ICE transfers are way down in Alameda County, but the sheriff’s office will keep cooperating in some cases
Eight people in Santa Rita Jail were handed over to federal immigration agents in 2020, down from 44 in 2019. There have been none in 2021.
Darwin BondGraham
Before joining The Oaklandside as News Editor, Darwin BondGraham worked with The Appeal, where he was an investigative reporter covering police and prosecutorial misconduct. He has reported on gun violence for The Guardian, and was an enterprise reporter for the East Bay Express. He is from Alaska.
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Black women with civil rights and policing experience will run for district attorney and sheriff in 2022
Civil rights attorney Pamela Price and San Francisco Police Officer JoAnn Walker said they’ll offer voters a “progressive ticket for justice transformation.”
Alameda County jails handed 44 people over to ICE in 2019
Immigration arrests at Santa Rita Jail are down, but county officials and advocates say the sheriff’s cooperation with ICE should end.
Alameda County voter registration is at its highest point since 2008
While some Berkeley voters are going to voting centers on Election Day, many more mailed in their ballots or dropped them off at ballot boxes.
Erik Salgado and Brianna Colombo were apparently unarmed when CHP officers shot them in East Oakland on Saturday
Three CHP officers shot and killed Erik Salgado and wounded his pregnant girlfriend Brianna Colombo. In a statement released late Tuesday, OPD said the officers opened fire after Salgado rammed his car into CHP vehicles.
‘Pillar’ organizations call for civil disobedience against Oakland’s curfew tonight. Here’s what’s at stake
Leaders hope Wednesday night’s action forces a turning point in the conversation about funding for local law enforcement versus other public resources.
How 2 Oakland students got 15,000 people to march against police violence on Monday
Youth organizers hope the massive student-led action, which offered hundreds of masks and hand sanitizer for COVID-19 safety, will inspire other young people to organize, too.
Clean-up efforts and conflicting views after Friday night’s massive downtown Oakland protest
Scenes from a furious mass gathering that drew over 5,000 and left major destruction and confusion in its wake.
Relief for East Bay artists, mapping food security, and goodbye Stork Club (for now)
News and notes from our Oakland newsletter.
Artists start work on 6-story mural to replace a lost ode to Oakland culture
The ‘Universal Language’ mural on Alice Street was covered up by an apartment tower. An ‘ascendant’ new mural will replace it two blocks away.
OUSD’s digital divide, voices from Santa Rita, helping Chinatown eateries: your weekly Oakland news roundup
News and notes from our Oakland newsletter.
An East Oakland pastor and city council candidate hosted a rally to reopen churches. Other local pastors are pushing back
Bishop Bob Jackson hosted the rally, but it was organized and led by anti-LGBTQ SoCal pastor Jim Domen.
How safe is Santa Rita Jail under COVID-19? Inmates and the sheriff paint very different pictures
Inmates say the coronavirus has likely spread further inside Alameda County’s jail than the sheriff has acknowledged.
Oakland tenants go on strike to protest high rents and construction during the COVID-19 pandemic
About 250 Oakland tenants have announced a rent strike against Oakland landlords. Some renters allege their landlords are harassing them with construction and requests to enter their homes.
County fact-finders blocked from investigating conditions at Alameda Health System hospitals
Alameda County supervisors wanted the team to examine whether staff have adequate protective equipment and training
Corner stores step up: Four Star Market & Liquor
The second story in our series paying tribute to corner stores in the days of the pandemic highlights a family-run convenience store in East Oakland.
