Public Safety
‘It’s not just what you see.’ Illegal dumping is affecting people’s lives
East Oakland residents living in illegal dumping hot spots share how their daily routines have changed to deal with trash.
‘I wonder why me and my family have suffered this much theft.’
Valentín Rodríguez has had his cars stolen twice just this past year. He’s experienced firsthand the rise in auto thefts in the Bay Area, with more than 650 cars stolen in his…
ALERT: This is an emergency — but for English speakers only
Despite the Bay Area’s vast diversity and the frequency of natural disasters, Alameda and Solano Counties, along with other regional agencies, only send out alerts in English, leaving more than one in…
‘Everything piled up’: surviving COVID-19 and violence in East Oakland
Francisca Sánchez emigrated to California so that her daughter could fulfill the dream of going to university. But the pandemic and the escalating violence got in their way.