Can Oakland Cut Murders — Again?
The annual homicide rate has jumped in the last five years. Reporter Raheem Hosseini talks to host Demian Bulwa about how the city is trying to rebuild its successful Ceasefire program, which the pandemic crippled. Note: This episode published in error Saturday.
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Show Notes
As city leaders and residents anguish over the growing annual homicide rate — from 69 to 124 in the past five years — reporter Raheem Hosseini finds lessons in a past rise and fall of bloodshed in Oakland. He tells host Demian Bulwa that a previous crime surge launched the innovative Ceasefire program, which uses a collaborative, carrot-and-stick approach to try to reach people most at risk of becoming shooters or victims. But the pandemic crippled such efforts, and the city is starting over.
Note: This episode published in error Saturday, so if you have it twice, the two episodes are identical. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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