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Bauer-Kahan’s bill proposes to increase jail time for auto burglars
East Bay Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, along with a Southern California Republican, introduced a bill last week that would change the definition of an auto burglary and increase jail time for its offenders. “Every smashed window and every piece of stolen… Read More ›
After Montclair District homicide, Sheng Thao wants police back on walking beats
Worried Starbucks employees in Oakland are painstakingly warning customers not to leave their laptops unattended. The New Year’s Eve homicide of a man in Oakland’s Montclair District who was attempting to stop the theft of his laptop from a Starbucks… Read More ›
Dan Kalb: Superman
Oakalnd Councilmember Dan Kalb was having coffee with his chief of staff just within earshot of City Hall last week when he saw a man stab a women with a knife. Kalb, Olga Bolotina, his District 1 chief of staff;… Read More ›