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Broken water heater sends Oakland firefighters packing. They relocate to fire house 2 miles away
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This file photograph shows an Oakland Fire Department engine outside of a fire station in Oakland.Bill Hutchinson/S.F. Chronicle
Oakland Fire Station 25, located on the edge of a large regional park, was closed on Saturday because a water heater hasn’t produced hot water since Friday afternoon, and firefighters who staff the fire house temporarily relocated to another station, according to the firefighter union and fire officials.
The closure comes a day before a red flag warning takes effect in the region during which fire danger will be high. Zac Unger, president of the International Association of Firefighters Local 55, said the closure means Station 25’s four firefighters won’t be able to respond to emergencies as quickly because they are being relocated to Station 24, just under two miles away.
Anti-Asian hate crimes in California jumped 107%, attorney general says
KTVU s Henry Lee reports.
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta released hate-crime statistics Wednesday showing a sharp increase in hate crimes against Asians last year. We re in a full-on state of crisis, state of emergency when it comes to hate crimes and hate violence, Bonta said.
He spoke out in the heart of Oakland s Chinatown, where victims of Asian descent have been attacked and robbed. It s important that I come here today as the California Attorney General, right here in Oakland Chinatown, my former assembly district, and say hate crimes are a priority, said Bonta, a former assemblymember who is from Alameda.