Shomik Mukherjee
East Bay Times
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Oakland ranked choice voting fiasco finally resolved with judge’s ruling
Judge Brad Seligman on Monday declared Mike Hutchinson the winner of the District 4 seat, determining that a re-review of the ballots supported the notion that Hutchinson would have won if ballots cast with a blank first column or an ineligible write-in submission had immediately been transferred to him. → Read More
Is there an end in sight for Oakland’s ransomware crisis?
OAKLAND — A ransomware attack against Oakland that has affected city services and exposed reams of sensitive personnel data is creating a nightmare for city officials who aren’t sure wh… → Read More
Oakland plans to unleash ‘pothole blitz’ to fix notorious street damage
Mayor Sheng Thao announced this week a "pothole blitz" that will enlist the city's road maintenance crews to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to repairing potholes and other minor road ailments. → Read More
Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods?
The arrival of $680 million in federal funding could revive plans to do away with Interstate 980, the relatively little-used highway that separated neighborhoods in West Oakland from the rest of th… → Read More
Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods?
The arrival of $680 million in federal funding could revive plans to do away with Interstate 980, the relatively little-used highway that separated neighborhoods in West Oakland from the rest of the city when it opened almost a half-century ago. → Read More
No guns, no escalations: Oakland program experiments with alternatives to police response
MACRO, a $16 million program in the Oakland Fire Department that began last April, intends to take nonviolent, non-emergency 911 calls out of law enforcement’s hands. → Read More
Oakland police chief firing exposes delicate balance of power
The awkward sequence of events suggested possible disharmony between Thao and the Oakland Police Commission. → Read More
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong fired over misconduct scandal
“It is clear to me that there are systemic issues the city needs to address, and that we cannot simply write them off as mistakes,” said Mayor Sheng Thao. → Read More
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong fired over misconduct scandal
“It is clear to me that there are systemic issues the city needs to address, and that we cannot simply write them off as mistakes,” said Mayor Sheng Thao. → Read More
Oakland Police Commission meets to discuss police chief’s fate – The Mercury News
The Oakland Police Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss possible discipline of Chief LeRonne Armstrong. → Read More
Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle dies at 73
For the past decade, Valle represented Hayward, Newark and Union City on the county Board of Supervisors. → Read More
A last-minute save for Oakland’s guaranteed income program—but is it sustainable?
So far, the program has been kept afloat entirely by donations. But leaders of the nonprofit behind the program acknowledge it can’t survive on philanthropy alone. → Read More
Monsanto sued again as Contra Costa County and 17 cities seek damages over legacy of toxic PCBs
The Monsanto Company has been sued by Contra Costa County and 17 of its cities over a chemical coolant produced by the agriculture giant that for decades seeped into the Bay waters and contaminated a number of local fish species. → Read More
Black-led group wants to prove skeptics wrong with big dreams and sports teams for Oakland Coliseum
The co-founders of the African-American Sports and Entertainment Group believe they can turn the fortunes of the Oakland Coliseum site around with big ideas and even bigger investments: market-rate and affordable housing, restaurants, bars, retail and hotels. → Read More
Judge orders review that could overturn controversial Oakland school board race
The conclusion to what has become a messy and drawn-out fight over the results will come down to 235 ballots that were mistakenly sidelined in the November election. → Read More
Lawsuit: Oakland police ‘ghost chase’ led to Hayward man’s death
The family of Lolomanaia “Lolo” Soakai, a 28-year-old remembered by family members for having the singing “voice of an angel,” is suing the city of Oakland for damages. → Read More
In wake of latest scandal, judge dashes Oakland police hopes to end oversight
Federal court Judge William Orrick said last week’s bombshell independent report exposed “rot” within the Oakland police. → Read More
With job on the line, Oakland police chief goes on the offensive: ‘I did nothing wrong’
Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong demanded on Monday to be reinstated as the city's top cop, denying any wrongdoing in an officer misconduct and cover-up scandal that led to him being placed on paid leave. → Read More
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says police chief on leave isn’t being punished — yet
Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on leave this week over an officer misconduct scandal. But nothing further will happen, the mayor said, until the city investigates further. → Read More
Can Oakland’s police chief survive this scandal?
Armstrong, who started out with outsized ambitions of raising the standards of Oakland police, could soon be out of a job. → Read More