Holy Cross Parish Church was completed in 1920. Currently serves 600 families. The fire depth says the building is made of heavy timber chris why the flames spread quickly. Crews went from offensive to defensive mode, meaning theyre objective was to save the nearby area. No one was in the building when the fire broke out. The church has just finished mass. We had just finished 1 00 mass, and then close the church, and five minutes you could see the smoke, and then i went inside, i could see some fire, so when i turn off the electricity, and we call the fire company, the fire guys, and we are very sorry to see that property is a complete loss for our church. While the sanctuary was destroyed the rectory is okay. The pastor wanted everybody to know that 6 00 mass is cancelled. The robbery capital of the nation is here in the bay area, with an average of one robbery for every 82 residents. Federal numbers obtained by our media partner, the bay area news group, show oakland had nearly 5,00