Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s office was barred Friday from prosecuting a San Leandro police officer after a judge found that her office was too biased to fairly oversee the case, according to the officer’s attorney. The decision to toss Price from the manslaughter case of former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher marks … Read more
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s former spokesperson filed a legal claim Monday alleging that the county’s top prosecutor fostered a culture of anti-Asian bias while her employees tried to hide records from the press and circumvent open-records laws. Patti Lee, who served as the face of Price’s administration for about six months in 2023, … Read more
OAKLAND — In a rare legal maneuver, a Bay Area man has pleaded no contest to murdering an Emeryville couple in 2019, clearing the way for him to be sentenced to life in prison with no trial. Keith Riley, 40, accepted two first-degree murder convictions with gun enhancements at a Jan. 8 court hearing. He … Read more
OAKLAND — A city resident who originally faced charges of kidnapping a sex worker over $11,000 she allegedly took from him has accepted a plea deal and a probation sentence, according to court records. David Salazar, 33, of Oakland, pleaded no contest to carrying a concealed weapon, and was sentenced to credit for time he’s … Read more
OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office will not pursue criminal charges against a Fremont motorcycle police officer who killed a 34-year-old Oakland man during a shootout on Highway 84 near the Dumbarton Bridge in 2021. The decision follows a second look at the case by the Public Accountability Unit formed in January by … Read more
On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors once again took on the issue of whether the county should revise its rules around recalling elected and appointed officials—but the question has yet to be resolved. It’s unlikely County Counsel Diana Ziegler expected this level of controversy when she first raised questions about the county’s rules … Read more
A family photo of Maurice Monk. (Courtesy of the Monk Family) District Attorney Pamela Price announced Wednesday that she had reached a deal with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to obtain documents relating to the care of Maurice Monk, who died at Santa Rita Jail in 2021. “Too many people have died in police custody, … Read more