Oakland

Teen Prostitute Who ‘Slept With Dozens of Cops’ Underage Sues Police

The teenage prostitute at the heart of a police sex scandal that rocked the Oakland police force has sued a second police department in California. Jasmin Abuslin, now 19, filed a lawsuit against Richmond, California on Thursday, claiming that officers on the city’s police force traded police protection for sex while she was underage. Abuslin, the daughter of a police dispatcher, was awarded …


Survivors of Oakland Halfway House Fire File Lawsuit

Residents of the building have filed a lawsuit over a fire in West Oakland that left four people dead. Candice Nguyen reports. Survivors of a deadly fire that tore through a West Oakland halfway house last month sued their former landlord and the nonprofits that acted as master tenants Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court, saying their slum-like housing conditions were illegal and led to …


Oakland Leaders Consider Lawsuit Against Raiders

The next fight for the Raiders may be in a courtroom, as the city of Oakland is considering a lawsuit against the Silver and Black. The issue: a $90 million stadium commitment by taxpayers. The Oakland City Council was meeting in a private session Tuesday afternoon.


Oakland Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Order on Sanctuary Cities

The city of Oakland this week joined dozens of other cities and counties around the country in filing a “friend of the court” brief supporting a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to deny federal funds to sanctuary cities. On Wednesday, 34 cities and counties, including Oakland, New Orleans, Chicago, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, filed the brief in …


$66 Million Civil Lawsuit Filed in Oakland Police Sex Scandal

Attorneys filed a civil lawsuit Friday against the City of Oakland in connection with the police sexual misconduct scandal. Jasmine Abuslin, the woman at the center of the scandal, returned to the Bay Area Thursday with civil rights attorneys Pamela Price and Charles Bonner. She is asking for $66 million, documents said.