2 custodians found in Dublin school library with chemical smell - one dead, another hospitalized

Dublin police are investigating the death and injury of two custodians found at a middle school on Wednesday. Their condition may have been the result of an unknown chemical smell.

Public defender encourages incarcerated people at Santa Rita to  vote

The videos were produced by the Public Defender’s V.O.I.C.E. project. They describe who is eligible to vote and provide instructions for how to vote from jail.

Air Force sergeant pleads not guilty to murder of Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy

Steven Carrillo, who officials say is associated with the extremist anti-government “boogaloo” group, entered the plea in the June 6 death of Santa Cruz Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben Lomond.

Dublin teens pitch in to fight the coronavirus

A website begun by Bay Area teenagers to connect local businesses with personal protective equipment providers has quickly grown into a nationwide effort to help communities stay safe.

Amid budget crisis, Alameda County supervisors approve sheriff's $318M budget request for Santa Rita Jail

Dozens of residents and grassroots groups opposed the spending, saying the jail shouldn't be turned into a psychiatric institution and that mental health is better treated in the community, not in a cell.

Deputies save life of Santa Rita Jail inmate, sheriff says

An investigation by KTVU last year revealed Santa Rita had the highest jail death rate in Northern California and an even higher rate than Los Angeles County.

Sheriff seeks $318M more for Santa Rita; expert panel says jail is chronically understaffed

Portions of the findings, issued as part of a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the mental health care of inmates, are sure to be a boost for Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern.

New confirmed COVID-19 case at Santa Rita Jail

The county facility now has nine positive inmate cases, said to be recovering, the office said. 

56 more people released from Santa Rita Jail

Fifty-six more people on Monday were ordered released from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in an effort to lower the risk that the coronavirus will spread through the jail, Alameda County court officials said. 

First Santa Rita inmate tests positive for COVID-19

The inmate is said to be in stable condition and is recovering in a negative pressure out patient medical unit. Jail staff are monitoring the inmate's conditon around the clock.

Nurse at Santa Rita Jail tests positive for COVID-19

A nurse in Santa Rita Jail has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first positive test in the jail, according to jail officials.