Oakland councilwoman plans memorial for slain journalist Chauncey Bailey

Twelve years after the fatal shooting of journalist Chauncey Bailey, Oakland City Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney said she plans to have a commemorative plaque installed in his honor in October.

Bailey, 57, who was an editor at the Oakland Post and previously was a reporter for the Oakland Tribune, was shot multiple times and killed near the corner of 14th and Alice streets in downtown Oakland about 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2007, as he was walking from his home near Lake Merritt to the Post’s office at 405 14th St.