11 of those have happened on the i80 cooridor in this section of the east bay. One man dead in yet another freeway shooting tuesday night and no suspects in sight. Lt. Andre hill of richmond pd says their department is part of a Multi Agency Gang Task force that has been eyeing these shootings. Cases that have all been labeled targeted or gang related. Sot weve identified a majority of the gangs that are involved but the challenge is identifying specific individuals in those gangs who are the active shooters in those instances. In the latest highway 4 pittsburg shooting the victims body was recovered with multiple gunshot wounds. One of four fatal and 18 east bay freeway shootings since november of last year. As to where these gang members are from. Sot we believe a lot of the gangs are richmond gangs. Specifically north richmond, iron triangle, central richmond and the south side of richmond. Sot is it possible to fix the problem . Ya we gonna wave a wand and its all gonna go away. It
Over four years, 1951 Coffee has trained 225 refugees from 29 countries, and aims to educate its customers about the challenges refugees and asylees face in seeking, attaining and sustaining employment while adapting to their new homes. Photo (from 2017): Angelica Ekeke
2410 Channing Way (between Dana Street and Telegraph Avenue), Berkeley
Four years ago, in January 2017, just days after Berkeley’s 1951 Coffee Company opened its Channing Avenue cafe staffed entirely by refugees, President Trump enacted his travel ban barring immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries and suspending the entire refugee resettlement program. Doug Hewitt, 1951 Coffee’s co-founder and CEO, recognized a bright side to that calamitous decision.
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