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.

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

Thousands filled the Oakland Arena -- which sits adjacent to the field named after the Hall of Famer This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, ...