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  1. City Attorney Fights Sleazy Lenders

    Russo Announces New Plan to Stop Foreclosures

    More than 375 Oakland property owners lost their homes to foreclosure during the first eight months of the year. Many were victims of increasingly prevalent predatory-lending schemes in the city — and Oakland City Attorney John Russo says he won’t allow it any longer.


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  2. Oakland City Attorney to Combat Predatory Lending, Foreclosure

    OAKLAND—More than 375 Oakland property owners lost their homes to foreclosure during the first eight months of the year, victims of increasingly prevalent predatory-lending schemes in the city — and Oakland City Attorney John Russo says he won’t allow it any longer.


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  3. Police Inaction Forces Business Owner to Pursue Thief Himself

    OAKLAND-When police said they wouldn't investigate a theft at his Temescal locksmith shop last week, owner Randall Reed took action. Reed, who owns Reed Brothers Security on Telegraph Avenue, arrived at work on Sept. 18 to find $800 worth of copper wire missing. The wire had been bolted to a welder and locked with a chain and padlock on one of the store's trucks.


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  4. The Copper Thief That Almost Got Away

    When police said they wouldn’t investigate a theft at his Temescal locksmith shop last week, owner Randall Reed decided he would. Mr. Reed, who owns Reed Brothers Security on Telegraph Avenue, arrived at work on September 18 to find $800 worth of copper wire missing. He had left the wire secured to a welder, and locked with a chain and padlock in one of the store’s trucks.


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  5. Berkeley, Cal battle crime spikes

    BERKELEY—Berkeley police said today they can’t explain the rash of armed robberies that has fueled a 15-percent rise in violent crime here since 2006. In a report to the Berkeley City Council Tuesday evening, police said there were 213 robberies in the city between January and June of this year, up from 171 during the same time period last year.


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