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District works on reforms after grand jury finds Castlemont High ‘failed’ students
Oakland Unified School District is working to reform an online program designed to help failing students following a scathing civil grand jury report last month that accused the district...Read More
Santa Clara County seeks volunteer Civil Grand Jury applicants
The Santa Clara County Superior Court is looking for volunteers to serve on the 2020-2021 Civil Grand Jury, Presiding Judge Deborah Ryan announced Thursday. The Civil Grand Jury serves...Read More
Supes weigh pay raises without assessor amid allegations, pending hearing
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will consider salary increases for three elected department heads Tuesday morning at their regularly scheduled meeting in Martinez, but Assessor Gus Kramer...Read More
Report finds water system deficiency, neighborhoods at risk in earthquake
A civil grand jury report released Wednesday found that some San Francisco neighborhoods may be more vulnerable to fire damage in the event of a major earthquake. Although The...Read More
Contra Costa County civil grand jury seeks fresh applicants
Contra Costa County is seeking residents over the age of 18 who are U.S. citizens to serve a one-year term on the Civil Grand Jury.Read More
Daly City to equip officers with naloxone to treat overdoses
Daly City police announced this week that all sworn officers will soon be carrying the drug naloxone, also known as Narcan, to prevent fatal opioid overdoses.Read More
Grand jury: Police training falls short
The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury released a report Wednesday on police and mental health with recommendations that can help law enforcement.Read More
Contra Costa DA resigns, pleads no contest to perjury
The embattled Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned Wednesday and pleaded no contest to a single charge of perjury.Read More
Grand jury targets Contra Costa district attorney
A Contra Costa County civil grand jury is citing District Attorney Mark Peterson's misuse of campaign funds in seeking his removal from office.Read More
San Francisco seeks to curb rental car break-ins
San Francisco wants rental car companies to remove any identifiers off rental cars such as company logos, rental company names, barcodes and decals.Read More
49ers submit documents for Levi’s Stadium audit
The San Francisco 49ers submitted documents Monday requested by an independent auditor hired by Santa Clara.Read More
SF jail labeled as ‘default mental institution’
The San Francisco jail system serves as a "default mental institution" due to the high number of inmates with mental health problems and needs better staffing.Read More
Oakland landlords sue over ballooning garbage rates
Oakland landlords alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the city's trash and recycling contracts are an unfair and improper tax and are therefore unconstitutional.Read More
Supes approve contracting reform legislation
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved legislation intended to help keep contractors with poor track records from winning new city contractsRead More
SF ambulance response times remain slow
San Francisco Fire Department ambulances are still not responding to emergency medical dispatches often enough or fast enough, according to a report released Thursday.Read More