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In Alameda County, there’s rarely a new sheriff in town. Since 1986, there have been two sheriffs, and neither faced a challenger in any election. Some county residents, especially in the northwest cities of Berkeley and Oakland, want new leadership in the sheriff’s office. The current sheriff, Gregory Ahern, has been criticized for an array of problems with the county jail and is facing two class-action lawsuits brought by detainees, and a federal civil rights investigation. Critics also say his cooperation with federal immigration agents and an incident in which he sent an armored vehic...

Veteran law enforcement officer running to unseat longtime Alameda County sheriff By KTVU staff Capt. Michael Carroll is running to unseat Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern DUBLIN, Calif. - An Alameda County sheriff's captain announced he's running for sheriff. Capt. Michael Carroll has served 25-years in the sheriff's office and says there have been several controversies during his time there, including inmate suicides and charges of wrongdoing by deputies. Carroll says he's running now because it's time to correct those problems. "I am a leader that believes in real change, progressive chan...

ByPost Staff JoAnn Walker (left) and prominent civil rights attorney Pamela Price create a progressive ticket for justice transformation in Alameda County. A pair of progressive Black women – a prominent civil rights attorney and a veteran police officer – are joining forces to even the playing field by eliminating the double standards that work against women and minorities in the Alameda County criminal justice system. Attorney Pamela Price, one of the only Black women to win a civil rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and 25-year veteran police officer JoAnn Walker have just anno...

Alameda County’s district attorney and sheriff will both face challengers in the 2022 election. Pamela Price, a civil rights attorney who ran unsuccessfully against incumbent District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in 2018, said today that she plans to run again. And 25-year veteran San Francisco Police Officer JoAnn Walker will run against incumbent Sheriff Gregory Ahern. Price and Walker, both Black women, said in press releases today that their campaigns will mount progressive challenges to Alameda County’s two top law enforcement officials. Black women have never held the role of district ...

Marines who fought in vietnam. their battalion became known as the ghost battalion, because they lost so many. more than 50 years later, a reunion here in vietnam, with help from the greatest generations foundation. lieutenant colonel james page from florida, who remembers operation harvest moon, a battle that still haunts him. >> i lost 12 marines that day. i was a company commander, and that has bothered me ever since. so, i hope to go down and get piece when i go stand on the battlefield. i want to bury that. >> reporter: americans visit every day here. remembering a polarizing time in amer...