Alameda County Superior Court

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Jury convicts man in 2016 murder-for-hire case

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder for hiring someone to shoot and kill his former friend in Castro…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths

Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 Wilson at an…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 Wednesday in his…

4 years ago

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 in West Oakland…

4 years ago

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 for a second…

4 years ago

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 of 18-year-old Nia…

4 years ago

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…

4 years 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 offered Saturday to…

4 years ago

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 will soon be…

4 years ago

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 BART station in…

4 years ago

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 Nia Wilson at…

4 years ago

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