It opened with a prayer from Bishop Gregory Bernard Payton, Gary Payton’s older brother, and finished with Gospel rap from Oakland’s MC Hammer — a former A’s batboy in the Charles O.

It opened with a prayer from Bishop Gregory Bernard Payton, Gary Payton’s older brother, and finished with Gospel rap from Oakland’s MC Hammer — a former A’s batboy in the Charles O.

Also struck by gunfire was a clothing boutique owned by Brenda Grisham, an Oakland woman who led the successful recall of ex-District Attorney Pamela Price and whose business is adjacent to the cafe.

Tony Sheets went his own way as an artist, rarely working directly with his famous father. But in later years, Millard Sheets’ legacy became his son’s. Related Articles News Obituaries ...

Here is a live view of Oakland from KTVU's rooftop camera along the Oakland Estuary in Jack London Square.

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