Authorities must end sharing of license plate data
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Power struggle may test Oakland Police Commission’s independence
OAKLAND — It was nearly a decade ago that Oakland voters overwhelmingly showed up to support citizen oversight…
Power struggle may test Oakland Police Commission’s independence
OAKLAND — It was nearly a decade ago that Oakland voters overwhelmingly showed up to support citizen oversight…
‘What we refuse to do is forget’: Fruitvale marks 17 years since Oscar Grant’s death
COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered Thursday for the 17th annual Oscar Grant vigil in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. Grant, 22, was…
New laws in California 2026
From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin,…
San Jose may approve $8 million settlement for 2022 La Victoria police shooting
An Oakland man shot multiple times outside a downtown San Jose taqueria in 2022 by a now-former police…
San Jose may approve $8 million settlement for 2022 La Victoria police shooting
An Oakland man shot multiple times outside a downtown San Jose taqueria in 2022 by a now-former police…
Judge orders new trial in decade-old murder case, as scrutiny of Oakland detective grows
OAKLAND — An Alameda County judge this month overturned another decade-old murder conviction that was secured with the…
Oakland police say public can’t see video showing how ex-NFL player Doug Martin died during arrest
OAKLAND — Authorities here have said little about the mid-October death of former NFL running back Doug Martin,…
Man struck 16 times by California cop feels vindicated after charges dropped – The Mercury News
Almost a year and a half after Billy Lee Hill absorbed 16 baton strikes from a San Bernardino…
Oakland police say public can’t see video showing how ex-NFL player Doug Martin died during arrest
OAKLAND — Authorities here have said little about the mid-October death of former NFL running back Doug Martin,…
Oakland police again dinged for investigating misconduct too slowly
OAKLAND — The city’s police department is no closer to ending two decades of direct oversight by a…