Residents Share How Rampant Crime Has Become in Oakland | Brenda Grisham | Ken Houston | Leighton Woodhouse

August 21, 2024

Siyamak sits down with Grisham, an Oakland resident, and Leighton Woodhouse, an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker who has been covering the situation in the city. We also spoke with Ken Houston, founder of Oakland’s Beautification Council and a third-generation Oakland resident, who has been affected by the city’s high crime and vandalism.

“Crime is really out of control in Oakland. ... We’ve always had crime in Oakland, but crime was just a little bit different. ... You don’t kill kids and you don’t kill women. Now they’re killing everybody,” says Brenda Grisham, a homicide victim advocate.
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