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San Leandro Police Chief Placed on Leave, Denies I-580 Hit and Run | KQED

Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said she found “sufficient evidence to charge Chief Averiette” with a misdemeanor in her office’s investigation of a 2025 crash.

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California’s Fuel Fears Threaten Benicia’s ‘Just Transition’ to Green Economy | KQED

State leaders negotiated an agreement with Valero this year to use its idled Benicia facility to store and transport imported fuel, which brings little economic activity while freezing redevelopment...

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California files 63'rd law suit in less than 63 days against Trump Administration: kqed.org/news/12077055/calif…

California Sues Trump Over Repeal of EPA’s Authority to Fight Climate Change | KQED

The lawsuit seeks to reinstate the 2009 conclusion that carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases threaten public health and welfare.

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Major Bay Area Refinery to Pay $10 Million for Long Stretch of Violations | KQED

The Martinez Refining Company was hit with 163 violations from 2020 to 2024, including the Thanksgiving Day 2022 release of 50,000 pounds of spent catalyst.

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Judge Upholds Firings, Pay Cuts for California Prison Guards Who Bullied Whistleblower | KQED

The case revealed a toxic culture of hazing among officers of an elite investigative unit at California State Prison, Sacramento — colloquially known as New Folsom.

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A dispute between the Sonoma County sheriff's deputies union and a civilian watchdog about a fatal shooting in 2022 took an unexpected turn today. Check back for updates @kqed.org: kqed.org/news/12057115/sonom…

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Union Demands Probe of Civilian Watchdog | KQED

The alleged misconduct occurred during an investigation into the 2022 fatal shooting of a Sonoma County farmworker by a sheriff’s deputy.

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Jacob Soboroff
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12 Jun 2025
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
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Brian Krans@citizenkrans
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ICYMI: I did a deep dive into sheriff recalls in California for @KQEDnews. It turns out they're increasingly rare -- evidence of the last successful one is in 1976 -- so San Mateo County has its work cut out as it tries to remove Sheriff Cristina Corpus: kqed.org/news/12018283/calif…

California Sheriffs Are Rarely Removed From Office. San Mateo Is Trying Anyway | KQED

Supervisors are trying two different ways to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office — one has never been successfully used and the other hasn’t happened in nearly half a century.

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Benicia residents waited years for Valero to be held accountable for more than a decade of toxic emissions. KQED reporters Ted Goldberg & Dan Brekke have the details @kqednews kqed.org/news/12011785/bay-a…

Bay Area Air District Hits Valero's Benicia Refinery With 'Historic' $82 Million Fine | KQED

The penalty against the oil company Valero was imposed for massive pollution releases that went unreported for at least 15 years.

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Darwin BondGraham@DarwinBondGraha
18 Oct 2024
We're just 1 day shy of 33 years since the 1991 Oakland hills firestorm. There are still lots of folks in Oakland who remember that disaster, lost loved ones, lost their homes. To say the Keller Fire is fraying nerves would be an understatement. oaklandside.org/2024/10/18/4…

5-alarm Keller Fire in Oakland Hills prompts evacuations

Around 500 residents near I-580, Mountain Boulevard, and Keller Avenue were evacuated.

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Judge’s Ruling Thwarts Investigation of Whistleblower Claims Against Sonoma County Sheriff | KQED

The ruling dealt a blow to the power of an agency born from the death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez a decade ago and strengthened by voters following the murder of George Floyd.

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We launch Feb 6th. Look for us on Apple or Spotify. Here's the trailer: kqed.org/news/11973330/intro…

Introducing 'On Our Watch' Season 2: New Folsom | KQED

We’re back with a second season of On Our Watch from KQED! “New Folsom” traces the footsteps of two whistleblowers in an elite investigative unit in California’s most dangerous prison. Host Sukey...

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Court Records Reveal Names of Active East Bay Priests Accused of Abuse kqed.org/news/11957801/east-…

Court Records Reveal Names of Active East Bay Priests Accused of Abuse | KQED

Advocates say the Oakland diocese is using a bankruptcy bid to stall claims of alleged abuse. The diocese argues the allegations are not credible.

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A Teen Mother and Her Baby Were Murdered in a Gang-Related Shooting. Their Family Wants Answers kqed.org/news/11948187/calif…

A Teen Mother and Her Baby Were Murdered in a Gang-Related Shooting. Their Family Wants Answers |...

In January, 16-year-old Alissa Parraz and her 10-month-old son, Nycholas, were slain in a gang-related mass shooting in the Central Valley town of Goshen. Their family wants to know why the two were...

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Must read: excellent reporting by by @chalexhall on systemic failures to protect a 16-year old and her infant son —both killed in Goshen massacre.
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Former California Corrections Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Death of Incarcerated Man kqed.org/news/11929335/forme… (Get the story @KQEDnews )

Former California Corrections Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Death of...

A federal judge sentenced Arturo Pacheco, a former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer, to more than 12 years in prison for a 2016 assault that led to the death of a man...

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Judge challenged attorneys to justify why the plea deal adequately addresses the court's concern that Rogers appears "to continue to be a substantial danger to the community." Sentencing continued to Oct 27...Check for updates @KQEDnews
Judge Breyer said he needed to be convinced that a proposed 7-9 year prison sentence adequately reflects the danger posed by defendant Ian Rogers who he said, "harbors a very serious grudge against the government and may very well be motivated to 'get even'" @KQEDnews
US District Judge Charles R. Breyer had serious questions about the adequacy of a plea deal reached in the case of a Napa Valley man who conspired to fire bomb the Democratic Party State HQ in Sacramento.
Oakland School for the Arts Students Shared Allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Then Chaos Broke Out kqed.org/news/11921799/stude…

Oakland School for the Arts Students Shared Allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Then Chaos Broke Out...

After students at an Oakland high school walked out of class last fall to address sexual abuse, they say parents and school administrators turned on them, accusing students of spreading false...

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