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- News, Sep 12, 2007
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A Haven for Arsonists
In five years, Oakland has logged 1,538 malicious property torchings but made just 51 arrests in those cases. So much for law and order.
- by Jeremy Singer-Vine
- Tags: News, arson, Oakland Police Department, Oakland Fire Department, P. Lamont Ewell, Valida Holmes, Maria Sabatini, Barry Donelan, Crime
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It's Time for the Union Fighting to Stop
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Howard Jordan Was Never the Right Choice
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