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Scott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland covering policing, protest and civil rights. This website is entirely supported by donation. You can support these ongoing reporting projects via PayPal or Patreon.
July 26, 2015

Photos from Saturday’s Pedalfest in Jack London Square

Bike East Bay put on its fourth annual Pedalfest in Jack London Square on Saturday. Scott MorrisScott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland…

May 30, 2015

One killed, two hurt in West Oakland hit-and-run

One person was killed and two people seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in West Oakland Friday evening, according to police. The three-vehicle crash…

April 10, 2015

Cement spill leaves half-mile of Oakland creek ‘virtually dead’

A non-standard valve turned the wrong way caused as much as 106 cubic yards of cement — about 12 cement trucks worth — to…

March 5, 2015

Gang Threatening San Leandro Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Woman

An Oakland street gang is allegedly threatening the lives of San Leandro police officers over December’s fatal shooting of an auto theft suspect in…

November 9, 2014

Oakland police at highest staffing since 2010

With the graduation of 35 new officers in October, Oakland Police Department is at its highest staffing level since 2010. However, staffing remains well…

November 1, 2014

Grand Opening of Improved Skate Park in DeFremery Park

Art teacher and skate park guru Keith “K-Dubb” Williams joined Oakland city officials and Levi’s representatives to cut the ribbon today on a new…

October 28, 2014

Former Prisoners Could Find Opportunity in Ambitious West Oakland Project

From a trash-strewn vacant lot in West Oakland a group of community leaders hope a “field of dreams” will sprout in an ambitious plan…

October 27, 2014

Block the Boat Protesters Return to Port

One month after preventing the Israeli shipping vessel Zim Piraeus from unloading at the Port of Oakland for four days, protesters returned to block…

September 4, 2014

Oakland Cop Detained Black Firefighter, Young Sons

Oakland police officer “followed policy” when he detained an off-duty Oakland firefighter and his two young sons who had stopped to make sure an…

September 2, 2014

Hieroday 2014

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    April 7, 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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