We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/

Congratulations and thank you to the many people, programs and institutions that have brought the Police Records Access Project into being. This represents the best of journalism, hard work, collaboration and service to the communities in which we live. journalism.berkeley.edu/police-recor...

The Vallejo City Council voted to use an outside law firm to consider whether it must respond to and conduct an investigation into “recent allegations” after the ACLU sent a letter last week accusing the city attorney of misconduct. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cont...

IKYMI: There are dangerous vacancies in firefighting at the USFS even as agency leaders continue to assure Congress and the public that it is fully staffed. Internal data shows more than 26% of positions are unfilled across the US. My story (pubbed yesterday): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Joint effort with @josephgeha.bsky.social. www.kqed.org/news/1204904...

NEW: Documents obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social show that of the tens of thousands of veterans who were separated from the military due to their sexuality over decades, only 21 ended up applying for a pardon—and only four have received one.

In a rapid-fire roll call vote, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors made California history by voting to remove an elected sheriff. Christina Corpus now has five calendar days to signify she wants to appeal the decision. Background: www.kqed.org/news/1201828...

Bill Cassidy is challenging RFK Jr. about his changes to ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel. I chatted with @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social a couple weeks ago about why Cassidy is uniquely positioned to question RFK Jr.'s decisions @statnews.com

The scene from an hour-long protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza this afternoon at San Francisco’s Ferry Building.

Matthew Muller, “American Nightmare” rapist and kidnapper, convicted of a new crime. As a 16yo, Muller terrorized a young couple camping. More details here: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

I was in an immigration courthouse yesterday and the bailiff at the metal detector emphasizes that I had to keep my "recording device," a.k.a. my phone, in my pocket or bag the whole time no matter what. This must be why.

It's not every day you attend an immigration hearing for people seeking asylum to find a member of Congress -- who is seeking info from ICE about people detained while seeking asylum -- sitting behind you, but that's exactly what happened yesterday in Concord. www.kqed.org/news/1204459...

District Judge Jeffrey White ruled that Wenger, who now lives in Florida, will not immediately be taken into custody because the U.S. Marshals Service is not prepared to “make provisions for [Wenger’s] safety as a former police officer.” www.kqed.org/news/1203822...

Why was the first Earth Day in 1970? In 1969, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District recorded 65 days out of compliance with the ozone health standard, a record that still stands today. Santa Clara County was regularly blanketed in smog and breathing for many was a daily struggle.

Valero Refining Co. has told California regulators that its considering closing its facility in the Bay Area city of Benicia. “We understand the impact that this may have on our employees, business partners, and community, and will continue to work with them through this period.”

An eviction notice was posted on the Point Richmond restaurant and music venue that owed thousands in back rent and wages according to legal filings.

🎧 Listen to the podcast! Oakland news reporters Alex Hall, @darwinbondgraham.bsky.social and @shomik.bsky.social on this unusual mayoral race and the future of Oakland. 🔗 Listen:

Todays episode of KQED’s The Bay podcast features my reporting on the opening of San Francisco’s newest park and the controversy around it. And, yes -- as I said on the show -- my rollerblades are bubble gum pink. kqed.org/news/12036078

If a post-Chevron future for Richmond, CA, is imminent, what should the city and local stakeholders be doing right now to prepare? A comprehensive look at what might be next for this refinery town; includes analysis from our recent report. @citizenkrans.bsky.social richmondside.org/2025/04/01/c...

Local reporting doesn’t always involve contacting the EPA about the status of an oil refinery on the Virgin Islands, but sometimes it does. My latest for Richmondside looks at the very near future for refineries in the US: richmondside.org/2025/04/01/c...

✈️🌧️I got a tip Wednesday night that the federal hiring freeze affects the meteorologists who help air traffic controllers with weather reports for flights in and out of the Bay Area. They are down to 1 meteorologist & can't rehire the three vacancies. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203333...

Uncertainty Looms Over Bay Area Climate Projects Under Trump: ‘We’re in Triage’ $60 mil in funding is at risk, stalling efforts on wildfire prevention etc. across the region, according to a new survey by Together Bay Area @kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social www.kqed.org/science/1996...

Behind the scenes of the Vallejo city government, 21 commissions, boards and committees influence legislation, study vital issues and act as a check on the city government. So why is it so hard for the city to find people to join? www.vallejosun.com/obscure-boar...

