May 22, 2019 Oakland City Council votes to support audit of county sheriff, jail The Oakland City Council voted on Tuesday to support an audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and in particular Santa Rita Jail, where…
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 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…
May 7, 2019 The most dangerous place in Alameda County A “barbaric” litany of horrors from Santa Rita, “the best big jail in the nation.”
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…
