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Elaine Brown and the Black Panthers (Jim Palmer / Associated Press)

Former Black Panther Leader Sues Oakland over Brawl

Elaine Brown, 72, former head of the Black Panthers from 1974 to 1977, and who was implicated (though never charged) in the murder of accountant Betty Van Patter, is suing the city of Oakland for $1 million after Councilwoman Desley Brooks allegedly assaulted her at a local restaurant.

Mark Davis

Raiders Owner Appears at Oakland NFL Town Hall

In the third and final and of three NFL town hall meetings held this week to consider football teams seeking relocation to the Los Angeles market, Raiders owner Mark Davis surprised costume-clad fans and concerned Oakland area residents by confirming his commitment to keeping the team in their city.

Chargers NFL Meeting (Michelle Moons / Breitbart News)

Fans Lobby NFL to Keep Chargers in San Diego

A flock of sign-wielding San Diego Chargers fans chanting “Save Our Bolts” lined the street outside Spreckles Theater Wednesday night, as fans inside confronted NFL executives over a proposal to move the Chargers football team to Los Angeles.

AP Photo/Robert Jablon

Chargers Fans Anticipate NFL Hearing in San Diego

Wednesday marks the second of three town-hall-style NFL hearings–St. Louis, San Diego, then Oakland–being held this week to determine which (if any) of three football teams–the Rams, Chargers or Raiders, respectively–will move to the Los Angeles, California market.

Chargers (Facebook)

Chargers Set to Move to L.A., Say Insiders

The San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders and the St. Louis Rams are all making moves to take on the vacant Los Angeles NFL football team market–and experts and insiders have been saying Chargers owner Dean Spanos is dedicated to the L.A. move.

Oak Train (Facebook)

Oakland Breaks World Record for Largest ‘Soul Train’ Line

Philadelphia no longer holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Soul Train Line.” The City of Brotherly Love lost that banner to Oakland recently when 337 dancers gathered at DeFremery Park to strut their stuff on the “Oak Train” for three-plus consecutive hours, deeming them the new champions. The previous record had been set at 298 people.

Oakland City Council (Sarah / Twitter)

Radicals Take Over Oakland City Council Meeting

On Tuesday, a meeting of the Oakland City Council was disrupted–and taken over–by radical demonstrators. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that after the mayor’s 5 p.m. budget presentation began, protesters led by the groups Black.Seed, and Asians4BlackLives crowded into the building, shouting their anger over a proposal to sell public land adjacent to Lake Merritt so housing developer UrbanCore can build an apartment tower.