The family that owns the popular Oakland barbeque restaurant Everett & Jones is angry after the Jack London Square spot was hit twice by thieves last week.
Everett & Jones Barbecue has been a Bay Area institution for 50 years. The sisters who run it say they've never been targeted like this. First, a window near a side door was smashed just after 3 a.m. at the Broadway location on Monday, March 20. The thief kicked in the office door and used a power saw in an attempt to get to the larger safe, but was unsuccessful. The burglar made off with a cashbox and a smaller safe before running out.
"I'll get emotional. I'm so upset. I feel like they stole from the wrong people. We are for the people. We give so much to this community; we hire those out of jail, those on welfare, students who never had a first job," said co-owner Nina Moore.The burglaries happened during Oakland Restaurant Week. The proud Black-owned business is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Everett & Jones was started by Moore's grandmother in 1973.
"We don't have extra money to buy a door, to buy security cameras, to buy a new safe. We needed that money. It was actually payday that Monday that they took it," she said. "This establishment is a pillar for this community right, and always has been, and so our motto is we're going to take care of those who take care of us," said Tur-Ha Ak, Founder of the Community Ready Corps."This is an establishment that's been taking care of the people for a long time."
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