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
September 12, 2018 Scooters arrive in Oakland, like it or not Residents have been zipping down city streets on the battery-powered two wheelers, even as San Francisco temporarily shut them down.
September 11, 2018 Former Tribune Tower owner settles fraud case Tom Henderson agreed to pay more than $1.4 million but could still lose his house or face criminal charges.
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.
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.
July 11, 2018 Alameda County leads region in civil rights payouts There have been $15.5 million in civil rights settlements and judgments involving the sheriff’s office over the last three years.
July 2, 2018 Two inmates in Santa Rita Jail die in three days It’s unusual for two inmates to die in such close proximity, but sheriff’s officials say the deaths are unrelated.
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.
June 6, 2018 311 comes to Oakland The city finally added the widely adopted phone number for municipal complaints. But with rampant illegal dumping, Oakland’s complaint-driven approach has been criticized.
May 28, 2018 Tax time scammers return East Bay residents have been getting calls from aggressive scammers pretending to be IRS agents. Armed with personal information, they threaten victims with arrest unless they pay thousands of dollars.
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