Shomik Mukherjee

Eureka, Oakland

Reporter at The Mercury News

Reporter at Oakland Tribune

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Beloved Oakland teacher killed by driver after CHP terminated pursuit, officials say

6 days ago | timesheraldonline.com | Shomik Mukherjee |Jakob Rodgers |Harry Harris

OAKLAND — Castlemont High School students and staff spent their graduation ceremony on Friday grieving the death of beloved teacher Marvin Boomer, who died when a car that had been chased by California Highway Patrol officers barreled through an intersection where he and his romantic partner had been on an evening stroll.
Beloved Oakland teacher killed by driver after CHP terminated pursuit, officials say

1 week ago | pressdemocrat.com | Harry Harris |Jakob Rodgers |Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — A pedestrian killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle California Highway Patrol ground units had stopped pursuing was identified Friday as Marvin Boomer, a beloved teacher and mentor at Castlemont High School. His death cast a pall over the East Oakland high school, located at 8601 MacArthur Blvd., which had its graduation Friday afternoon at the Paramount Theater.
New report offers grim forecast of Oakland’s economy through 2030

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — The next five years are projected to be as tough as the past half-decade was in Oakland, where ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economics of the Trump administration and rising pension costs indicate rough financial seas ahead, a new city report has found.
New report offers grim forecast of Oakland's economy through 2030

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — The next five years are projected to be as tough as the past half-decade was in Oakland, where ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economics of the Trump administration and rising pension costs indicate rough financial seas ahead, a new city report has found. The trend isn’t likely to change for the rest of the 2020s, according to the report, a five-year financial forecast typically released ahead of the city’s biannual budget cycle.
Alameda County DA dismisses case against Radius Recycling in massive 2023 fire

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jakob Rodgers |Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — A West Oakland metal crushing plant with a troubled history and two of its employees are no longer facing criminal charges and millions in fines after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s office quietly dismissed a case against Radius Recycling. The DA’s decision on Friday ends one of the hallmark prosecutions announced by her predecessor, Pamela Price, after a 2023 fire allegedly spewed toxic smoke over the East Bay.
Alameda County DA dismisses case against Radius Recycling in massive 2023 fire

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Jakob Rodgers |Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — A West Oakland metal crushing plant with a troubled history and two of its employees are no longer facing criminal charges and possibly millions in fines after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s office quietly dismissed a case against Radius Recycling. The DA’s decision on Friday ends one of the hallmark prosecutions announced by her predecessor, Pamela Price, over a 2023 fire that allegedly spewed toxic smoke over the East Bay.
As Oakland awaits employees’ return to office, businesses feel downtown drought

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND — Those walking by the 17th Street parking garage on Friday morning might have noticed a lonely sandwich board out front that reads, “Welcome Back!”The sign was intended to advertise exclusive parking discounts through May 30 for Oakland City Hall employees returning to the historic downtown building and surrounding offices, a planned end to an era of remote work that dated back to the COVID-19 pandemic’s outset.
Oakland man convicted of killing ex-fiancée, stuffing body in trunk of her car

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Shomik Mukherjee |Jakob Rodgers

OAKLAND — A man was convicted Thursday of killing his ex-fiancée with his fists, before stuffing the woman’s body in the trunk of her car. An Alameda County jury found Richard Debnan Charles guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Anika Crane, who disappeared for several months in March 2020 before her body was discovered.
Barbara Lee, sworn in as Oakland's mayor, promises a 'government you can trust'

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND, Calif. - The room fell silent Tuesday when former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city's mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, it quieted once again when Lee acknowledged a personal significance of the moment. The Bible she had placed her hand on during the Oakland City Hall ceremony, Lee explained, had belonged to her grandfather - who was born two years after Juneteenth, 1865, when slaves in Texas found out they had been freed. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Barbara Lee, sworn in as Oakland’s mayor, promises a ‘government you can trust’

2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Shomik Mukherjee

OAKLAND, Calif. — The room fell silent Tuesday when former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, it quieted once again when Lee acknowledged a personal significance of the moment. The Bible she had placed her hand on during the Oakland City Hall ceremony, Lee explained, had belonged to her grandfather — who was born two years after Juneteenth, 1865, when slaves in Texas found out they had been freed.