NEW: President Trump has filed a presidential action invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a seldom-used law that gives authority to deport. It's only the fourth time in American history a president has used the act — and the first since World War II. t.co/zqQbKxGRh7

Demonstrators marched to Chevron Richmond yesterday, backing the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 to offset catastrophic events worsened by climate change: richmondside.org/2025/03/12/l...

In a statement, Corpus has conceded that Measure A has passed, which entitles her to "a public evidentiary hearing before a neutral and unbiased body," and she and her lawyers "are confident that I will be vindicated through a legitimate process" as her record is "pristine."

"Final" Election Night results show San Mateo County voters are overwhelmingly in favor of giving supervisors the power to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus only two years into her first term. Votes in favor are at 85%. Next ballot count is set for Thursday afternoon. www.kqed.org/news/1202945...

A busy week for Bay Area law enforcement: two former Antioch cops face a rare trial starting today for allegedly systematically violating people’s civil rights. Tomorrow, San Mateo County voters decide whether supervisors can fire the sheriff. www.kqed.org/news/1202930...

Today I covered a rally for @kqednews.kqed.org in San Francisco's Presidio organized by park rangers in protest of cuts to staffing at National Parks.

A San Mateo County judge has denied Sheriff Corpus' request to cancel a special election on Tuesday that will decide whether the board can vote her out of office. If they do, it'll likely be the first time it happens in CA history. My latest for @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1202907...

A photo love letter to the Presidio as the Trump administration aims to eviscerate the Presidio Trust @sfchronicle.com bit.ly/3CYhqtw

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors just passed Just Cause rent protections for unincorporated areas of the county. This has been a years-long fight for people who have wanted the same protections long afforded to people in other areas of the county.

VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. (Yes, I'm typing in my loud voice.) @matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts. www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v...

#NEW: An ex-Antioch cop exposed another officer's criminal case/sexual harassment, and referred to another former colleague as an FBI informant in a failed bid to get his own police brutality case dismissed: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/01/10/s...

Dry January Day 10: sleep in until 5:30. Realize there’s no coffee. Bike to nearest open store but purposely overshoot it by a few miles to get some exercise in. Get kid off to school. Go to local skate park for the first time in a minute. Do grinds. Feel good.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's declaration that Oakland needs to loosen its police pursuit policy has prompted discussion and debate over this controversial topic. www.ktvu.com/news/controv...

BREAKING: Justice Juan Merchan has DENIED Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his hush-money indictment and vacate the guilty verdict and ordered him to appear for sentencing next Friday at 9:30 a.m. virtually or in person.

Two victims of a horrific kidnapping and sexual assault plot are being applauded for their activism, which helped authorities solve two unrelated Silicon Valley home invasion sexual assaults that occurred nearly 15 years ago. www.kqed.org/news/1202020... @citizenkrans.bsky.social

Following the ousting of Chesa Boudin and Pamela Price, a group is now trying to recall Contra Costa County’s DA, Diana Becton. The group has been active for more than a year, but has said little about itself. My last story of the year for Richmondside: richmondside.org/2024/12/21/w...

Always put the Midwest guy in charge of the potatoes.

In 2017, I was fortunate enough to photograph Rickey Henderson as the A’s named the field after him. It was an honor.

New from @propublica: How to advocate for yourself during pregnancy in an abortion-restrictive state. Here’s what you need to know that could save your life. www.propublica.org/article/misc...

Wildlife photo of the year goes to… *opens envelope* Sonja WILD!!

BLOOD-THIRSTY SQUIRRELS? Wildlife researcher with the last name Wild? Wisconsin researchers? Briones? This @rrileycooke.bsky.social story for @kqednews.bsky.social has so many points close to my heart. www.kqed.org/news/1201892...

The foul smells that have been plaguing parts of Vallejo, originally estimated to be resolved by November, could persist for another six months or more. A maintenance project was expected to resolve the odors, but another piece of equipment failed. www.vallejosun.com/more-rotten-...

San Mateo DA finds no evidence to suggest Carlos Tapia -- head of the deputies union -- committed time card fraud. Sheriff Christine Corpus had Tapia arrested last month just hours before a highly critical report on her leadership came out. www.kqed.org/news/1201854... @citizenkrans.bsky.social

ICYMI: I did a deep dive into sheriff recalls in California for @kqednews.bsky.social. 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: www.kqed.org/news/1201828...

My latest for @kqednews.bsky.social looks at removing a sheriff in California. In covering San Mateo County, I couldn’t find a comprehensive look at recall elections affecting law enforcement, so I made one. Last successful recall of a sheriff I could find was 1976: www.kqed.org/news/1201828...