October 8, 2018 A new fight for civil rights in Oakland The Public Rights Project is bringing two recent Yale Law School grads to bolster Oakland’s capacity for civil rights litigation.
August 8, 2018 Lawsuit alleges ankle monitoring practices are extortion A new class-action lawsuit accuses Alameda County of allowing a private company to charge excessive fees to people sentenced to electronic monitoring, telling them to pay up or go to jail.
April 18, 2018 Neighbor sues owner of demolished arts space, alleging toxic runoff Developer Danny Haber’s project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.
February 14, 2018 Tough times for Holy Names University The 150-year-old Oakland institution suffered a huge loss in enrollment and is facing a challenging financial outlook and a bitter legal fight with a former professor.
January 10, 2018 Oakland’s ability to clamp down on blight threatened A state appellate court found that the city’s method for appealing fines imposed on landlords for blight and substandard living conditions violates state law.
September 13, 2017 Tia Katrina Taruc Canlas holds domestic abusers accountable Tia Katrina Taruc Canlas thought she had a strong case. Her client, Ellena Bondesson, was nine months pregnant when police found her in 2012,…
April 27, 2017 A waste of money Oakland is suing its recycling contractor, alleging that the company is overcharging apartment building owners by millions of dollars.
