Privacy or Safety? Experts Call Surveillance Debate Misleading
Growing concerns of racial profiling and government overreach point to surveillance as being potentially more dangerous than the harms it claims to prevent....
Growing concerns of racial profiling and government overreach point to surveillance as being potentially more dangerous than the harms it claims to prevent....
Eric Rombough, the last former Antioch or Pittsburg police officer in a civil rights and abuse of power case, was sentenced to more than four years in prison....
Richmond City Council again debated over Flock cameras and questions of public safety before narrowly voting Tuesday to turn the license plate readers back on....
Questions of public safety versus privacy clashed Tuesday with a debate over police surveillance cameras at the Richmond City Council meeting....
Emilio Alberto Esperanza-Pacheco, who was a pastor at God's Lighthouse of Truth Church in Richmond, was convicted of sexually abusing a child....
The Antioch Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a 17-year-old girl last month, the department said Tuesday....
The Hope and Heal Fund presented recommendations to reduce gun violence in Antioch to the City Council, many of which are said to be in motion. ...
According to a December 2025 report from the BART chief of police, crime over the course of 2025 dropped by 41% when compared to 2024 metrics....
A girl, 17, who was found dead near L Street between 10th and 18th was the victim of a hit-and-run. Anyone with information is asked to contact Antioch Police....
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez highlighted state-certified fiscal stability, a historic low in homicides, and gains in economic development....
Ryan Hardy, 23, has been identified as the suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl and "should be considered armed and dangerous," Antioch Police said....
An 11-year-old was hit in the head by a bullet in her family's car while it was exiting an apartment parking lot. She is in stable condition....
County staff spoke at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting about how they are working to identify and help Latino victims of human trafficking....
Devon Christopher Wenger, 33, was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for crimes including conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate....
The loss of football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot the day before at Laney College, has stunned the Oakland community....
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |