Saratoga renews contract with county sheriff’s office despite higher cost
After months of negotiations and considering other policing options, Saratoga City Council approved a five-year law enforcement contract…
17 years after Oscar Grant’s killing, his uncle joins BART police oversight board
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009, Cephus Johnson texted his nephew Oscar Grant, who…
Oakland to pay $17M in death of man in alleged ‘ghost chase’, attorney says
The city of Oakland reached a $17 million settlement this week with the family of a man killed…
Oakland to pay $17M in death of man in alleged ‘ghost chase’, attorney says
The city of Oakland reached a $17 million settlement this week with the family of a man killed…
OPD releases video of fatal July police shooting in Fruitvale
Oakland police officers fatally shot a man armed with knives fastened to long poles roughly 90 seconds after…
Family of man killed in Oakland police ‘ghost chase’ will get $17M settlement
More than four years after one of the most violent collisions in Oakland’s epidemic of traffic violence left…
23 years of oversight ends and Oakland Police are still killing people.
Police officers patrol through the Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland’s Chinatown, in Calif. (Anda Chu) by JR Valrey,…
OPD sued for withholding information about fatal police shooting
The Oakland police are facing a new public records lawsuit. On Monday, Robbie Powelson, a homeless advocate, filed…
Berkeley oversight board sustained 13 police misconduct allegations. The chief rejected them all – The Mercury News
Berkeley’s civilian police oversight board sustained 13 misconduct allegations last year. Police Chief Jennifer Louis rejected every one.…
Oakland’s interim police chief hired as city’s next permanent top cop
OAKLAND — James Beere, the interim police chief in this city, will serve permanently as the top cop,…
This former cop was California’s highest city earner in 2025, but didn’t work a day
A former deputy chief for the Redlands Police Department was the highest paid city employee in California in…
Oakland leaders will no longer challenge police oversight body’s powers
OAKLAND — One of the country’s strongest law-enforcement watchdog groups is no longer under the immediate threat of…