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.

Navy dad surprises sons at Dublin elementary school

“You guys excited?” Darren Nelson asked, crouched down, hugging all three boys at once, ruffling their hair. “You got Daddy back.”

No Super Bowl for inmates at Santa Rita Jail after deputies confiscate homemade booze

Police departments around the Bay Area have been issuing public service announcements warning against driving impaired after Super Bowl LIV celebrations on Sunday, but the Alameda County Sheriff's Office quashed an apparent party planned by a group that is unable to drive - inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.

Disappearance of Dublin girl 31 years ago remains unsolved mystery

It’s one of the Bay Area’s biggest unsolved cases. Ilene Misheloff, then 13-years-old, vanished walking home from school in Dublin 31 years ago. Loved ones gathered to retrace her steps on the anniversary of her disappearance on Thursday.

'We want our child back:' Family of 13-year-old Dublin girl 31 years later

A candlelight vigil and walk will be held on Thursday evening to mark the 31st anniversary of the disappearance of Ilene Misheloff, who went missing while walking home from a Dublin middle school in 1989.

Contentious town hall in Dublin over guns with U.S. Rep Eric Swalwell

It was a largely enthusiastic and supportive audience, but there were a dozen gun rights activists who challenged Eric Swalwell about gun control.