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The unveiling of Tupac Shakur Way between Van Buren and Grand avenues in Oakland.
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One our way to Humboldt County to cover the earthquake and saw three trucks filled with water bottles heading to the area. As of right now there are around 70,000 people without power. Many residents are also without water.
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In the middle of doing a story on car break-ins in Oakland and a car gets broken into across the street from where we are standing at 2nd and Broadway.
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Jo Ann Hardesty celebrates victory. Hardesty will be the first black woman on Portland city council. Women now hold the majority with 3 of the 5 seats.
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Good morning! Nothing like a little shaking to stop you from hitting the snooze button. 😅I felt it, did you?
#earthquake
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CHP has arrested the man seen in viral video using racial slurs during a road rage incident on 880 near Hegenberger Rd for a hate crime. Video appears shows the driver, 61 y/o Tracy Blackwell, attempt to ram the victims car before losing control and hitting a wall.
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A new report is out that indicates that former
#oakland
chief LeRonne Armstrong was exonerated of any wrong doing that his termination was based upon. The report calls on the possibility of his reinstatement by the city, according to Armstrong’s spokesperson.
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In Oakland doing a story on car break-ins on 98th Ave when we see a break-in happen right in front of us. Customers and business owners say this happens multiple times a day. The victim was on her way to the airport pumping gas when she was targeted.
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This Llama was caught in the retardant drops working to put out the
#Caldorfire
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Actor Danny Glover gets inducted as a honorary member to ILWU Local 10 in San Francisco as part of their
#Juneteenth
celebrations.
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E-40 talking about the legacy of Tupac Shakur at the naming of Tupac Shakur Way in Oakland.
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Check this video out! A Vancouver man believes his car was set on fire because if his
@realDonaldTrump
bumper stickers: "If you say anything that someone doesn't like you are ultimately a target. You're automatically the enemy and they have to hurt you."
#KOIN6News
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Community activist and current/former Oakland NAACP members accuse the local chapter of a “hostile takeover”, pushing right-winged policies, and working with anti-LGBTQ activist.
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First same sex couple to officially married in Dane county.
#news3
#wimarriage
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In an effort to keep the A’s rooted in Oakland, fans are planning a reverse boycott at tomorrow’s game.
@Oakland68s
will give away 7k “Sell” shirts. Tailgate starts at 3:0 pm. Fans say want to send a message of support for the team/ advocate for new ownership.
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Madison restaurants feat limited hrs & menus in support of
#daywithoutlatinos
, so staff can participate.
#news3
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All that remains are two letters and the bird on the SF Twitter sign. Crews blocked traffic and started taking the sign down when they were approached by SFPD. The crane and crew left without finishing taking the sign down.
@nbcbayarea
#TWITTER
#ElonMusk
#TwitterX
#TwitterXLOGO
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NEW VIDEO: We spoke to the Oakland
#towtruck
driver who intentionally drove his truck into a suspects’ car to prevent an attempted armed car break-in at the Shell gas station on Hegenberger last week. Driver: “No one should have to live in fear in America.”
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A look at a new headquarters set up at
@skiheavenly
for emergency crews working on the
#CaldorFire
. The popular skiing destination is now the base camp for operations.
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#NEWTONIGHT
:
@SenJeffMerkley
launched a new resource for Oregonians outlining information on risk of exposure, prevention, treatment and steps he is asking the federal government to take. As of Monday, the state is monitoring 76 people for
#coronavirus
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#BREAKING
16-year-old Josiah Williams’s body has been found. His mother tells me DNA evidence confirms he died in the
#NorthComplex
fire.
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Hundreds of people waited in line today at Steamworks Baths in Berkeley for free monkeypox vaccinations. Some customers say the business profited by encouraging people to pay $35 for a membership pass to get inside/ skip the line. Steamworks is denying those claims.
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Blessed and honored to be named one of Wisconsin's 35 most influential black leaders of 2017! Thanks,
@madison_365
!
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Blackwell is a registered sex offender and is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
@nbcbayarea
spoke to Blackwell on the phone prior to his arrest. When we identified ourselves he hung up.
#Oakland
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A number of Alameda County property owners are calling for the end of the pandemic eviction moratorium. Some say they are owed more than 100k in back rent. This comes as the Board of Supervisors is set to discuss the issue at a their meeting tomorrow.
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Probably the most Portland thing I’ve done in awhile. Walking in the rain to the street car with a bottle of kombucha that I got half off from New Seasons on my way to yoga. Although, I forgot my reusable bag which is why I’m carrying the bottle. 🤣
#MondayMotivation
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#BREAKING
The city of Sacramento just passed an Emergency Declaration passed 9-0 to immediately help get homeless off the streets this winter. The emergency meeting was called after last nights storm destroyed homeless encampments in the city and two people died.
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Thanks,
@Bucks
for having us! Feels great to be honored as one of the top 35 most influential black leaders in WI!
#Kohlsbucksfan
cc:
@madison_365
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Per Police the suspect was shot and killed after several hours of negotiation. Police say he was wanted for attempted homicide on an officer prior to today’s incident.
