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A dog belonging to Occupy activists "announced" Thursday that it is running for mayor of Oakland, California in an effort to shed a light on local police for alleged animal brutality. (Facebook/Einstein for Oakland)

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In this Sept. 6, 2014, photo, career home run leader Barry Bonds gives a thumbs up while standing behind the batting cage and watching the Houston Astros take batting practice before the start of their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Christine Allen raises her fist while protesting with several hundred others in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 against the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Kansas City Royals' Raul Ibanez hits a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

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"Block the Boat for Gaza" plans to block the Port of Oakland this Saturday to prevent two commercial shipping tankers partially owned by the Israel Corporation from docking and unloading. (Facebook)

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**FILE** Former Oakland Athletic Jose Canseco (33) is welcomed by the team, including first base coach Tye Waller (46) during a pre-game ceremony honoring the reunion of players from the 1989 world championship team prior to the baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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A man named after "Scarface" actor Al Pacino was charged Monday in the 2013 murder of an Oakland man, police said. (Universal Pictures)

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A man named after "Scarface" actor Al Pacino was charged Monday in the 2013 murder of an Oakland man, police said. (Universal Pictures)

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Oakland Athletics' Jeff Samardzija works against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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KTVU reporter Heather Holmes had her purse stolen just a few feet away from her during a live report outside of the police headquarters in Oakland, Calif. (KTVU)

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Oakland Athletics' Sonny Gray works against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols, right, argues a strike call with home plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols loses grip on his bat in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver, right, speaks with catcher Hank Conger in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)