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| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
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Man shot to death Body found inside a vehicle on 36th and Peralta streets. 67th homicide of the year
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Coliseum |
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A's 5, Detroit 3
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Oakland City Hall |
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$115,000 to settle cases against police
| Aug.2 |
Coliseum |
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Detroit 3, A's 1
| Aug.3 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Teens Rally Against Adding More Officers 100 teens are rallying against the city's plans to add more police to the streets to stem a skyrocketing murder rate | |
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Coliseum |
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A's 8, Detroit 4
| Aug.4 |
East Oakland |
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Vehicular assault sent man to hospital
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Coliseum |
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A's 4, Detroit 0
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East Oakland |
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Synagogue Restored After Arson Beth Jacob Congregation hit by arson 3 months ago celebrated its restoration
| Aug.7 |
West Oakland |
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Man found shot Police Department is investigating the city's 68th homicide of the year at 1700 block of 9th St.
| Aug.8 |
Oakland |
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Fire in Oakland hill
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East Oakland |
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1 dead, 1 critical after shooting The victim who was fatally shot was a woman, and the victim who was wounded was a man
| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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30% of students reading above nation
| Aug.10 |
Oakland |
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94 degrees, new record A forecast for continuing high temperatures has resulted in another 'Spare the Air Day' being called
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Candlestick |
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Kansas City 17, 49rs 14 (ot)
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Oakland |
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Tattoo festival
| Aug.11 |
East Oakland |
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Apartment fire displace 8 people Fire is believed to have started when a desktop fan shorted out. Fire was contained within 20 minutes
| Aug.12 |
East Oakland |
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Man shot dead as he was chased on foot Keith Jamerson, 35, gunned down not far from a church holding Sunday services
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Coliseum |
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A's 2, Oakland 1
| Aug.13 |
Coliseum |
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A's 5, Toronto 4
| Aug.14 |
Coliseum |
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A's 4, Toronto 2
| Aug.16 |
Coliseum |
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A's 1, White Sox 0
| Aug.17 |
Oakland |
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Newspaper employees walk out
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Coliseum |
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A's 9, White Sox 2
| Aug.18 |
East Oakland |
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Grave injury following vehicle race Following the accident a victim was rushed to Kaiser Hospital with life-threatening injuries
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Coliseum |
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A's 7, White Sox 4
| Aug.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Head-on collision with CHP car Danielle Grandison, 25, was trying to enter the closed Webster tunnel. 2 officers suffered minor injuries | |
| Aug.21 |
East Oakland |
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Shot to death 71st killing of the year appears at 6 p.m. in the area of 27th Avenue and East 21st Street
| Aug.23 |
East Oakland |
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Homicide victim was cop's brother Robert Ashford, 38, was shot and killed after telling young men in a passing car to slow down | |
| Aug.24 |
Raiders |
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Raiders 17, 49ers 10 Hill ran 15 yards for a touchdown with 7:19 remaining
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West Oakland |
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Shot several times during fight and killed 23-year-old Markel Williams, was shot outside a restaurant. Two other people were also shot
| Aug.25 |
OAK |
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Job Fair For Airport Security Screeners All airport screeners have to be U.S. citizens by November 19th
| Aug.26 |
East Oakland |
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Shooting injures 3 Two of the men were in surgery and one was in good condition
| Aug.28 |
East Oakland |
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Man Shot and Killed The two other gunshot victims are in stable condition
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Athletics |
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A's match longest win streak since 1977 Barry Zito earned his 19th victory as A's won their 15th consecutive game by beating the Royals 7-1 | |
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Oakland |
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Davis credited School District Gov. issued an official proclamation for reducing its number of emergency permit teachers by 64 percent last year
| Aug.29 |
Coliseum |
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Raiders 31, Arizona 3
| Aug.30 |
Coliseum |
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A's slip by Twins for 16th in row Athletics are extending the majors' longest winning streak in 25 years, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 | |
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East Oakland |
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Fatal hit-and-run 8100 block of MacArthur Boulevard
| Aug.31 |
Coliseum |
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A's extend winning streak to 17 games A's defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-3 and extend the majors' longest winning streak in 49 years
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Oakland Downtown |
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Mother of Flight 93 hero speaks Mother of Mark Bingham spoke about gay rights and the role her son played in helping save the nation's capital
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