A cheat sheet for The Oaklandside’s Alameda County district attorney candidates forum
On June 2, Alameda County voters will get to make a high-stakes choice for district attorney. Will they…
DA may drop most charges in bribery and perjury case against Oakland police detective
Prosecutors’ case against a longtime Oakland police detective accused of bribery and perjury appears to be fraying in…
Bribery and perjury case against Oakland police detective Phong Tran thrown into limbo just ahead of trial
The bribery and perjury case against Oakland police detective Phong Tran was thrown into limbo Monday, amid the…
Illegal dumpers face big fines in Oakland, but they rarely have to pay
Illegal dumping has plagued Oakland for years. And the scale of the problem is hard to overstate: the…
Alameda County DA rejects charges against UC Berkeley students protesting TPUSA with cardboard mosquito | Campus
The Alameda County District Attorney’s office formally rejected felony vandalism charges against four current and former UC Berkeley…
Prosecutors say they can’t find key witness in bribery case against Oakland homicide detective
OAKLAND — A key witness in the bribery case against Oakland police Detective Phong Tran has disappeared, a…
‘ICE-free zones’ plan moves forward in Alameda County
While Alameda County considers itself a sanctuary for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, it does not currently have…
UC Berkeley student charged with felony vandalism for alleged ‘antisemitic’ graffiti at University Village | Crime and Safety
A UC Berkeley student was charged with felony vandalism Tuesday for alleged graffiti at University Village in Albany. …
Coal terminal developer must deliver on jobs
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Coal terminal developermust…
Driver charged in Marvin Boomer death will ask to exit jail for mental health care
At the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland yesterday, the lawyer representing Eric Scott Hernandez Garcia, the 18-year-old…
A federal agent shot a pastor in the face with a chemical weapon. What can California do about it?
Rev. Jorge Bautista arrived in Oakland early in the morning of Oct. 23 with other clergy to protest…