Legendary football coach shot at Laney College in Oakland

Police are investigating a shooting at Laney College in Oakland on Thursday. Sources at the San Francisco Chronicle identified the person shot as legendary football coach John Beam.The shooting ...
The Oaklandside

Shelter for survivors of violence and trafficking opens at old Lake Merritt Lodge

The old Lake Merritt Lodge on Harrison Street was recently bought by the nonprofit Restorative Pathways, which is planning to ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Public 'BBQing While Black' event held at Oakland's Lake Merritt

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A public "BBQing While Black" event is taking place at Oakland's Lake Merritt Sunday, one of many responses to an incident in which police were called on African Americans ...
Bay Area Reporter

Oakland celebrates new rainbow crosswalk

It was Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District Day in Oakland Thursday, as Mayor Barbara Lee and many others celebrated the special ...