The last two days have been incredibly heavy for our city.
My thoughts are with Coach John Beam and his loved ones. We are praying for him.
Coach Beam is a giant in Oakland - a mentor, an educator, and a lifeline for thousands of young people. For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family.
This is the second shooting on an Oakland campus in two days, and it is devastating. Schools should be the safest spaces in our city. We need guns off our streets now.
We are standing together, praying for Coach Beam and his loved ones.
- Mayor Barbara Lee