Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has doubled down in the face of recall efforts, comparing them to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and suggesting that the DA's role has minimal impact on crime rates.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price's progressive approach to criminal justice has sparked a recall effort, but is her strategy driving crime up or creating vital change?

Berkeley City Council has officially approved a new policy that will deprioritize enforcement of criminal penalties for psychedelic plants and fungi like magic mushrooms and ayahuasca, but excluded peyote and synthetic psychedelics such as LSD and MDMA.

Oakland City Council's finance and management committee has supported a massive $75,000 salary increase for their mayor, Sheng Thao, even though the city is facing the largest budget deficit in its history.

Alameda County has taken steps to make it illegal just to watch a sideshow, with punishments with up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for being within 200 feet of such an event.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's controversial statements about the city's homeless population concluded with a suggestion to charge other cities an "impact fee," perpetuating the idea that other metros send homeless to the Bay Area.

Chesa Boudin, former San Francisco District Attorney, takes job at UC Berkeley's Criminal Law & Justice Center while declaring he'll not be running for office in 2024.

The Alameda County DA's Office has filed criminal charges against three law enforcement officers for misconduct, in an effort to hold them accountable for their actions.

The City of Oakland recently removed the last piece of what was the largest homeless encampment in the region, Wood Street Commons, as the final 47 residents accepted alternate shelter.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District renamed an El Sobrante middle school in honor of Richmond's most famous park ranger, civil rights activist Betty Reid Soskin, on her 100th birthday Wednesday.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is termed out at a time when Oakland has close and cordial Washington, D.C. ties through Vice President Kamala Harris, and three women are being talked about as potential candidates for the job.

As of Friday, the East Bay city of Concord is rolling out a ban on smoking and vaping in multi-unit residences. The ordinance obviously seeks to reduce secondhand smoke exposure, but it carries overreaching consequences for legal cannabis users. 

Starting on Halloween, October 31, voters in Alameda County will be able to drop off ballots or vote in person at the Oakland Coliseum, up until Election Day on November 3.