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On the recordNovember 14, 2025
Coach Beam spent four decades lifting up Oakland and mentoring our young people. Now we must honor his memory by continuing the hard work of ridding our community of gun violence. We owe it to every family shattered by this gun violence crisis.
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California

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Mayor Lee emphasizes the need to combat gun violence in memory of Coach Beam.

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