Former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao indicted months after being recalled
Indictment comes seven months after FBI raided her home, with formal announcement scheduled to happen on Friday
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An unlikely Oakland mayor is fighting for political survival amid a billionaire-backed recall
Amid a mysterious FBI investigation and a Silicon Valley-funded recall, Thao is seeking to reassure voters that the city is getting better
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Oakland police chief is out. Mayor cites report on officer misconduct
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired city Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Wednesday after an investigation into Armstrong’s handling of police misconduct cases.
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Oakland school shooting that wounded 6 was gang-related attack
At least two gunmen and an accomplice are believed to have been involved in a gang-related shooting at a high school campus in East Oakland, California, this week in which two students and four staff members were wounded, two critically, police said.
Los Angeles Times ·
Police: 2 students, 4 school workers shot in Oakland attack
Two adult students and four school workers were shot and wounded in Wednesday's shooting at an Oakland school campus in a gang-related attack that officials say was perpetrated by at least two shooters who fired more than 30 rounds
The Independent UK ·
Shock as 12-year-old allegedly shoots classmate in Oakland school
Victim described as in stable condition and alleged shooter held in California city that has seen six gun deaths in recent days
The Guardian - US ·
A conversation with Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong
While many U.S. cities have seen an increase in homicides over the past year, Oakland is among the hardest hit. Last year, the city saw its highest homicide toll in more than a decade, with 123 — a tally that excludes 11 deemed to be in self-defense, accidental or otherwise…
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