Alameda County prosecutor seeks his boss job as D.A. s race heats up
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson takes a walk through his alma mater, Laney College, in Oakland. Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A veteran prosecutor at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that he’s running to lead the agency in 2022, potentially setting up a clash with his current boss, Nancy O’Malley.
Ex-Gang Member Threatens To Kill Asians on Social Media, Arrested by Police
On 2/24/21 at 7:32 AM EST
A former gang member from Berkeley, California, has reportedly been arrested over hate crimes after posting threatening messages about Asians online.
The Oakland Police Department said a Berkeley man was taken into custody after social media partners alerted them to disturbing messages directed at Asian communities online.
Reginald Jackson, who police flagged as a gang member in previous investigations, shared a series of now-deleted and private posts on Twitter and Instagram that included references to beating up, robbing and blowing up Asians, according to ABC 7.
San Jose scrambles to respond to attacks on elderly Asian Americans
Screenshot of the city s Rules and Open Government Committee meeting on Wednesday.
San Jose lawmakers took steps this week to deter hate crimes and protect would-be victims after a string of seemingly xenophobic attacks targeting Asian American elders around the Bay Area hit close to home just before Lunar New Year.
Elected officials, including members of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, responded with plans to reintroduce a 2017 bill to establish a statewide hate crimes hotline and form a special response unit focused on crimes against Asians.
O Malley hopes effort will expand into model for criminal justice reform
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The Alameda County District Attorney s Office is partnering with several city police departments to institute a pilot program to redirect qualified individuals accused of low-level criminal conduct away from the criminal justice system and into behavioral or mental health support systems instead, DA Nancy O Malley announced last week.
The program, new to Alameda County but commonly referred to as the 3-D Program, is launching with the Oakland, Fremont, San Leandro and Hayward police departments, but O Malley said she expects it will eventually expand to all law enforcement agencies in the county.