OAKLAND — Police were investigating after vandals targeted the home of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, spray-painting messages about defunding the police on the garage door, stone wall and sidewalk, authorities said. Witnesses say 30 to 40 people dressed in black and wearing masks shot projectiles, set off fireworks and vandalized...
'Nooses' in Oakland Park Were Exercise Aids, Man Says
OAKLAND — Oakland’s mayor said five ropes found hanging from trees in a city park are nooses and racially-charged symbols of terror but a resident said they are exercise equipment that he put up there months ago. Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that a hate crime investigation was underway after...