lawsuit Santa Rita Jail medical provider pays $2.5M to family of man who lay dead in cell for days By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 His family lawyers said guards ignored his condition even as meals delivered to him piled up uneaten.
Bay Area Pilot program to increase juror pay in Alameda County dies with state budget cuts By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 7, 2025 Jurors selected after Thursday will receive the regular $15 a day and 34 cents per mile.
budget Santa Rita Jail to get $270M overhaul critics contend undermines criminal justice reforms By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 6, 2025 When a suspect is arrested in Piedmont, they are taken to the 36-year-old detention center in Dublin, operated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
Bay Area ‘A final act of love’: Oakland teacher killed by fleeing driver heroically saved his girlfriend By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 3, 2025 Marvin Boomer Jr., a teacher and coach at Castlemont High School, was killed Wednesday following a crosstown pursuit of a suspect.
Environment One of Oakland’s largest homeless camps is cleaned up, residents get temporary shelter By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 24, 2025 On Friday, city officials said the last of the 79 or so residents have moved on — 70 of them to the Mandela House, a converted hotel.
Education Oakland Unified school board reverses course on afterschool, summer program cuts By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 23, 2025 Dozens of OUSD students, parents and afterschool program providers urged the board to repeal the spending cuts.
Environment East Bay Parks embarks on $10.9M campaign to remove dying trees to reduce wildfire risks By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 23, 2025 One of the key pieces of equipment used during the project will be a “carbonizer” that uses little oxygen and produces very low emissions.
budget Lee sworn in as Oakland’s 52nd mayor, says ‘no time to waste’ getting to the work ahead By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 20, 2025 Lee promises to "govern in a new way."
budget Coliseum windfall allows Oakland Fire to do something it hasn’t been able to in 23 years By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 20, 2025 On Sunday, most of the city’s 26 fire stations were up and running despite Oakland’s ongoing and drastic budgetary struggles.
Bay Area Oakland port sees steep decline in shipping amid tariff turmoil; June could bring relief By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 20, 2025 Tariff pause could lead to ‘strong recovery.'