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Jul 24

Police arrest suspect in Oakland train station stabbing

By Lorin Eleni Gill, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

The hunt for a man police say killed an 18-year-old woman in an unprovoked knife attack in the San Francisco Bay Area ended where it began: In a train station.

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Dec 28

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This choir finds harmony in different faiths

By PBS News Hour

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir brings together musicians and singers from at least 13 faiths and various backgrounds in order to inspire and unite. Three members offer their Brief but Spectacular take on getting along, having faith and healing through…

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Jun 05

Police respect whites more than blacks during traffic stops, language analysis finds

By Nsikan Akpan

By relying on computer analysis of body camera footage, a new study provides an impartial take on policing during traffic stops as well as an automated method for assessing the behavior of police officers based on the language they use.

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Jun 03

After a horrific blaze, Oakland firefighters confront lasting emotional scars

By Leah Rosenbaum, STAT

After the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, Oakland firefighters want to create a peer counseling program to help cope with PTSD and other mental health issues.

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May 10

WATCH: After proposed travel ban, this Sudanese singer found her voice again

By Elie Khadra, KQED Arts

Salma Hagag, 51, learned to sing in Sudan as a child, before she moved to Egypt and, eventually, the United States. But nobody in her adopted country had heard her voice — until she performed at a sold-out concert in…

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Dec 08

Column: Places like Ghost Ship, site of the deadly disaster in Oakland, have kept us alive

By Gabe Meline, KQED

There are no words to convey the heartbreak felt by those closest to the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire.

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Dec 05

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Oakland’s horrific fire leads to worries for other warehouses

By PBS News Hour

As the death toll from Friday's Oakland warehouse fire mounts, officials are investigating how the building known as the Ghost Ship was allowed to stay open despite repeated complaints of dangerous conditions. Special correspondent Joanne Jennings interviews a survivor and…

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Dec 05

Death toll rises to 36 in Oakland warehouse fire

By News Desk

The number of those killed in a warehouse fire in Oakland, California, over the weekend, rose to 36 Monday morning as authorities continued to search for what sparked the blaze.

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Dec 03

Death toll rises to 33 following Oakland warehouse fire

By Michael D. Regan

A warehouse fire that broke out late Friday night during a party in Oakland, California has killed at least 24 people.

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Sep 16

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What it’s like to be a black cop in 2016: ‘I see both sides’

By PBS News Hour

Damon Gilbert is a black police officer in one of the most violent cities in the country. He describes his experience on the force in Oakland, California, as well as how he’s dealt with the police as a private citizen.

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