doing what they've always done -- adapting

  • News

    July 12, 1995

    Letters

    In the midst of increasing shutdowns and tension with authorities, Bay Area ravers are doing what they've always done -- adapting

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