(OAKLAND, CA) What’s going on in Oakland? Here’s a roundup of the top stories in the area today.
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LOCAL HEADLINE
Major Illegal Marijuana Grow Bust In Alameda County; 100,000 Plants, $10 Million In Cash Seized
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Armed with search warrants, Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies have busted one of the largest illegal marijuana growing operations in California, seizing over 100,000 plants and upwards of $10 million in cash. The raids took place at multiple locations on Wednesday, but sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly posted on Facebook that deputies would be clearing out one facility on the 800 block of 77th Ave. of Oakland’s Fitchburg neighborhood for several days. In addition, more than a dozen search warrants were executed throughout the East Bay during the operation. “This organized and sophisticated network of individuals were making tens of... Read more
The lottery was supposed to give money back to the people also. What happened to that?
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This wasn’t a random raid smh not surprised and the country is going broke they trying to get they money back from some where
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LATEST NEWS
Feds bust suspected East Bay meth ring with suppliers in Los Angeles and Mexico
OAKLAND — Federal authorities say they’ve uncovered a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ring that was sending couriers to Los Angeles and Mexico and bringing multi-pound shipments of the drug to the Bay Area. In federal court filings, prosecutors charged five people — Hugo Santamaria, Paola Martinez Reyes, Jose Miguel Robles, Antonio... Read more
please tell me this means there will be less tweakers in the east bay for a whole couple of months😁 at least it'll be the couple of months that is the Holidays, so there's that🤷
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I was looking at the meth ring for my fiancé, but I opted for the diamond ring
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LOCAL PICK
San Francisco's La Doña Charting Her Post-COVID Path
In early 2020, Cecilia Peña-Govea, the San Francisco singer-trumpeter who performs under the name La Doña, was set to watch her music career blow-up. She had glossy videos, a new album, a crack band and a list of national tour dates set to catapult her music to the next level. Then along came the pandemic. Read more
LOCAL FAVORITE
Wells Fargo Beats Bias-in-Lending Claims in Northern California
Wells Fargo & Co. isn’t liable to Oakland, Calif., under the Fair Housing Act for its allegedly discriminatory lending practices, the en banc Ninth Circuit said. Oakland alleged that Wells Fargo’s discriminatory lending practices for minority borrowers caused higher default rates, which triggered higher foreclosure rates that drove down the value of city properties. That led to lost property tax revenue and increased city expenditures, it said. Read more