Nik Wojcik - East Bay Editor
Sweeping Orders Shut Down Most of California in Response to COVID-19 Spike
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a sweeping order Wednesday that immediately shuts down most business and recreational activity in 19 of the state’s 58 counties. Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Solano counties are the only three from the Bay Area region that made Wednesday’s list. Others could be added to the
COVID-19 by the Numbers: Is Policy or Ideology Driving Los Angeles County Surge?
It’s no secret that the U.S. has long assumed the leading role in spreading the 2019 novel coronavirus. We’ve lost 121,622 lives nationally to COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Los Angeles County alone, with a massive population of a little more than
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Racists among us: BLM movement shines light on the best and worst of the Bay Area Area
Prosecutors with the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office announced that they’ve filed felony criminal threat charges with a hate crime enhancement against a 55-year-old San Francisco man. Steven Cibotti, the accused, allegedly approached a family who were sitting down to eat together at Flights Restaurant in Burlingame on June
Here’s What We Know About “Boogaloos”
Air Force Staff Sergeant Steven Carrillo, 32, is accused of killing two law enforcement officers and injuring others in a violent spree that spread from Oakland to Ben Lomond between May 29 and June 6. He’s been charged with murder and attempted murder, along with a slew of other charges.
And They All Came Tumbling Down: Activists Target Racist Statues and Symbols
Confederate flags and statues that honor historical racist figures are under attack in cities across the nation and abroad. Calls to have the memorials removed, especially from public and civic spaces, are not new but have intensified since George Floyd was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer on Memorial
Two East Bay School Districts Consider Pulling Armed Cops From Campuses
Oakland and West Contra Costa school districts are considering pulling armed school resource officers from campuses. Though there have been steady calls by organizations, teachers and parents to do so for some time, the demand for officers’ removal has grown substantially since the death of George Floyd. EdSource reported Wednesday
Protest Pressure Leads to More Charges in George Floyd Murder
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will now face charges for second-degree murder in the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd. Three other officers serving with Chauvin during that fatal incident have also been charged for aiding and abetting in the murder. The new and elevated charges announced by Minnesota
Nia Wilson’s Murderer Faces Sentencing Friday
John Lee Cowell, the man who murdered Nia Wilson and injured her sister on a BART station platform in 2018 will be sentenced Friday. He was originally scheduled to be sentenced in April, but court schedules have been delayed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The road to this