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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Attorneys face off in sanity phase of Nia Wilson murder trial
A day after John Lee Cowell was convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Nia ...
Judge sentences man to eight years in prison for trafficking girl
A 37-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison in a human trafficking case involving a 14-year-old ...
Attorneys argue role of mental health in Nia Wilson murder
The mental health of John Lee Cowell was the main issue when attorneys presented their opening statements ...
Attorney argues man accused of West Oakland double murder acted in self-defense
A prosecutor and a defense attorney on Monday disagreed about whether the fatal shooting of two men ...
Serra looks to ‘grill’ Ghost Ship warehouse owners in next Almena trial
The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said Friday that he and Almena are ready ...
Judge denies change of venue request in murder trial against John Lee Cowell
The judge in the trial of a transient man charged with murder for the 2018 fatal stabbing ...
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 ...
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 ...
Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator
Two working, homeless mothers who moved into a vacant house owned by a real estate investment firm ...
Suspect tells judge he was ‘insane’ at time of fatal BART stabbing
A transient man charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur ...
Trial judge selected, jury selection scheduled in Nia Wilson murder case
The fate of the case against a man charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old ...
Judge to rule at later date on Moms 4 Housing case
Two homeless mothers who have been occupying a vacant West Oakland home for six weeks won at least a temporary victory on Monday ...
Man faces 45 years to life for sex acts with a 6-year-old
A man with four prior felony convictions has been found guilty of three counts of committing sexual ...
Fatal BART stabbing suspect ‘malingering’ about mental incompetence, judge says
A judge said on Monday that there are indications that a transient man is malingering to avoid ...
Alameda County judge admonished for two counts of misconduct against females
A state judicial commission on Thursday publicly admonished Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson for misconduct ...
Becerra, three DAs sue cremation company for alleged deception
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and three Bay Area district attorneys sued the parent company ...
Woman faces murder charge for luring boyfriend into fatal shooting
A judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors produced sufficient evidence to have a woman ordered to stand trial on a murder charge for her ...
Judge sets March date for second Ghost Ship fire trial
"Thirty-six lives were lost and this case has the most heightened circumstances of any homicide case."
Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault
A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting ...
Mothers of fatal shooting victim and convicted man hug in ‘solidarity’ after sentencing
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Vallejo man to 30 years to life in state prison for ...
Jury reaches verdict in Ghost Ship trial
According to several news outlets stationed at Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, the jury has reached a ...
Ghost Ship trial resumes, jury rests without verdict
The reconstituted jury panel in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris resumed deliberations on ...
Ghost Ship jury breaks until after Labor Day without reaching verdict
The revised jury panel in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative ...
Ghost Ship trial judge loosens gag order
The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max ...
Two replaced Ghost Ship jurors face contempt charges
Defense lawyers made oral motions on Monday for a mistrial in the case of Ghost Ship warehouse ...
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in ...
Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for man accused of killing Nia Wilson
Alameda County prosecutors said Monday that they won’t seek the death penalty for a transient charged with special circumstances murder for the fatal ...
Ghost Ship trial jury breaks for weekend without reaching verdict
Jurors went home for the weekend on Thursday afternoon without reaching a verdict in the trial of ...
Ghost Ship prosecution gives closing statement to packed courtroom, overflow
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that criminal negligence on the part of Ghost Ship warehouse ...
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, reduces damages to $86.7 million
An Alameda County Superior Court judge has upheld a jury’s verdict that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer ...
Jury acquits Oregon man on first-degree murder, deadlocks on lesser charge
Jurors Thursday acquitted an Oregon man of a first-degree murder charge and deadlocked on lesser charges for ...
Judge rules suspect in Nia Wilson’s murder competent for trial
A judge ruled Wednesday that a transient is now mentally competent to stand trial on a murder charge for the fatal stabbing of ...
