Nick Smith Archive
On Friday all eyes were on SF and the huge celebration for the San Francisco Giants. Buried, and in some cases, completely ignored – the great news across the bay! Oakland Continues to Rise and the evidence it here for all to see: (1) New OPD’s 170th Basic Academy Graduation! Fresh, young faces speaking multiple
Well, it looks like they were right! Public Transportation was the SMART way to get to SF Friday, October 31st 2014! Bellow is a statement from BART Chief Communications Officer, Alicia Trost, confirming record ridership! BART served 511,641 trips on Friday, October 31, 2014- Halloween and the Giants Victory Parade. This figure, which represents the
This morning Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent, along with homicide investigators, talked about the arrest of Carl Stephen Dubose, 20, of Oakland. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has NOT released a booking photo. Police say Dubose is responsible for the homicide of Perla Avina, shot and killed on Sunday, October 26, 2014, just after 12:30
It’s possible we’ll learn the identity of the 15-year old Monta Vista High School student struck/killed by a big rig truck while riding his bike to school. Stories like this are particularly difficult because of the age of the victim. The story I filed yesterday is posted bellow. One of the things I’ll remember most
A San Jose State student died Monday after being injured in what police suspect was a DUI hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Without question – these have always been the type of stories I’ve always had the hardest time covering. Being front & center as others work through tremendous loss/grief is painful. The victim —