Another Mingles Shooting, Another Innocent Life Lost
A woman was killed early Saturday morning in front of Mingles as she was caught in the crossfire of two groups that had been arguing. SFGATE has the story today, as does the Oakland Tribune. Apparently it was on KTVU and in the Alameda paper yesterday.

So here's my open letter to the Hearing Officer, Barbara Killey and to the City of Oakland:

Just yesterday [Saturday] I was talking to a neighbor about cars doing donuts, police cars, ambulances, and the usual gaggle of noise and disturbing the peace early that morning (1:30am) and he said, "No, the gunshots were at 1:36 am."

When is the Mingles story going to end, and just what has to happen for it to end? The City needs to put an end to Mingles once and for all. I'm still pissed that previous conditions of approval that were discussed in JULY and AUGUST have not been implemented - or if they have, then why have repeated requests for follow upbeen ignored? Can the City say, "Lawsuit"?

This poor woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time. How many more have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time for the City of Oakland to get it?
Posted 11/13/2006