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  2. Sonny Barger - Wikipedia

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    Sonny Barger. Ralph Hubert " Sonny " Barger Jr. (October 8, 1938 – June 29, 2022) was an American outlaw biker who was a founding member of the Oakland, California chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in 1957. [3] After forming the Oakland chapter, Barger was instrumental in unifying various disparate Hells Angels chapters and had the ...

  3. Ghost Ship warehouse fire - Wikipedia

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    A Facebook Safety Check was deployed in early December 2016 to help people find the whereabouts of friends and family who might have been in attendance. On December 3, 2016, the record label 100% Silk posted on their Facebook page: "What happened in Oakland is an unbelievable tragedy, a nightmare scenario.

  4. Killing of Oscar Grant - Wikipedia

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    Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against BART on behalf of Grant's family. BART settled with Grant's daughter and mother for a total of $2.8 million in 2011. It also settled with several of Grant's friends who had sued for damages because of police brutality. A separate suit by Grant's father ...

  5. Obama official Peggy Moore and her wife die in California car ...

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    A former campaign worker for former President Barack Obama and her wife were killed in a car accident in California last week, according to police. Peggy Moore, 60, and Hope Wood, 48, were ...

  6. Oakland Ballers inaugural home open a win for fans, community

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    Oakland's brand-new professional baseball team, the Oakland Ballers or B's, played their inaugural home opener before a sold-out crowd at Raimondi Park Tuesday evening. The independent Pioneer ...

  7. Vida Blue, 3-time World Series champion and Oakland A's Hall ...

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    May 7, 2023 at 2:24 PM. Vida Blue, a decorated MLB pitcher and crucial member of the Oakland Athletics' World Series three-peat from 1972 to '74, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 73 ...

  8. History of Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    A night view of Oakland's downtown skyline and Lakeside Apartments District as seen from East 18th Street Pier. After his 1999 inauguration, Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown continued his predecessor Elihu Harris' public policy of supporting downtown housing development in the area defined as the Central Business District in Oakland's 1998 General Plan.

  9. Kathy Crawford - Wikipedia

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    Kathy S. Crawford (born March 15, 1942) is an American author, business owner, and Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 38. [1] Crawford is a former member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners where she served for two terms before running to replace her husband ...