The life of an incredible and influential person could have been saved. That was the main message of those gathered at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Grand Avenue Sunday afternoon in Oakland.

"Michael Burawoy's impact on sociology is monumental ... makes him a pillar of our community." Oakland police urged anyone with information about the collision to contact the department's Traffic ...

OAKLAND – Authorities on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run earlier this month in Oakland of renowned retired UC Berkeley sociology professor Michael Burawoy.

Michael Burawoy, 77, of Oakland, died after being hit by a car about 7:10 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace. Oakland police said a dark-colored SUV hit Burawoy ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Police announced the arrest of the alleged driver behind the wheel in the hit-and-run crash that killed beloved UC Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy earlier this month ...

OAKLAND, CA (February 11, 2025) – Monday evening, Michael Burawoy was fatally struck in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Grand Avenue. The deadly collision happened shortly before 7:15 p.m ...

Protesters are fighting to make a busy Oakland intersection safer for pedestrians ... In February, beloved UC Berkeley professor Michael Burawoy was hit and killed while crossing the street.

Michael Burawoy, 77, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland Burawoy had mentored many students across four decades, many of whom are now scholars ...

Oakland police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a suspect in the hit-and-run death of renowned sociology professor Michael Burawoy. Kermith Miller, 61, was arrested in Oakland and booked into ...