Oakland S First Friday S Cancelled Until Safety Provisions Are Updated
The individuals-in-charge noted that, “there are several reasons for this. But the driving reason is the violence which occurred after the most recent event, when two people shooting at each other injured five (including themselves). Although this happened three hours after Oakland First Fridays shut down and several blocks from our footprint, safety is something we take very, very seriously.” In the early-morning hours of Saturday, October 6, a shooting occurred nearby that injured five, including the gunmen....