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 of sports or in the economic ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 least five doors in a San ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 the beleaguered Hall of Justice by ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Officials struggle with where to send Hall of Justice inmates
“We don’t have a lot of options.”
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 at a hospital a short time ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 the man’s cellmate has been arrested ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oakland explosives suspect charged
A Riverbank man was charged Tuesday with felony possession of components of a destructive device for allegedly ...
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 ...
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 child molestation and making criminal threats, ...
Santa Rita inmate found dead in cell
An inmate at the Santa Rita jail in Dublin was found dead early Tuesday morning in his ...
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 ...
Berkeley police interrupt sexual assault in progress
Berkeley police stopped a sexual assault in progress early on Wednesday morning and arrested the suspect.
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 ...
Marchers protest Alameda deportation policy
Alameda County citizens marched to urge their sheriff not to comply with Federal immigration enforcement.
