Velena Jones
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http://nbcbayarea.com 24-03-2014 15:51:55
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A brush fire in the Oakland Hills has a neighborhood demanding action after a security camera caught fireworks being set off right before the fire started. NBC Bay Area
Ahead of tomorrow’s midcycle budget release Oakland’s mayor is promising to avoid public safety cuts. Mayor Thao outlined her five priorities today to maintain essential services and make up the city’s nearly $300 million shortfall over the next two years. NBC Bay Area
Former Oakland Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, officially filed paperwork this morning to run for City Council At-Large. Armstrong, a 24 yr veteran with OPD, was fired last year by Mayor Thao and is currently suing the city for wrongful termination. NBC Bay Area
Popular Oakland chef, Jose Ortiz, is taking a break from the kitchen after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Community members are now helping to support his restaurant and his fight to beat cancer. NBC Bay Area #Oakland #LaPerlaPuertoRicanCuisine
Tonight: We are talking to an Oakland High School senior that has been excepted to 122 universities! To add to his accomplishments, schools are offering big money to get him to attend. NBC Bay Area
Alameda County DA Pamela Price responds after yesterday’s Board of Supervisors vote to hold a recall election in November. NBC Bay Area
Alameda Co DA Pamela Price who is facing a recall is holding a press conference highlighting 2023 accomplishments of her office. Report highlights 3 main areas: public safety, community engagement, and uplifting the DA’s office. NBC Bay Area
Workers’ rights activists and pro-Palestinian protesters are preparing to march through downtown Oakland starting in Clay street. NBC Bay Area
#HAPPENINGNOW Workers rally in a #MayDay protest at the federal building in Oakland. They say todays action is to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of military aide to Israel. NBC Bay Area
Price supporters and Recall supporters are both demonstrating in front of the Alameda Admin Building ahead of the County BOS meeting where supervisors will decide if they will certify the signatures and set a date for a recall election of DA Pamela Price. NBC Bay Area