Breaking: Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/14/j...

New: Ex-Oakland mayoral staffer prepares to file lawsuit alleging wrongful termination www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

New: Plea deal may be in works for San Leandro councilman charged in federal corruption case www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/05/p...

Breaking: ICE, Border Patrol operations in East Bay are officially 'canceled, officials say www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/24/i...

Two injured after security personnel open fire on truck approaching site of East Bay immigration protests, reporting w/ Jakob Rodgers: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/24/c...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Thursday she had spoken to SF's Daniel Lurie about his call w/ the president. Lee, however, appeared to come away with little clarity about whether Trump's promise to call off the Nat'l Guard would also mean a withdrawal of CBP from the East Bay.

Bay Area leaders, immigrant advocates react with alarm to reported federal immigration crackdown www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/22/b...

New: Former NFL running back Doug Martin’s brain to be tested for CTE, authorities confirm to Jakob Rodgers www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/21/f...

NEW: More details emerge about retired NFL star Doug Martin's final moments before his death in Oakland police custody. + Former coaches who witnessed Martin's ascent to an all-pro career recalled his determination & easygoing temperament. (w/ Jakob Rodgers) www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/20/i...

As my colleague Jakob Rodgers first reported last night, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Doug Martin died while in Oakland police custody More on Martin’s life: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/19/e...

How long will Oakland be stuck with a security company linked to key figure in federal corruption case? www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...

New: G. Harold Duffey, the high-ranking Oakland official who said he gave the feds key evidence that led to criminal indictments against ex-Mayor Sheng Thao and others, is leaving the city. He's making his way to Brentwood in eastern Contra Costa County: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...

New: Chief Floyd Mitchell grew tired of having to answer to “so many bosses” in Oakland, leading him to resign after just a year and a half Now, those same “bosses” need to collaborate in hiring a new police chief. It hasn’t been easy in the past: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/12/h...

After he called me from his private plans, Marc Benioff called @eshugs.bsky.social. This is another great read as Dreamforce begins. sfstandard.com/2025/10/13/p...

New: Oakland issued checks to police officers, city workers who had personal info exposed in ransomware attack www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

New: Oakland may allow its city attorney to arrange a legal defense for public officials facing criminal charges, w/o needing council's approval. Sounds ominous, but it's really preparation for a scenario where the Trump admin accuses city workers of obstructing ICE/Nat'l Guard

I spent some time wandering around SF with some kids who read minds, raise millions, and subsist on Celsius nymag.com/intelligence...

New: Running out of options, what new tax could Oakland ask voters to approve? www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

A message from Assata Shakur's daughter, Kakuya Shakur:

Alameda County DA Ursula Jones-Dickson is quietly dismissing cases against sheriff's deputies that her recalled predecessor, Pamela Price, had vowed to pursue. Amid a quieter time for news coverage of local prosecutors, East Bay Times' Jakob Rodgers identifies a trend

New: Civilian body that oversees Oakland police will consider a new proposal by Chief Floyd Mitchell to loosen restrictions on high-speed chases. Community is still grieving Marvin Boomer, beloved Castlemont teacher killed in May by driver fleeing CHP www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...

Great way to become a morning person www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/22/e...

New: Oakland Coliseum has been pumping groundwater into the bay for years — without a permit www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...

Diocese of Oakland seeks to pull plug on bankruptcy, send sex abuse cases back to court www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/11/o...

New: An Oakland mural depicting Native-American genocide was defaced. It led to a debate on the street. www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/05/a...

Oakland’s cherished amusement park, Children’s Fairyland, turns 75. Can it go 75 years more? www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Mother of ICE detainee prays for ‘miracle’ as stunned East Oakland neighbors reckon with arrests www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee calls Trump’s latest attack 'wrong' and 'cheap' + reax from former Black Panther Party chair & other civil-rights voices Trump said this morning he will send National Guard to D.C., naming Oakland among cities he may target www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/11/t...

Oakland’s animal shelter no longer mandated to take all animals amid surge in drop-offs, reduced staff www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/02/o...

there’s a rich history to that odd-looking, boarded-up old building in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood for years, it housed the town’s most iconic fast-food institution, Original Kasper’s Hot Dogs but now comes a new biz looking to build its own hot dog legacy: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/05/14/w...

Barbara Lee elected Oakland’s next mayor over Loren Taylor www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/18/o...

🗳️ THURS at 9AM: We're speaking w/Oakland news reporters: @darwinbondgraham.bsky.social, @shomik.bsky.social and Alex Hall to talk about this unusual race and the future of Oakland. ❓Oakland voters, what issues were you thinking about when you voted in Tuesday's special election? buff.ly/MN3lNBG

How Oakland’s tight mayoral race may reach the finish line --> Everything we know about the Loren Taylor-Barbara Lee showdown on Wednesday: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/16/h...

Election night results showed Loren Taylor holding a very slim advantage over Barbara Lee in the Oakland mayoral race: 51% to 49% in ranked-choice votes. Thousands more ballots left to count. This is a race! www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...

First results in Oakland's special election! - Loren Taylor holds early advantage over Barbara Lee to be the town's next mayor - Charlene Wang in the lead for City Council D2 seat - Voters favoring new sales tax Thousands more votes to count: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...

New: Loren Taylor is narrowly outspending Barbara Lee in the Oakland mayoral race, both thru campaign cash and independent committees supporting him. One group backing Taylor got $70K from an SF tech founder who in 2016 co-launched Neuralink w/ Elon Musk www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

NEW: Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds to cover her campaign debt, new documents suggest (!) from me and Jakob Rodgers: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed top administrator to talk shop with alleged bribers, records reveal Jakob Rodgers reports w me www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/03/e...

NEW: Thousands of docs seized from Oakland by the feds last year reveal the inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

New: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has endorsed Loren Taylor in next month’s Oakland mayoral election His support bucks a trend of near-unanimous support among Bay Area politicians for Taylor’s opponent, Barbara Lee. (story will be updated) www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/27/s...

Oakland’s mayoral candidates still trying to get out of Sheng Thao’s shadow www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...

The latest FBI raid of an East Bay political player’s home brought the feds to Concord, where consultant Mary Jo Rossi has built quite the reputation. Here’s what we know about Rossi, the feared power broker in suburban Contra Costa County: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/19/m...

The FBI raided the home of Mary Jo Rossi, an influential political consultant who has represented many of the most powerful politicians around the region, @nategartrell.bsky.social reports w/ me www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/14/f...

#NEW: Ex-Antioch K9 cop Morteza Amiri NOT GUILTY of conspiracy and two civil rights violations, but GUILTY of one civil rights violation charge and falsifying reports: www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/14/v...

A jury will decide if an ex-cop in Antioch gleefully conspired to prey on residents in a racist "blood for blood" campaign, reports East Bay Times' Jakob Rodgers: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/12/f...

Oakland mayoral election: Barbara Lee, Loren Taylor campaigns raise hundreds of thousands of dollars www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

The same criminal investigation that led Oakland's former mayor to be indicted has spread to San Leandro. City officials there have been ordered by the U.S. Attorney's Office to turn over numerous records in an apparent public corruption probe: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/07/s...

‘I was in so much pain’: Alleged victims of Antioch police brutality speak out in court @nategartrell.bsky.social www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/04/i...