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"Had this happened in Mill Valley... Marvin Boomer would be alive," the family's spokesperson said at an emotional press ...
Boomer was killed while walking with his partner on Wednesday, May 28 after a driver fleeing the California Highway Patrol ...
The governor and some city leaders have fiercely pushed for looser pursuit rules in Oakland. Critics say last week’s deadly ...
Once the state loan is paid off, the school district will have an extra $6 million annually to spend elsewhere.
Marvin Boomer, who led the school’s Linked Learning program, was described by friends and colleagues as “loving and kind.” ...
Oakland’s budget problems are rooted in revenues not keeping pace with expenditures. Here’s a brief overview of the city’s ...
From left, Marvin Boomer, Sr., left, Dorothenia Lenoris Martin-Boomer and Tynesha Boomer, Marvin Boomer’s parents and oldest sister, sit inside Marvin Boomer’s home in Oakland’s Highland Terrace ...
With fire season upon us and the memory of the LA firestorms still fresh, they worry that the current staffing structure is ...
The shelters were scheduled to close in December. Sorry, March. Nevermind, June. Well, make that May. Whoops — June was ...
A new West Oakland shelter will offer clean needles and test strips to homeless residents. They see greater opportunities to ...
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond. Editor’s note: Nosh covers ...
Pamela Price, who was recalled in November, accused DA Ursula Jones Dickson of corruption and failing to protect Alameda ...