
Brian Krans
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Reporter: @kqed, @richmondside, @thevallejosun. Alum: @ucbsoj. DMs are off the record.
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6 days ago |
kqed.org | Brian Krans
Apr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againAttorneys J. Gary Gwilliam (left) and Jayme L. Walker in their offices in Oakland on April 17, 2025. The Oakland attorneys announced a $22.5 million settlement — possibly the largest civil rights payout in California history — ending a decade-long legal battle they say was retaliation against a prominent, now-deceased criminal defense lawyer.
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kqed.org | Alan Montecillo |Brian Krans |Mel Velasquez |Ericka Cruz Guevarra
On Saturday, San Francisco officially opened Sunset Dunes Park on the city’s west side. It replaces a 2-mile section of the Great Highway, 5 months after voters approved a citywide measure to permanently close it to motor vehicles. But many residents, still furious about the decision to close the road, haven’t given up. Some are even campaigning to recall their local supervisor.
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kqed.org | Alan Montecillo |Brian Krans |Mel Velasquez |Ericka Cruz Guevarra
Failed to save articlePlease try againSupervisor Joel Engardio (center) participates in the ribbon cutting during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. On Saturday, San Francisco officially opened Sunset Dunes Park on the city’s west side. It replaces a 2-mile section of the Great Highway, 5 months after voters approved a citywide measure to permanently close it to motor vehicles.
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kqed.org | Brian Krans
Apr 12Failed to save articlePlease try againIndividuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. (Gina Castro/KQED)Saturday was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 50-acre, 2-mile park along the former Upper Great Highway from Lincoln Way down the city’s alphabetized Sunset streets to Sloat Boulevard, making it accessible by Muni’s N-Judah and L-Taraval lines, along with several bus routes.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Brian Krans
Apr 2Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Oakland Police Department on Nov. 12, 2016. The arraignment of a man charged with felony assault for allegedly punching an Oakland police officer in an unprovoked attack was called off Wednesday, prosecutors said.
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