For readers in Oakland, this page covers law enforcement activity, justice system proceedings, public safety initiatives and criminal incidents. Reporting follows both specific incidents and the broader trends within the city.
Defense attorneys questioned Mario Juarez, the prosecution's central witness, in the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
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Do you trust that plea deals for witnesses in corruption cases are fair?
Authorities apprehended 33-year-old Tielee Phillips following a deadly pedestrian crash on I-580.
The former mayoral candidate appeared in court as testimony reveals details regarding political attack ads from 2022.
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department crews responded to a rollover crash on Breakneck Road and urged drivers to slow down near emergency scenes.
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Should government agencies have the authority to restrict personalized license plate messages?
Iasmine Abdennabi is challenging the state's decision to revoke her personalized vanity license plate.
Authorities charged a 19-year-old man with the shooting death of a 51-year-old victim in East Oakland.
Day to day, that means investigations and arrests, policy changes within the police department, court proceedings and community safety reports. Coverage runs across the city and the communities around it. Discrepancies between reporting on incident trends and the capacity of the courts to process cases often define the public discourse. Evolving police strategies and the allocation of public safety resources remain the most consistent drivers of these news stories.
