May 28, 2019 Dead battery blamed for lack of clear view of OPD shooting of unconscious man Nearly four years since Oakland police shot and killed a man found unconscious in his car near Lake Merritt, the department released video from…
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.
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…
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 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.
September 17, 2018 After 3 years, Oakland police release body-camera video of Demouria Hogg shooting After Three Years, Oakland Police Release Body-Camera Video of Demouria Hogg Shooting
August 1, 2018 A tale of two arrests The peaceful arrest of John Lee Cowell for the brutal murder of Nia Wilson was striking compared to BART’s past treatment of Black suspects.
June 19, 2018 Did race play a role in a Willard school incident? A March incident at Willard Middle School involving a white man attacking a Black student — and the Berkeley police’s handling of the incident — has concerned faculty and staff as well as witnesses of the incident.
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…
