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  • Tear Gas, Vandalism In Oakland Streets

    01/27/2003 2:29:40 AM PST · by Rodney King · 29 replies · 310+ views
    AP via KTVU ^ | today | staff
    OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rowdy crowds that took to the streets after the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl defeat left parts of the city strewn with broken glass, charred hulks of burned cars and a fast-food restaurant with nearly every window broken. Police in riot gear responded with rubber bullets and tear gas, and briefly closed some stretches of city streets. At least 23 people were arrested, mostly for public drunkeness, authorities said. About 10 vehicles were set on fire, and crowds broke the windows of at least one television news van, police and witnesses said. One group of young men set...
  • Oakland City Council to consider opposing USA Patriot Act

    12/16/2002 10:21:00 AM PST · by hoosierskypilot · 6 replies · 272+ views
    Modesto Bee ^ | 12/16/02 | AP
    <p>OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) - The Oakland City Council is set to take up the issue of whether to oppose the USA Patriot Act.</p> <p>On Tuesday, Oakland city council members Nancy Nadel and Ignacio de la Fuente will introduce a resolution to oppose the Patriot Act on the grounds it violates individual's civil rights.</p>