Oakland city workers and activists unite to civilianize police positions
Oakland, CA – On May 12, around 20 Oakland city workers, activists and community members mobilized to City Hall in support of civilians taking over the 38 administrative jobs currently occupied by the Oakland Police Department (OPD).
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More #LifeCoaches, less #ACAB!
#OaklandCA homicides hit a near-60-year low with the help of life coaches
By Janie Har, April 29, 2026
"Young men at risk of succumbing to gang violence slump over tables in an Oakland church. With them are prosecutors, clergy and survivors of shootings determined to show them they have more to look forward to than incarceration, injury or death.
"The message is not one of punishment but of unceasing support. The men start to perk up.
" 'We’re going to talk about keeping you and those you love alive and free,' Jim Hopkins, emeritus pastor of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, says he told the men who gather at his church. 'If you put down the gun, start taking the (city’s) services, we’ll help you find another way.'
"The California city has driven homicides to historic lows, and experts say part of the credit goes to a program that identifies people who are most likely to get pulled into gang violence and pairs them with life coaches to help turn their lives around."
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https://apnews.com/article/oakland-california-homicide-life-coaches-24c2f65eadbf916a1ab5f3305db02c15
The California city of Oakland has driven homicides to historic lows by offering services including life coaches to people most likely to get pulled into gang-related shootings. Oakland Ceasefire-Lifeline uses relentless, tailored outreach to connect with people at highest risk of being a victim or shooter in an act of retaliation. They are offered social services and a life coach to help them turn around their lives. Fifty-seven people were murdered in Oakland last year, a record not seen since 1967. It is part of a national trend.
East Oakland cookout helps fund second autopsy in LA Sheriff’s cover-up
Oakland, CA – On April 25, around 20 community members attended a cookout and rally at Arroyo Viejo Park in East Oakland. The gathering was organized by the Oakland Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression to raise funds for the second independent autopsy of Jalani Lovett, who died in custody at Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail in 2021.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/east-oakland-cookout-funds-second-autopsy-in-la-sheriffs-cover-up
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Más de 20,000 personas toman las calles de Oakland para detener la agenda de Trump
Oakland, CA – Más de 20,000 personas llenaron las calles de Oakland el sábado 28 de marzo en la tercera manifestación “No Kings” para protestar contra la agenda de Trump.
La manifestación comenzó al mediodía en la Plaza Oscar Grant, en el centro de Oakland, donde los asistentes escucharon a oradores de organizaciones laborales, religiosas, de justicia ambiental y de derechos de los inmigrantes. A la 1 p.m., la multitud marchó hacia el lago Merritt para escuchar más discursos enfocados en generar impulso para las próximas acciones del Primero de Mayo en el Área de la Bahía.
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20,000-plus take Oakland’s streets to stop Trump agenda
Oakland, CA – Over 20,000 people filled the streets of Oakland on Saturday, March 28, at the third No Kings rally to protest Trump’s agenda.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/20-000-plus-take-oaklands-streets-to-stop-trump-agenda
Southern Pacific (SP) 2538 led black widow GP9 3611 and GP9 3581 at the Homestead Yard, West Oakland, CA, on Monday, December 17, 1973.
SP 2538 was an SW1500, SP Class ES415-3. Reportedly: it was built in 1969, construction number 35231. In 2006 it was renumbered (and repainted?) UPY 1123. It later became Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (KXHR) 1123.
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"The black-crowned night heron was
named the official bird of the city of Oakland, California"
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