A celebration and memorial for legendary Oakland football coach John Beam is scheduled for this week on the Laney College campus.
The event, titled “Light the Path, Light the Field: A Luminaria Walk Honoring the Legacy of Coach John Beam,” kicks off at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Laney Bistro.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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