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New video shows the shocking moments a naked woman with a gun ran down on the Bay Bridge and opened fire Tuesday. Tonight at 9, I talk to the man who recorded the video and says the woman pointed the gun directly at his car.
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The group is calling for the National Chapter to step in and reform the local chapter. They are also asking for the removal of any member using their position to attack, misinform, or politicize and weaponize the NAACP.
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Finally, made it to the OR coast! Needless to say, it did not disappoint. Falling more in love with
#PNW
everyday.
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#UPDATE
More than 200 Oakland businesses plan to participate in a
#businessstrike
Tuesday. Business owners say they are fed up and want to send a message to the city and want leaders will address their safety concerns.
@nbcbayarea
#oakland
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Oakland Unified officially closed Parker Elementary last week at the end of the school year. Today, parents are holding summer classes reopening as a community school. They are calling it a liberation. The district says they are illegally trespassing.
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Tankers are returning back to McClellan Airport after a day of fighting fires throughout the state, including the
#AugustComplexfire
in Mendocino. Yesterday, crews battled the
#NorthComplex
fires after days of being grounded due to low visibility from the smoke.
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Concerned parents pack Natomas Unified School District School Board meeting after video allegedly shows a Sacramento high school teacher claiming he keeps an antifa flag in his classroom and encourages students to go to protests.
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#HappeningNow
: Crowd marches down streets of McMinnville protesting ICE. Group chants:”Families united, not divided. Families belong together”
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Here comes the snow! The Lake Tahoe area could see up to a foot of snow this weekend. We are tracking the weather for you at 10 pm!
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This is 2-year-old Aeon also known as “Goldie” because of his blond hair and his personality. His mom tells me he was like a sweet angel. Tragically, Aeon lost his life in last nights storm when part of a redwood tree fell onto his home in Occidental.
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March 14th...I’m confused. It hasn’t snowed like this for about a year and the one weekend I plan to go to coast...this! All you can do is smile and laugh! 🤣
#ORWX
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Oakland NAACP on recent crime: “...if the Mayor wants to look at the root causes of Oakland’s 2023 crime crisis, we urge her to look in the mirror” They go on to say: “We have the power and the right to demand that elected leaders enforce our laws.”
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A 60’s flashback! Construction crews in Lodi found a wallet in the wall of the old Sunset Theater 58 years after it went missing. Why the wallet’s owner says getting it back is so important on
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#New
Surveillance video shows the moments leading up to a deadly Oakland shooting that left a flower delivery man dead on Wednesday. It happened on 26th st and Telegraph. Police are still searching for the suspect, but residents tell me he lives in the neighborhood.
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#BREAKING
CHP and Alameda Co DA announce three arrest in connection to the killing of baby Jasper Wu who was shot and killed in November of 2021 in an Oakland freeway shooting on 880. He was just 23 months old when he died.
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It’s the largest gathering of Sikh’s in the United States. More than 100k people expected in Yuba City for the 42nd annual Sikh Inauguration Festival. Today kicks of the three day event.
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In October, a woman was hit while walking through this crosswalk. Now the person who witnessed it, is putting up these flags for pedestrians to use. She hopes it will make the area on NE Sandy and Lawerence safer for those walking.
#koin6news
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Protestors are holding signs with the names of black people who have died during police encounters on around 30 overpasses stretching 50 miles on Hwy 50 from Sacramento to Camino.
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#BREAKING
New photos released by Sac PD of a person of interest in the Midtown Prowler cases, where a man has been targeting women in Midtown and East Sacramento. Have you seen this man? If so, contact SPD. 916-264-5471
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Happy to be home! 💕
We are happy to welcome Velena Jones to the NBC Bay Area team! Velena is returning to the Bay Area as a reporter to cover the East Bay and Oakland. Keep an eye out for her on NBC Bay Area newscasts.
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Fallen
@StocktonPolice
Officer Jimmy Inn’s wife says she is overwhelmed with the support for her family: ‘I think that’s why I have been able to hold it together so well right now, because of the love everybody is showing.’
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I just spoke to a member of
@KeanonLowe
's family who tells me "He is glad he was at the right place at the right time and no one was injured."
#KOIN6News
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#ParkroseHighSchool
football player on Coach
@KeanonLowe
: It makes me look up to him even more, seeing that he would go out his way for all the students.
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Starting today
@Cinemark
theaters in the Sacramento region are reopening after a year with new safety protocols. You now have the option to rent out your own auditorium for a private showing if you don’t want to be around other people.
@CBSSacramento
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Ho-Chunk Nation is sweetening the pot with a huge $153 million expansion at 3 casinos.Catch the full story on
#news3
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#Jakubowski
manifesto: "Any individual who wishes me death by the system...must die with the system."
#news3
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THEY’RE BACK!!!! Over the next week 525
@limebike
will hit the streets of Portland. This is the second
@PBOTinfo
pilot program.Out of 3 approved companies, Lime is the only company selected to participate for a 2nd time. Four additional companies could be approved.
