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Oakland First Fridays

Coverage of Oakland First Fridays in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 4 · 05:36 UTCMost recent: Jun 6 · 07:41 UTC
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Oakland Police Departmentorganization2Venessa McGheeperson2Oaklandplace1NBC Bay Areaorganization1Barbara Leeperson1California Highway Patrolorganization1Alameda County Sheriff’s Officeorganization1Department of Violence Preventionorganization1Tony Leongperson1Councilmember Carroll Fifeperson1James Beereperson1
Recent coverage
  • SECURITYJun 6 · 07:41 UTCNBC BAY AREA
    Video footage shows large groups of people fighting in Oakland

    Video footage captured large groups of people fighting in Oakland near 19th and Jefferson at around 1 a.m., with police detaining individuals and using a spray deterrent. Organizers of the Oakland First Fridays event stated the incidents were unrelated to their event, which had already been cleaned up.

  • SECURITYJun 4 · 05:36 UTCNBC BAY AREA
    Oakland boosts security ahead of First Fridays street festival

    Oakland officials introduced a multi-agency security plan involving police, highway patrol, and sheriff's departments to address late-night violence during the First Fridays festival. The initiative includes increased staffing, drone monitoring, and collaboration with the Department of Violence Prevention to tackle traffic violations and unauthorized youth gatherings. Business leaders, including Fox Theater manager Tony Leong, had urged the measures, while festival director Venessa McGhee expressed concerns about the event's future due to prior incidents.