Mural holds neighborhood together after murder in West Oakland
West Street underneath the 580 freeway in West Oakland isn’t big, but it’s busy: the onramp is right here. About 10 feet off the ground, David Burke is perched on scaffolding with a paintbrush in his hand, right in front of a block-long mural. “I’ve lived here for 15 years,” he says. “This is my […]