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#BREAKING
the new report is a conclusion of an administrative appeal. According to a spokesperson for Armstrong the report questions the accuracy of the Federal Monitor’s reports used in the termination of Armstrong. More information to come.
@nbcbayarea
A new report is out that indicates that former
#oakland
chief LeRonne Armstrong was exonerated of any wrong doing that his termination was based upon. The report calls on the possibility of his reinstatement by the city, according to Armstrong’s spokesperson.
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The owner tells me the group threatened to shoot his employees if they stopped them: “They are not stealing to feed their families. This is organized crime…We need the national guard or something. The city of oakland has basically failed.”
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Fire evacuations underway in Pleasanton in the area of Kilkare Rd area of Sunol and the Golden Eagle Estates in Pleasanton.
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NAACP and religious leaders are calling for a state of emergency to address crime concerns in Oakland. This comes after several violent weeks including carjackings, robberies and multiple homicides.
@nbcbayarea
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Oakland NAACP and mayoral candidate Seneca Scott are calling on Alameda Co to pay for a recount in the Oakland Mayoral Election. Today was the deadline to submit payments of $21k per day to start the recount. The group is raising concerns over ranked choice voting.
@nbcbayarea
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Years after a number of Oakland tenants went on a rent strike, they are now about to own the building. Affordable housing advocates say their victory should be used as a model to continue to use throughout the Bay Area.
@nbcbayarea
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TONIGHT: former pro soccer player and 3x Olympic gold medalists
@ShannonBoxx7
shares her story after being diagnosed with lupus during her career. The struggle, raising awareness with the
@LupusOrg
, and how she is using soccer to inspire local youth in Portland.
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Protestors form a line blocking off intersection at Ingersoll and E Washington
#news3
#TonyRobinson
http://t.co/AGywON9t35
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Minutes after learning the Sacramento Regional Stay-At-Home order has been lifted, restaurants are already welcoming back customers. Owner at Brannon Mannor in Old Sac tells me he is thrilled and has started calling his employees back to work.
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These thieves are brazen. The gas station was full of people when this happened. The car drove off, jumped a curb and went speeding away. They got away with the victim’s purse and ID on her way to catch a flight.
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A number of different downtown Portland businesses are closed tomorrow because of planned protest Saturday.
#koin6news
#PortlandProtest
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All lanes of the Bay Bridge are now open after a big-rig overturned this afternoon. Traffic is still backed up leading to the bridge. We’ve been stuck in traffic for 2 1/2 hours and still haven’t made it to the bridge entrance.
@nbcbayarea
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While
#JohnFisher
tells our
@rajmathai
he has no plans to sell the team, A’s fans tell me they have no plans on giving up on their message.
@nbcbayarea
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HAPPENING NOW: The Oregon National Guard is setting up a medical station at the State Fairgrounds Expo Center. They are preparing 250 beds in case of an overflow of patients.
#KOIN6News
#COVID19
#coronavirus
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Wild wing encounter- a customer vandalizes an Antelope Wingstop resturant after he says he got the wrong order. Hear from a witness and see the full footage tonight on
@CBSSacramento
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.
@AlamedaCountyDA
Pamela Price’s campaign team released this statement tonight related to new recall efforts: “DA Price is the People's DA. She remains undeterred by this undemocratic effort and will continue to focus on enacting the reforms county voters mandated."
@nbcbayarea
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He’s at it again!
@iamrodneysmith
is traveling the nation mowing the lawns of the elderly, veterans, disabled, and single parents all for free! Today he stopped in Portland to help Ramona along with
@PPBCentral
.
#koin6news
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Oakland community members and elected representatives are calling on Governor Newsom to pardon Phoeun You and stop his deportation to Cambodia. You is a former child refugee and was handed over to ICE agents after he was released by San Quentin.
@nbcbayarea
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Former Alameda Chief Deputy DA Terry Wiley accuses Mayor Sheng Thao for not reaching out to the community before the firing of Armstrong. This is an email provided by the NAACP from the mayor’s office during his administrative leave.
@nbcbayarea
#Oakland
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Hey guys, it’s snowing! Finally, Goverment Camp and ski resorts on the mountain are getting the
#snow
they have been waiting for!
#KOIN6News
#PNWWX
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SAFE (safe alameda for everyone) today submitted 127 signatures to file official paperwork for the recall of Pamela Price. Victim’s families are here including slain security guard, Kevin Nishita’s wife & parents of Blake Mohs who was killed working at Home Depot.
@nbcbayarea
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After an early morning FBI raid a number of current and former Antioch/ Pittsburg police officers are in court today. So far, 7 officers/ law enforcement officials have been arraigned. The arrests come after an 18-month investigation into an alleged criminal network.
@nbcbayarea
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#UPDATE
@oaklandrootssc
prepare to move forward with efforts to build a new home by the Oakland Coliseum.
@nbcbayarea
Oakland Roots and Soul SC receive go-ahead on Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with the City of Oakland and County of Alameda for Malibu Lot Stadium.
A major step in the journey to build Oakland’s first soccer stadium.
Read More:
#OaklandFirstAlways
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