From Oakland gang-member to renowned California academic
Dr. Victor Rios is not your typical professor. While growing up on welfare in Oakland, Rios and his three siblings learned to fend for themselves as their single mom bounced …
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Violent rally shuts down Cal event featuring Israeli speaker
BERKELEY – An event at UC Berkeley featuring a speaker from Israel was canceled and its attendees escorted to safety Monday night after hundreds of protesters surrounded the venue and …
Santa Cruz police arrests ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural vandal
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Police Department has identified 49-year-old Santa Cruz County resident Taj Blum as the scooter-riding, paint-dumping vandal who defaced the “Black Lives Matter” mural in …
California police want drones in car chases. How San Francisco’s Prop E could affect that
BY KHARI JOHNSON | CalMatters Two months ago, a robbery suspect in a high-speed car chase struck Ciara Keegan’s Honda CR-V while fleeing police. Keegan, 25, had been on the …
Santa Cruz County middle school principal arrested on rape charges
WATSONVILLE — Police arrested the principal of Edward A. Hall Middle School on suspicion of multiple felony sexual assault allegations last week. Dagoberto Garcia Dagoberto Garcia, 58, who has served …
California retail crime ringleader, members charged after estimated $8 million worth of beauty products confiscated
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Friday that charges have been filed against the ringleader of an organized retail crime scheme that spanned 21 California counties, including Santa Clara, …
Retail theft outrage over brazen smash-and-grabs, shoplifting sprees, could bring California crackdown
A debate is emerging in California over whether a return to tough-on-crime policies is needed to deter brazen smash-and-grab robberies and shoplifting sprees caught on camera throughout the state. A …
UCSF administrator sentenced for diverting $1.5 million in tuition payments
SAN FRANCISCO — A former academic program officer for the University of California, San Francisco will serve 20 months in federal prison for diverting $1.53 million in tuition payments into …
Unanswered questions about CHP officers’ arrival in Oakland
OAKLAND — The fleet of 120 California Highway Patrol officers who arrived last week on the governor’s orders to fight Oakland’s rampant crime problem was touted by the city’s leaders …
Newsom sending DOJ, National Guard attorneys to Alameda County to beef up prosecutions
OAKLAND — Days after ordering a surge of California Highway Patrol officers to the East Bay, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced plans to also send state attorneys to Alameda …