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Family of deceased author who wrote of sexual abuse by former priest sues Oakland Diocese
The family of a deceased man who said he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child by a Bay Area Roman Catholic priest is suing the Diocese of Oakland...Read More
Suspect charged with murder after fatal skateboard attack against homeless man
A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly using a skateboard to hit a homeless man on the head repeatedly while he slept on a...Read More
Advocacy group takes park district to court for killing, relocating cats
A cat advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week against the East Bay Regional Park District for a controversial policy allowing feral and abandoned cats to be killed or...Read More
Derick Almena pleads guilty to 36 counts in Ghost Ship fire
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena plead guilty to 36 counts against him that may result in a 12-year prison sentence. The charges involved at least one count...Read More
Alameda County Superior Court extends eviction stay, allows some in-person traffic court appearances
Alameda County Superior Court officials on Tuesday announced actions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, including extending the stay on execution of writs of possession to March 1, to align...Read More
Court releases Almena on $150,000 bail pending delayed Ghost Ship trial
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena was released on $150,000 bail on Monday after spending nearly three years in jail on charges stemming from a 2016 fire at...Read More
Lawsuit aims to halt environmental review fast-tracking at proposed A’s stadium site
A coalition of shipping, trucking and steel companies has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the fast-tracking of an environmental review of the Oakland A’s plan to build a...Read More
Hundreds turn out to stand with Moms 4 Housing as eviction looms
More than 200 people gathered at a West Oakland home Monday to support homeless mothers who occupied the home nearly two months ago but now face eviction after a...Read More
As eviction nears, Wedgewood offers to pay charity to shelter Oakland moms for two months
The property owner planning to have two homeless mothers evicted next week from a West Oakland home offered Saturday to pay to shelter them for the next two months....Read More