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Vallejo police Chief Andrew Bidou, left, presents Detective Mat Mustard with the department's
June 10, 2019

Expensive and Dangerous: Vallejo police may pay more per officer in civil rights cases than any other agency

Vallejo is paying far more for each officer than dozens of other cities, even those with notorious police departments and numerous lawsuits. From 2013-2018, Vallejo paid out $6,184,587 in civil rights cases. That amounts to $9,370 per officer per year, thousands of dollars more than other agencies nationwide.

Black Lives Matter wheatpasting in downtown Oakland on April 4, 2016. Photo: Scott Morris
May 15, 2019

Since Oscar Grant, 242 people shot and killed by police in Bay Area

While only about 30% of Bay Area residents are Hispanic or Black, more than 60% of people shot and killed by police officers over the last decade are Hispanic or Black.

Population of Alameda County jails vs. rate of jail deaths, 2002-2018. Data: state of California
May 9, 2019

Counting jail deaths in California

My feature in this week’s East Bay Express provides an extensive recent history of allegations of misconduct in Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail with…

January 11, 2018

Rape report data from Berkeley, Concord and Oakland police departments

In my latest story for Oakland Magazine, I report that three East Bay police departments — in Berkeley, Concord and Oakland — have some…

January 2, 2018

67 Bay Area Law Enforcement Shootings in 2017

There were a particularly high number of law enforcement shootings in the Bay Area in 2017 compared to recent years, according to data I’ve…

May 25, 2017

Police Shootings on the Rise in Bay Area

When 16-year-old Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon, the youngest person killed by police in the Bay Area since 13-year-old Andy Lopez in 2013, was shot by…

March 13, 2017

Vallejo: The Bay Area’s Leader in Police Violence

A video surfaced on Facebook Saturday showing a Vallejo police officer chasing down a suspect and striking him repeatedly with what appears to be…

January 2, 2017

Counting Homicides in Oakland

With a new year, reporters and government officials will begin making assessments of the previous year’s crime statistics and draw conclusions on police effectiveness…

November 7, 2016

All Polling Locations in San Francisco and Alameda County

Scott MorrisScott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland covering policing, protest and civil rights. This website is entirely supported by donation. You can…

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…

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