Santa Rita Jail: 80 inmates, nine staff have active Covid-19 infections Nearly 90 cases of coronavirus remain active at Santa Rita Jail among the facility’s inmates and staff members, according to the Alameda County ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 5, 20210 Coronavirus
Covid-19 update: Contra Costa adds staggering number of new cases, Marin County records five deaths since Monday There’s not much insulated from the impact of Covid-19 at this point, be it in the world ... By Nik WojcikJuly 29, 2020 Bay Area
Covid-19 update: Bay Area death toll surpasses 700, state allows outdoor haircuts, relief package battle brews in Congress The Bay Area hit a somber milestone with more than 700 deaths caused by Covid-19. Case ... By Nik WojcikJuly 20, 2020 Bay Area
Covid-19 update: Inmate outbreaks soar, Marin County cases spike, Newsom announces $600 million Homekey program San Francisco’s Public Health Director Grant Colfax said Wednesday that prior plans to reopen will remain paused ... By Jerold ChinnJuly 16, 2020 Bay Area
Santa Rita Jail reports 40 inmate Covid-19 cases since Wednesday Forty Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus since Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said ... By Bay City NewsJuly 16, 2020 Coronavirus
Lieutenant fired after investigation into death of man in mental health crisis An Alameda County sheriff’s lieutenant has been fired following an investigation into the death of a man arrested in Fremont in 2019 after ... By Bay City NewsJuly 15, 20200 Crime
Woman suspected of racist San Leandro postings arrested, released A woman was arrested Friday night as a suspect in the placement of threatening messages on at ... By Bay City NewsMay 23, 2020 East Bay
Thirteen Santa Rita inmates currently infected with Covid-19, bringing total to 49 There are currently 13 positive novel coronavirus cases among inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, the ... By Bay City NewsMay 11, 2020 Coronavirus
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are ... By Nik WojcikApril 27, 2020 Bay Area
Sergeant says suspect arrested for carjacking after no-bail release is downside to new policy A suspect has been arrested for allegedly carjacking one car and attempting to carjack a second vehicle ... By Bay City NewsApril 21, 2020 Cars
Covid-19 update: SF breaks down zip code data, state tackles digital divide, Trump announces immigration halt The John Hopkins global Covid-19 database has tracked nearly 2.5 million cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections as of Monday evening. Across the Bay Area, ... By Nik WojcikApril 20, 20200 Bay Area
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other ... By Nik WojcikApril 4, 2020 Bay Area
Attorney calls Almena’s release denial ‘miscarriage of justice’ in light of coronavirus spread A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be ... By Bay City NewsMarch 30, 2020 Coronavirus
Man faces murder, attempted murder charges for alleged stabbing attack on parents A 24-year-old man who suffers from medically documented psychiatric issues was charged with murder and premeditated attempted ... By Bay City NewsMarch 24, 2020 Crime
Santa Rita Jail releases hundreds of inmates to reduce coronavirus spread The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that it has released more than 300 inmates from Santa ... By Bay City NewsMarch 19, 2020 Coronavirus
Santa Rita inmates deliver grievance on unsafe conditions, fear backlash Inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin delivered a grievance to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Monday alleging that the conditions ... By Bay City NewsMarch 16, 20200 Coronavirus
Sheriff plans to close unsafe Hall of Justice by July 2021 San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto announced Friday he’s moving forward with plans to close county jail at ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 28, 2020 Government
Convicted killer faces murder charges for homeless camp beating death A convicted killer has been charged with murder for the beating death of another man at a ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 28, 2020 Crime
Suspect in custody after two police pursuits over two days Police on Tuesday morning arrested a 33-year-old suspect, who had eluded them the day before, taking him ... By Bay City NewsDecember 31, 2019 Cars
Burris represents family in lawsuit for 2018 Santa Rita inmate death A lawsuit is being filed on behalf of the family of a former Alameda County Jail inmate ... By Bay City NewsDecember 4, 2019 East Bay
Officials struggle with where to send Hall of Justice inmates “We don’t have a lot of options.” By Jerold ChinnOctober 19, 20190 Government
Terminally ill Santa Rita Jail inmate dies A 66-year-old inmate at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin who was suffering from a terminal illness died ... By Bay City NewsOctober 7, 2019 Health
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 ... By Bay City NewsJuly 17, 2019 Crime
Santa Rita Jail inmate dies in maximum security cell An inmate at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in Alameda County died Wednesday, according to the ... By Bay City NewsJune 6, 2019 East Bay
Suspect faces murder charges for West Oakland apartment shooting A man appeared in court on Monday on a murder charge for the recent fatal shooting of ... By Bay City NewsMay 20, 2019 Crime
Jail guards treated with Narcan for opioid exposure Two guards at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin were taken to a hospital Sunday after possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the ... By Bay City NewsMarch 25, 20190 Health
Cellmate accused in death of suspected child sex offender A 70-year-old Santa Rita Jail inmate died early Sunday morning from injuries suffered in a beating, and ... By Bay City NewsMarch 10, 2019 East Bay
Woman released from jail found dead at BART A 26-year-old woman recently released from Santa Rita Jail was found dead Saturday morning at the East ... By Bay City NewsJuly 28, 2018
Santa Rita inmate death ruled ruled a suicide A preliminary investigation indicates that a 37-year-old male inmate who died in his cell at Santa Rita ... By Bay City NewsApril 9, 2018
Oakland explosives suspect charged A Riverbank man was charged Tuesday with felony possession of components of a destructive device for allegedly ... By Bay City NewsMarch 6, 2018
Man arrested on suspicion of filming mall dressing room A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly hiding a recording device in a dressing room at a Pleasanton Mall, police said Monday. By Bay City NewsFebruary 12, 20180
School for deaf counselor suspected of child molestation A counselor at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont has been arrested on suspicion of ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 12, 2018
Santa Rita inmate found dead in cell An inmate at the Santa Rita jail in Dublin was found dead early Tuesday morning in his ... By Bay City NewsNovember 28, 2017
Deputy struck by bus at Santa Rita Jail dies A veteran Alameda County sheriff's deputy has died from his injuries after being hit by an inmate ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 23, 2017
Berkeley police interrupt sexual assault in progress Berkeley police stopped a sexual assault in progress early on Wednesday morning and arrested the suspect. By Bay City NewsJanuary 18, 2017
Santa Rita inmate killed by cellmate identified An inmate at Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail in Dublin allegedly killed by his cellmate Tuesday was identified as 73-year-old Dat Thanh Luong. By Bay City NewsOctober 12, 20160