Skyline High alumni honor Oakland Coach John Beam with special screening of ‘Last Chance U’
The legacy of Oakland Coach John Beam continues to be celebrated, even in the weeks since his passing.…
After school shooting, Skyline community explores new safety ideas
A month after a shooting at Skyline High School injured one student and saw two other minors arrested,…
Former players and students honor legendary coach in Oakland
Hundreds gathered Friday night to honor a legend larger than life who helped transform their very own lives.…
The legacy of John Beam through the lives he touched
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Slain Oakland coach John Beam taught his suspected killer at Laney College in 2022
The 27-year-old man charged with killing Laney College’s storied athletic director John Beam was enrolled as a student…
Last Chance U star John Beam killed in Laney College shooting
The 27-year-old man charged with shooting the widely beloved and former Oakland community college football coach John Beam…
Last Chance U star John Beam killed in Laney College shooting
The 27-year-old man charged with shooting the widely beloved and former Oakland community college football coach John Beam…
Skyline High students stage walkout protest against ‘unsafe conditions’
Hundreds of students walked out of Oakland’s Skyline High School today to protest gun violence. The walkout comes…
Hundreds of Oakland students walk out of class, calling for an end to gun violence
Hundreds of students at Oakland high schools walked out of class on Tuesday, calling for an end to…
Man charged with murder in shooting of Oakland football coach and ‘Last Chance U’ star John Beam
A 27-year-old man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of celebrated former football coach John…
John Beam gave Oakland hope. The ‘Last Chance U’ coach’s death is a ‘gut punch’ to the city
John Beam’s death Friday after an on-campus shooting at Laney College left an unmistakable void in Oakland. For…
John Beam: ‘Last Chance U’ coach dies after being shot on campus of Oakland’s Laney College
John Beam, a 66-year-old junior college football coach who gained fame at Laney College in Oakland, California, during…