Judge hopeful that Oakland police oversight may end under Mayor Barbara Lee
OAKLAND — For over two decades, efforts to lift the Oakland Police Department out from under the watchful…
Walkouts, closures across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown – The Mercury News
Chanting “Abolish ICE” and “Sí se puede,” thousands of students across the Bay Area walked out of their…
6 takeaways from Oaklandside’s investigation into OPD overtime
Yesterday, we published an investigation into overtime spending at the Oakland Police Department, focusing on the city’s highest-paid…
Experts raise concern over San Jose police response to downtown shootout
A witness’s video shows San Jose police cruisers, sirens blaring, racing toward a busy downtown intersection. Shots ring…
Experts raise concern over San Jose police response to downtown shootout
A witness’s video shows San Jose police cruisers, sirens blaring, racing toward a busy downtown intersection. Shots ring…
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…
Authorities must end sharing of license plate data
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Sharing of license…
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…