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Oakland Post (California newspaper)
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The Oakland Post is the largest African-American weekly newspaper in northern California, founded in 1963 by Thomas L. Berkley and Velda M. Berkley. Headquartered in downtown Oakland
, the weekly serves the San Francisco Bay Area communities of Oakland, Berkeley
, Richmond
and San Francisco. It is one of five local newspapers published by the Post News Group, along with The Berkeley Tri-City Post, The Richmond Post, The San Francisco Post and The South County Post.
Its newly promoted editor, prominent African-American journalist Chauncey Bailey
, was killed by a gunman at close range on the morning 2 August 2007, as he was walking to his nearby work, around 7:30AM on 14th Street near Alice Street in Oakland's
Lakeside Apartments District
. Oakland Police described the murder as an assassination. Witnesses said a single gunman wearing dark clothing and a ski mask approached Bailey, shot twice and ran away to a waiting get-away van. In June 2007, Bailey had been promoted to editor-in-chief of all five Post newspapers.
The paper continues to publish news and advertising with a combined circulation of 55,000.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, the weekly serves the San Francisco Bay Area communities of Oakland, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, Richmond
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
and San Francisco. It is one of five local newspapers published by the Post News Group, along with The Berkeley Tri-City Post, The Richmond Post, The San Francisco Post and The South County Post.
Its newly promoted editor, prominent African-American journalist Chauncey Bailey
Chauncey Bailey
Chauncey Wendell Bailey, Jr. was an American journalist, noted for his work primarily on issues of the African-American community. He served as editor-in-chief of The Oakland Post from June 2007 until he was shot dead on August 2, 2007...
, was killed by a gunman at close range on the morning 2 August 2007, as he was walking to his nearby work, around 7:30AM on 14th Street near Alice Street in Oakland's
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
Lakeside Apartments District
Lakeside Apartments District, Oakland, California
The Lakeside Apartments District neighborhood, also known as The Gold Coast, and simply as The Lakeside, is one of Oakland, California's historic residential neighborhoods between its Downtown district and Lake Merritt...
. Oakland Police described the murder as an assassination. Witnesses said a single gunman wearing dark clothing and a ski mask approached Bailey, shot twice and ran away to a waiting get-away van. In June 2007, Bailey had been promoted to editor-in-chief of all five Post newspapers.
The paper continues to publish news and advertising with a combined circulation of 55,000.