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Ryan Christenson Apologizes For ‘Unintentionally’ Mimicking Nazi Salute While Congratulating Players

Ryan Christenson Apologizes For ‘Unintentionally’ Mimicking Nazi Salute While Congratulating Players

Oakland Athletics‘ Ryan Christenson issued an apology on Thursday after he was caught on video gesticulating in a way that onlookers said appeared to be quite similar to the Nazi salute. A video surfaced online not long after Christenson performed the arm motion. Some wondered if they were really seeing what they thought they were […]

4y ago

Derek Carr To Honor Kobe Bryant During 2020 NFL Season, Quarterback Idolized The Late NBA Star Growing Up

Derek Carr To Honor Kobe Bryant During 2020 NFL Season, Quarterback Idolized The Late NBA Star Growing Up

When Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in January, both athletes and fans alike were equally devastated by the tragedy. Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said Bryant meant so much to him as an athlete and that he plans to wear a sleeve in order to honor the […]

4y ago

Reports That Tiger Was Released From Oakland Zoo During Protests Appear To Be Part Of A Viral Hoax

Reports That Tiger Was Released From Oakland Zoo During Protests Appear To Be Part Of A Viral Hoax

Reports that a tiger escaped — or was released — from the Oakland Zoo during protests in the area appear to be part of a hoax. Late on Saturday, as protests continued across the Bay Area in response to the death of George Floyd, reports emerged that a tiger had been spotted loose from the […]

4y ago

Saweetie Rocks Cut-Out Crop Top With Safety Pins In Latest Outfit Post

Saweetie Rocks Cut-Out Crop Top With Safety Pins In Latest Outfit Post

Saweetie is known for her killer outfit posts on Instagram and her latest upload doesn’t disappoint. The “My Type” rapper shared numerous photos within one post that haven’t gone unnoticed with her followers. She rocked a white crop top vest that was cut open in the middle and stapled together by lots of safety pins. […]

4y ago

Kamala Harris, California Senator, Is Running For President, Report Says

Kamala Harris, California Senator, Is Running For President, Report Says

Kamala Harris, the first-term U.S. Senator from California, has decided to run for president as a Democrat in 2020, CBS News reported Thursday, citing affiliate KCBS. Harris will announce her run, most likely in Oakland, California, on or around Martin Luther King Day, which is January 21. Harris was born in Oakland. Harris, who would […]

6y ago

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Has ‘No Regrets’ About Warning Immigrants About An ICE Raid

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Has ‘No Regrets’ About Warning Immigrants About An ICE Raid

Libby Schaaf, the mayor of Oakland, California, stands by her decision to tip off illegal immigrants that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was planning a raid, Fox News is reporting. In February, Schaaf posted a message to Twitter warning California residents that she had heard from “multiple credible sources” that an ICE raid was […]

6y ago

Oakland Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Two Women At BART Station

Oakland Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Two Women At BART Station

Oakland police are searching for 27-year-old John Lee Cowell after he allegedly stabbed two women at the MacArthur Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, fatally wounding one and injuring another. According to SF Gate, Cowell stabbed Nia Wilson, 18, and her sister, Malika Harris. The attack occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses say […]

6y ago

Oakland Coffee Shop Refuses Service To Law Enforcement

Oakland Coffee Shop Refuses Service To Law Enforcement

Hasta Muerte Coffee in Oakland, California, is drawing national attention for its policy to refuse service to police officers, according to NBC Bay Area. On February 16, the shop denied coffee to a uniformed Oakland sergeant. Afterward, the Oakland Police Officers Association sent a letter to Hasta Muerte. Located on Fruitvale Avenue, Hasta Muerte is […]

6y ago

Man Allegedly Stabs 14-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times In The Face With Large Knife Near Oakland High School

Man Allegedly Stabs 14-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times In The Face With Large Knife Near Oakland High School

Officers with the Oakland Police Department arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a female student in the face with a large knife. CBS SF Bay Area reports that just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, a 14-year-old girl, whose name has not been released, was on her way to school when she was attacked just […]

7y ago

Two Men Arrested For Ghost Ship Fire, Oakland Blaze That Killed 36

Two Men Arrested For Ghost Ship Fire, Oakland Blaze That Killed 36

Derick Almena and Max Harris were arrested Monday on 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, police citing their roles as leaseholder and “creative director” of the “Ghost Ship”–an artist’s space that went up in flames last December, killing 36 people. If convicted, they each face up to 39 years in prison. The “Ghost Ship” was a […]

7y ago

Trump Border Wall Builders To Be Banned From San Francisco City Business

Trump Border Wall Builders To Be Banned From San Francisco City Business

Vowing to continue the fight against Donald Trump, San Francisco supervisors joined community resistance leaders Tuesday to call for border wall contractors to be banned from doing business with the city. Standing on the steps of a company that submitted a bid for Trump’s border wall, San Francisco city supervisors introduced legislation Tuesday prohibiting business […]

7y ago

Oakland Raiders: Goldman Sachs, Sheldon Adelson Pull Las Vegas Stadium Financing, What’s Next In Mark Davis’ Relocation Plans?

