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OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU)   - A celebration party brought people out to toast a rising star in Oakland's restaurant scene Friday night. Chef Rashad Armstead, 31, was savoring his new fame after appearing on the Food Network show "Chopped".  Armstead hosted family and a crowd of friends and guests at the Overlook rooftop venue near Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland. His cooking is a combination of his own creations and old family recipes. Chef Rashad was owner of the popular popup called Crave BBQ and then opened a restaurant called Grammies Down Home Cooking on Market Street in North Oakland. It is named after his great grandmother Sarah Rawls who was a Bay Area cook and business woman. "She was opening up restaurants running them all by herself. from Oakland, San Jose, East Palo Alto, Berkeley," said Armstead. He said he'd auditioned for cooking shows when he was a teenager, but never made it past the third round. This year, though, he got an unexpe...

YOUNG DRO arrested in Georgia for weaponizing banana pudding.  Young Dro was arrested on July 5 for allegedly throwing a plate of banana pudding at his girlfriend during an argument at their Atlanta-area home. We're told the two had been arguing over money -- but things got heated and the food started flying ... with both sides launching whatever delicious items they could find at each other. Cops were called to the scene -- and despite the fact his GF made it clear she didn't want to press charges, they arrested Dro anyway. He's now facing 2 counts of misdemeanor battery/family violence. He's still in jail too -- according to law enforcement sources -- because he's also being held on a child support contempt order. The legal docs say he owes almost $41k in back child support, and needs to pay $10k to be released from custody. Our Young Dro sources say the child support case involves another baby mama -- not his current GF who he had the pudding spat wi...

The city of #Oakland on Tuesday banned the use of facial recognition technology by city employees, including the @oaklandpoliceca https://t.co/euKIRRjafh — KTVU (@KTVU) July 17, 2019

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FBI reward offered after firearm, magazine and FBI jacket stolen from special agent's vehicle in Oakland https://t.co/wocPWuIhub pic.twitter.com/5rCfdpogIY — KTVU (@KTVU) July 12, 2019

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ELG MUZIK GREWP: SAUCYTALK : ROC NATION 1 #elgmuzikgrewp #ROCNATIO... : Dame Dash recently called Jay Z a police informant. Know why? Because, Dame saw court transcripts revealing that Shawn “Jay Z” Carter’s cur...

Dame Dash recently called Jay Z a police informant. Know why? Because, Dame saw court transcripts revealing that Shawn “Jay Z” Carter’s current business partner, Desiree Perez, cooperated with DEA agents on numerous occasions. Court transcripts shows Perez wore a wire to bust Colombians moving cocaine shipments of 50 to 100 kilograms. Perez’s father, Epifiano Gonzalez, owns 50% of the 40/40 club in Las Vegas, and Desiree is a part of Rihanna’s management team. Here’s Florida Panthers executive Michael Yormark praising Desiree Perez: “I am honored and humbled to be joining Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports as President and Chief Strategy Officer. I am thrilled to join an exciting, innovative organization led by Desiree and Juan Perez.” beyonce-desiree-perez Here’s excerpts from Desiree Perez’s court transcripts: “Perez was a 26-year-old mother of young children in 1994 when she was arrested in New York for possession with intent to distribute 35 kilograms of cocaine. Perez has ...