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Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara
August 24, 2021

Solano sheriff defends deputies accused of beating Black woman unconscious for no reason

The Solano County Sheriff’s Office responded on Monday to a lawsuit brought by a woman who said deputies beat her unconscious for no reason….

Officer Sean Aranas confronts Jesse
October 24, 2019

After years of pressure, controversial Berkeley campus cop retires

Many of Berkeley’s homeless residents and civil rights advocates still question why the university appeared to stand by Officer Sean Aranas for so long despite years of complaints against him.

Deputies use a WRAP restraint on Dujuan Armstrong that caused his death in Santa Rita Jail. Alameda County Sheriff's Office video still.
October 2, 2019

Alameda County Sheriff releases body camera video of death by restraints last year

After more than a year of delays, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released body camera videos of the in-custody death of Dujuan…

Berkeley Copwatch co-founder Andrea Pritchett
September 24, 2019

Can Berkeley fix its police oversight?

When Berkeley formed its Police Review Commission in 1973, it was a leader in citizen oversight of the police. A ballot measure supported by…

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally outside Oakland City Hall on Jan. 27. Harris announced she is running for President of the United States on Jan. 21.
September 12, 2019

Kamala Harris, for which people?

The junior senator from California has cemented herself as a presidential contender, but her history of changing her positions to secure new offices has created distrust.

Christian Madirgal, photo courtesy of the Law Offices of John Burris.
September 9, 2019

Excessive force by Fremont police, Alameda Co. Sheriff led to in-custody death, attorney alleges

The family of a man who died in June after he was arrested by Fremont police and chained to a cell door in Santa Rita jail filed a claim against Fremont and Alameda County on Monday alleging that both agencies played a role in his death.

The county’s new behavioral health unit is designed with at-risk inmates in mind. Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office photo.
August 21, 2019

California’s deadliest big jail system last year was Contra Costa County’s

In 2018, more people died in county’s jails than in any year during the prior decade.

[Tribune Tower building]
August 20, 2019

Former Tribune Tower owner charged with fraud

Thomas Henderson, the former owner of the Tribune Tower who was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a sprawling fraud case,…

Sacramento police place a spit mask on a 12-year-old boy restrained on his stomach during an arrest on April 28, 2019. Still from Sacramento police body camera video.
August 12, 2019

Justified by myth, spit hoods can kill

Despite that they’ve been linked to in-custody deaths, police departments often don’t have a written policy governing when and how spit masks should be used. The justification for their use is at times fraught with misinformation and perpetuates stigma about the spread of infectious disease.

Santa Rita Jail. Photo by Scott Morris.
August 7, 2019

Lieutenant on leave after use of restraints leads to death in Santa Rita Jail

Sources said Lt. Craig Cedergren had an inmate chained to his cell door against the protests of subordinates.

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  • Solano County Sheriff Tom FerraraSolano sheriff defends deputies accused of beating Black woman unconscious for no reason
    August 24, 2021
  • Jessica Bailey, who is unhoused, poses at Wood St, where she currently lives, with a sign she brought to the protest outside of Mayor Libby Schaaf's home on Monday. Her sign criticizes Operation Dignity, the non-profit who has contracted with the city of Oakland to run the Tuff Shed site that Baily lived in for over three months. Photo by Zack Haber.Housing justice advocates, homeless people protest at Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home
    April 27, 2020
  • The AB&E Foundry in East Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.Air pollution could make Oaklanders more vulnerable to COVID-19
    April 7, 2020
  • Apartment buildings in downtown Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.What Oakland’s new eviction moratorium does (and doesn’t) do for renters
    March 27, 2020

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  • Jessica Bailey, who is unhoused, poses at Wood St, where she currently lives, with a sign she brought to the protest outside of Mayor Libby Schaaf's home on Monday. Her sign criticizes Operation Dignity, the non-profit who has contracted with the city of Oakland to run the Tuff Shed site that Baily lived in for over three months. Photo by Zack Haber.Housing justice advocates, homeless people protest at Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home
    April 27, 2020
  • The AB&E Foundry in East Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.Air pollution could make Oaklanders more vulnerable to COVID-19
    April 7, 2020
  • Apartment buildings in downtown Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.What Oakland’s new eviction moratorium does (and doesn’t) do for renters
    March 27, 2020
  • Ilustración diseñada por Brian BrenemanResources for the Bay Area’s undocumented community during the coronavirus pandemic
    March 25, 2020
  • A couple exits a Safeway store in North Oakland on March 23, 2020. Photo by Scott Morris.Oakland grocery store workers brave coronavirus exposure during shelter in place
    March 24, 2020
  • Officer Sean Aranas confronts Jesse After years of pressure, controversial Berkeley campus cop retires
    October 24, 2019
  • Deputies use a WRAP restraint on Dujuan Armstrong that caused his death in Santa Rita Jail. Alameda County Sheriff's Office video still.Alameda County Sheriff releases body camera video of death by restraints last year
    October 2, 2019
  • Democratic Presidential Candidate Julián Castro speaks at an Oakland homeless encampment on Sept. 25. Photo by Scott MorrisPresidential candidate Julián Castro visits Oakland homeless camp
    September 25, 2019
  • Berkeley Copwatch co-founder Andrea PritchettCan Berkeley fix its police oversight?
    September 24, 2019
  • U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally outside Oakland City Hall on Jan. 27. Harris announced she is running for President of the United States on Jan. 21.Kamala Harris, for which people?
    September 12, 2019

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