Oakland Raiders: Goldman Sachs, Sheldon Adelson Pull Las Vegas Stadium Financing, What’s Next In Mark Davis’ Relocation Plans?

The Oakland Raiders potential relocation for Las Vegas took a step back as investment bank Goldman Sachs and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson both reportedly withdrew from financing the stadium proposal. Multiple news services reported that Goldman will not pursue the Raiders’ proposed $1.9 billion stadium proposal in Las Vegas. Not to mention, billionaire casino owner […]

8y ago

Raiders Close To Filing For Relocation To Las Vegas

Raiders Close To Filing For Relocation To Las Vegas

The San Diego Chargers are packing up and joining the Rams in Los Angeles and the Raiders could soon be on the move as well. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported on Saturday that the Oakland Raiders intend on filing paperwork with the league in the coming days announcing their intentions to move to Las Vegas. In […]

8y ago

Raiders’ QB Backup Matt McGloin Is Thrust Into A Starting Role After Horrific Derek Carr Injury, But Is He Good Enough?

Raiders’ QB Backup Matt McGloin Is Thrust Into A Starting Role After Horrific Derek Carr Injury, But Is He Good Enough?

Raiders’ QB backup Matt McGloin will be forced onto the field this week — as well as for the team’s first playoff run in 13 years — following a terrible broken fibula injury sustained by starting QB Derek Carr. McGloin, Oakland’s 23-year-old backup quarterback, was signed by the Raiders after going unclaimed during the 2013 […]

8y ago

Oakland Raiders News: Updates On Playoffs, Stadium Efforts, And Aldon Smith

Oakland Raiders News: Updates On Playoffs, Stadium Efforts, And Aldon Smith

Oakland Raiders news updates are popping up after the team suffered a 20-13 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders showed their weaknesses as quarterback Derek Carr completed 17-of-41 passes on Thursday night. The Raiders offense sputtered, while their quarterback struggled to find a rhythm. Oakland’s special teams also allowed a punt return […]

8y ago

Oakland Fire: Manager Derick Ion Mourns Loss Of Possessions, As 33 People Are Confirmed Dead

Oakland Fire: Manager Derick Ion Mourns Loss Of Possessions, As 33 People Are Confirmed Dead

The manager of the Oakland warehouse that burned down last weekend is drawing heat for a Facebook post mourning the loss of his possessions, even as 36 people have been confirmed dead, CNET is reporting. Derick Ion, also known as Derick Ion Alemany, managed the Ghost Ship, the Oakland warehouse that served as a sort […]

8y ago

Oakland Fire: Ghost Ship Funds Raise Over $250K, 24 Deaths Counted

Oakland Fire: Ghost Ship Funds Raise Over $250K, 24 Deaths Counted

Less than 36 hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 24 people at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Fruitvale in Oakland, California, three major fundraisers have accumulated over $250,000 with at least $95,000 still needed to help victims recover and lay others to rest. Described as one of the worst fires in […]

8y ago

Oakland Warehouse Fire: Open Investigation Into Venue As 40 Feared Dead, Family Search Social Media For Loved Ones

Oakland Warehouse Fire: Open Investigation Into Venue As 40 Feared Dead, Family Search Social Media For Loved Ones

What was meant to be a fun night out for many has turned into an unmitigated disaster after a fire in Oakland broke out in a converted warehouse on Friday night with up to 40 people feared dead. The venue, referred to locally as the Oakland Ghost Ship, was the location of a rave called […]

8y ago

Suspect Arrested In Oakland Triple Homicide Is Transgender Activist And Former Teacher Dana Rivers

Suspect Arrested In Oakland Triple Homicide Is Transgender Activist And Former Teacher Dana Rivers

The suspect arrested in a triple homicide case in Oakland has been identified as Dana Rivers, the former Sacramento teacher who sued a school district for firing her over her decision to undergo a gender change back in 1999, the LA Times reports. Dana Rivers, 61, is now facing triple homicide charges, one count of […]

8y ago

Oakland High School Football Players Lay On Ground With Their Hands Up In Protest During National Anthem [Video]

Oakland High School Football Players Lay On Ground With Their Hands Up In Protest During National Anthem [Video]

Taking a cue from Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers, an Oakland, California, high school football team has taken their protest of the national anthem up a notch. On the heels of another high-profile police shooting of an African-American male in North Carolina and another in Oklahoma, the Oakland high school football players decided […]

8y ago

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