Angela Ruggiero
Vallejo Times-Herald
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East Bay official faces backlash after ‘ghetto’ comment
A Livermore Planning Commissioner and former City Council member, John Stein, could be removed from his position for comments referring to an affordable housing project as a ghetto. → Read More
Judge accepts plea deal in Ghost Ship case; Almena won’t have to return to jail
The family members of 36 victims of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire of December 2016 gave victim impact statements during the sentencing of defendant Derick Almena. → Read More
Berkeley agrees to school reopening timeline, vaccines for all educators
The city of Berkeley and the school district have agreed to a vaccination plan and timeline to return children to school starting next month. → Read More
Pleasanton officer placed on leave; internal investigation focuses on social media activity
“We have no tolerance for some of the behaviors,” Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown said. → Read More
Solano County father arrested in infant’s death
A Rio Vista man was arrested in connection to his infant’s death, after the child was brought to Oakland’s Children Hospital. → Read More
Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena pleads guilty
The Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena pleaded guilty on Friday to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. → Read More
DA: No new charges in Oscar Grant case
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced she would not charge another officer in the Oscar Grant case, who died in 2009. → Read More
Coronavirus outbreak at East Bay women’s prison
The women’s prison in Dublin, which had celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin serve time there, has seen a surge in coronavirus cases. → Read More
‘This should have never happened’ — East Bay classroom infected with COVID-19
At least five staff members and two students in a classroom at the Del Amigo campus in Danville have tested positive with COVID-19 virus after returning to in-person class. → Read More
Ghost Ship court hearing called — over defendant’s teeth
A hearing was held Friday in the Ghost Ship warehouse case in order for a judge to make a ruling on defendant Derick Almena’s dental procedures. → Read More
Alameda County District Attorney to reopen Oscar Grant case
Announcement comes after the family of Grant, who was killed New Years Day 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station at the hands of an officer who shot him in the back, is now calling on the case to be r… → Read More
Black women speak out in Oakland after Breonna Taylor decision
Local leaders in the Oakland community gathered Thursday at a press conference to call an end on the war against Black women and girls, following the Breonna Taylor decision. → Read More
East Bay woman sues fertility doc for ‘medical rape’: using his own sperm
A Livermore woman filed a federal lawsuit claiming a fertility doctor she and her husband turned to in the 1970s, used his own sperm to father their two children. → Read More
San Leandro police officer charged with Steven Taylor’s death taken into custody
San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher appeared in court Tuesday morning on his charge of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Steven Taylor, who was fatally shot by the officer at a Wal-Mart… → Read More
Four Bay Area men sue Mitsubishi over noose, lynching jokes, racial slurs
Four Bay Area men who worked for Mitsubishi as elevator mechanics filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming years of racial discrimination, and harassment from supervisors and other workers. → Read More
Rotating blackouts could be coming due to to extreme heat, high winds
Rotating blackouts could be imminent and more power shutoffs might be needed Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme heat and high winds, energy officials warned. The California Independent System Ope… → Read More
Rotating blackouts could be coming due to extreme heat, high winds
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a Stage 2 emergency order Saturday around 6 p.m., meaning that rotating blackouts throughout the state could be expected if people didnR… → Read More
Most East Bay regional parks could reopen Thursday
East Bay Regional Parks District parks that were closed due to high fire danger and air quality could reopen as early as Thursday. → Read More
Alameda County to loosen restrictions on Friday for outdoor activities, including waterpark
A new health order will go into effect on Friday for Alameda County, including the reopening of outdoor public pools, such as Dublin’s the Wave waterpark. → Read More
Oakland police monitor chastises mayor for silence over police fatal shooting
The Oakland Police federal oversight monitor criticized city hall leadership and Mayor Libby Schaaf for the first time in a report following the fatal police shooting of Joshua Pawlik in 2018. → Read More