October 2, 2017 Leaving their cameras off Despite adopting body cameras in 2012, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has rarely used them during lethal force incidents, and implementation isn’t done.
September 15, 2017 Right-Wing Speaking Event at UC Berkeley Draws Protest There was intense security on the UC Berkeley campus for a protest at a speaking event by right-wing author and political commentator Ben Shapiro….
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,…
August 30, 2017 Garbage out Plans to move California Waste Solutions appear to have stalled amid increasing neighbor complaints of trash, stench, and rats at its West Oakland facility.
August 28, 2017 Making the poor pay twice Alameda County’s newest courthouse has been criticized for limiting access for the county’s poorest residents—who are exactly the people who paid for it.
August 7, 2017 Thelton’s orders On the eve of his retirement, the federal judge who reshaped the state’s prison system and the Oakland Police Department speaks on his role in the civil rights movement and the future of justice in the Trump era.
July 12, 2017 Building around BART After bulldozing neighborhoods early in its history, BART now wants to build communities.
July 10, 2017 Getting the lead off A years-long project to remove highly toxic lead-based paint from 6,000 PG&E transmission towers gets started this summer in Alameda County.
May 31, 2017 A new Oakland A’s ballpark: The good, the bad and the unknown of three rumored sites Will the team move to Laney College or Howard Terminal, or stay at the Coliseum location?
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…
