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 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.
January 2, 2018 67 Bay Area Law Enforcement Shootings in 2017 There were a particularly high number of law enforcement shootings in the Bay Area in 2017 compared to recent years, according to data I’ve…
March 22, 2016 90 New Affordable Housing Units Open at MacArthur BART Station The long-awaited opening of a 90-unit affordable housing complex at Oakland’s MacArthur BART station marks the first step in an effort to transform the…
May 30, 2015 One killed, two hurt in West Oakland hit-and-run One person was killed and two people seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in West Oakland Friday evening, according to police. The three-vehicle crash…
October 28, 2014 Former Prisoners Could Find Opportunity in Ambitious West Oakland Project From a trash-strewn vacant lot in West Oakland a group of community leaders hope a “field of dreams” will sprout in an ambitious plan…
October 27, 2014 Block the Boat Protesters Return to Port One month after preventing the Israeli shipping vessel Zim Piraeus from unloading at the Port of Oakland for four days, protesters returned to block…
September 4, 2014 Oakland Cop Detained Black Firefighter, Young Sons Oakland police officer “followed policy” when he detained an off-duty Oakland firefighter and his two young sons who had stopped to make sure an…
August 20, 2014 Israeli Ship Blocked By Port Of Oakland Protesters Departs, Returns Hours Later An Israeli-owned ship that was blocked by protesters for days from unloading cargo at the Port of Oakland left port Tuesday afternoon but returned…
March 15, 2012 ACLU argues Occupy Oakland stay away orders are unconstitutional My account on NBC Bay Area: Attorneys for Occupy Oakland protesters are charging that stay-away orders to keep them away from Frank Ogawa Plaza…
