May 6, 2019 Vallejo officer didn’t turn on body camera until after controversial shooting Video released on Monday by the Vallejo Police Department shows Officer Ryan McMahon did not activate his body-worn camera until after he had shot…
May 2, 2019 Rocky Kahn’s lonely quest for justice The Oakland founder of the startup Edyt has extensively documented alleged thefts by his former CEO, but the FBI declined to take his case and Alameda County prosecutors remain ambivalent. The entrepreneur’s pursuit of justice has been frustrating.
April 11, 2019 Bill to end late-night jail release advances in Calif. legislature A new California bill that would end late-night release of jail inmates – inspired by an inmate at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail who…
February 27, 2019 Repeat environmental felon gets 30 months for dumping on protected wetlands James Lucero was sentenced for dumping dirt and construction debris in Newark. He was previously convicted of bribing landfill operators in San Jose and was tied to a West Oakland warehouse forced to close last month.
February 21, 2019 Family of man killed by Hayward police demands independent investigation The family of Agustin “Augie” Gonsalez, who was shot and killed by Hayward police last year, pressured the Hayward City Council at their meeting Tuesday to appoint an independent investigator and remove the two officers from patrol duties.
February 18, 2019 Crowd remembers rapper killed by Vallejo police Family members, friends and others touched by the death of Willie McCoy, who was fatally shot by Vallejo police on Feb. 9, gathered outside…
January 28, 2019 Kamala Harris campaigns in Oakland U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris kicked off her presidential campaign with a rally in her hometown of Oakland, California. An estimated 20,000 people turned out…
January 15, 2019 Oakland’s professional polluters A pair of West Oakland businessmen have been dodging city regulators and prosecutors for years as they reap the rewards of illegal trash disposal and dumping.
January 7, 2019 Excessive water consumption killed Santa Rita inmate The death of Jesus Dickey of Berkeley has contributed to mounting concerns about the state of mental health treatment in the jail.
January 3, 2019 Police killed a man who had a razor blade but safely arrested another who had two replica guns And now the dead man’s family wants answers.
