Police are still investigating the slaying, which comes amid growing fear that street violence is once again on the rise. So far this year, Oakland has recorded 74 homicides, 15 more than at the same point last year.
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Setting the Record Straight About Oakland: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/setting-the-record-straight-about-oakland/Content?oid=4042773
Crime is down dramatically in Oakland this year, and yet you'd never know it by reading the daily newspapers or watching TV news. Moreover, news reports often portray shootings and homicides as being citywide issues in Oakland, and not problems localized to certain sections of the city. And despite a renaissance that has led Oakland to become one of the most talked-about cities nationwide, the cacophony of negative news coverage in the Bay Area continues to cloud public opinion and is hampering Oakland's ability to grow economically.
Commentary: Media Is In Hot Pursuit of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan: http://www.publicceo.com/2014/06/commentary-media-is-in-hot-pursuit-of-oakland-mayor-jean-quan/
As an incumbent, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is constantly looking at her rearview mirror. With 18 potential challengers in hot pursuit this November, she might as well be driving a white Bronco. After a photograph of Quan was trumpeted by KRON two week, it seems every one of her enemies in Oakland have their cell phone cameras trained on the mayor. Every new occurrence seems to corroborate the last and bolster this new meme that not only is Quan bad for Oakland, she’s also literally dangerous.
However, what KRON and other local media outlets did last week was a shameful hit piece that would have even made the San Francisco Chronicle’s Carla Marinucci blush. When news hit Quan was involved in a fender bender in Oakland, KRON, the Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group framed the news around potentially specious accounts of the accident. For KRON, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy after the station received so much attention for the “People Behaving Badly” story on Quan and her cell phone. When was the last time viewers paid attention to KRON? Last week, they appeared to have overreached in reporting an account biased toward the mayor is driving reckless yet again meme.
Even the top brass at the Chronicle tweeted unverified accounts who say they saw Quan run the red light while using her cell phone. Such shading on the story at the early outset seems a bit risky, since there was not yet a police report and Quan side of the story and the offering of phone records were not yet presented. But, these media outlets trudged on like early reports a generation ago that Muslims were indeed the bombers of the Oklahoma City bombings. They didn’t.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's re-election hinges on crime: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Mayor-Jean-Quan-s-re-election-hinges-on-5194520.php
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