Velena Jones
Reporter at KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)
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22 hours ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Velena Jones
BART says its trains are safer, cleaner and more accessible for riders than they've been in quite some time. The transit agency on Wednesday highlighted new numbers showing violent crime on the system has dropped by 23% in the first three months of the year. BART officials and newly-elected Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, a former BART board president, toured the 19th Street Oakland BART station Wednesday to outline some of the changes meant to make the system safer.
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1 day ago |
telemundoareadelabahia.com | Velena Jones
La batalla legal por las ciudades santuario está a punto de llegar a los tribunales de San Francisco. Oakland, San Francisco y el condado Santa Clara se encuentran entre más de una docena de ciudades y condados estadounidenses que lideran una nueva batalla legal contra la administración Trump. El grupo está demandando a la administración, alegando que la orden ejecutiva del presidente Donald Trump, que ataca las ciudades santuario, viola la Constitución de Estados Unidos.
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1 day ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Velena Jones
A battle over sanctuary cities is about to make its way to a San Francisco courtroom. Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are among more than dozen U.S. cities and counties now leading a new legal fight against the Trump administration. The group is suing the administration, saying President Donald trump’s executive order targeting sanctuary cities violates the constitution.
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2 days ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Velena Jones
Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee on Monday introduced her transition team and identified her goals for the first 100 days in office. In a room full of labor, community, business and elected leaders, Lee declared victory and shared her plans for addressing Oakland’s biggest challenges. "Oaklanders demand and they deserve transparency, accountability, service and results," she said.
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5 days ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Velena Jones
Family and supporters gathered at an Oakland courthouse on Friday to mark five years since 33-year-old Steven Taylor was shot and killed by San Leandro police inside a Walmart. After an appeal to have the Attorney General's Office handle the case involving the officer involved, the court delayed any decision on moving forward until July. "Five years is a long time to wait for justice," said Addie Kitchen, Taylor's grandmother.
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A day after Oakland Mayor Chief Of Staff Leigh Hanson was released from her position, additional staff members have been placed on paid administrative leave. Those on leave will be released from their positions Friday. The list includes Brandon Harami among others. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/mlOCERfD9T
RT @nbcbayarea: The City of Oakland confirmed that Chief of Staff Leigh Hanson is no longer working with the city as of Sunday. https://t.c…
RT @OaklandFireCA: Chief Covington spoke with @velenajones about the importance of having our full compliment of OFD resources available, e…
