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Lisa Fernandez

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Ink-stained wretch turned a digital journo at @ktvu Mom. Spin teacher. Married to @robertgammon Priors @mercnews and more

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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Just what will become of the abandoned FCI Dublin property off Interstate Highway 580 is unclear. But KTVU crews were able to roam the property to see what it looked like roughly two years after its closure. www.ktvu.com/news/what-fc...
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What the abandoned FCI Dublin looks like after 2-year closure
Just what will become of the abandoned FCI Dublin property off Interstate Highway 580 is unclear. But KTVU crews were able to roam the property to see what it looked like roughly two years after its c...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Finally, after 4 years. The bodycam video from the OPD ghost chase that killed Lolo Soakai when he was out eating tacos with his mother in June 2022. www.ktvu.com/news/new-vid...
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Video released in Oakland police ghost chase that led to death of bystander
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Leonard Jones, who holds the title of being among the longest held in Santa Rita Jail, is working toward reducing his 59-year prison sentence, while simultaneously arguing that he is being subjected to 120-degree heat at times in his cell. www.ktvu.com/news/video-s...
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Video: Santa Rita Jail deputies acknowledge 120-degree heat in cell
Leonard Jones, who holds the title of being among the longest held in Santa Rita Jail, is working toward reducing his 59-year prison sentence, while simultaneously fighting with the Alameda County She...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Mountain View and Santa Clara County voted to dump Flock over concerns that their data could be accessed and shared with federal immigration agencies. Is the tide turning? 2 mayors disagree over the severed contracts. www.ktvu.com/news/flock-c...
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2 Bay Area mayors disagree over ending Flock surveillance contracts
As Bay Area cities cut ties with Flock, two South Bay mayors share their differing views on ditching the surveillance technology to fight crime amid immigration concerns.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Department of Homeland Security said that there are no plans to use the vacant FCI Dublin women's prison – closed in 2024 following a national sex scandal – for any type of ICE immigration detention. www.ktvu.com/news/no-plan...
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No plans to turn FCI Dublin women's prison into ICE facility: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security said that there are no plans to use the vacant FCI Dublin women's prison – closed in 2024 following a national sex scandal – for any type of ICE immigration detenti...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A lot of cities and counties are creating "ICE-free zones." Here's a look at what they can -- and can't -- do www.ktvu.com/news/what-ic...
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What are ICE-free zones? What they can and can't do
Cities and counties across the United States are creating "ICE-free zones." Here's a comprehensive breakdown of what they are and what they are intended to do.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Alameda County court system is 1st in Bay Area to narrowly define when a peace officer can carry a weapon inside a courthouse, which could also effectively prevent federal immigration officers from entering public court spaces when they are armed. www.ktvu.com/news/alameda...
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Alameda County's new order could effectively ban armed ICE officers from courthouses
The Alameda County court system appears to be the first in the Bay Area to narrowly define when a peace officer can carry a weapon inside a courthouse, which could also effectively prevent federal imm...
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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
A picture of bad bunny with the word love
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Nearly 300 women who were formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin prison have come forward with sex assault claims, or soon plan to, against the BOP, after 103 women won an unprecedented $116 million from the agency exactly one year ago. www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dub...
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FCI Dublin: Nearly 300 more women expected to file sex assault claims vs. BOP
Nearly 300 women who were formerly incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin prison have come forward with sex assault claims and lawsuits, or soon plan to, against the Bureau of Prisons, after 103 wo...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
An eight-minute video of a former FCI Dublin correctional officer's wife cooking naked in the kitchen is being contested during Darrell "Dirty Dick" Smith's criminal trial where he is charged with 14 counts of sexual abuse. www.ktvu.com/news/darrell...
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Video of FCI Dublin officer's wife cooking naked in kitchen to be contested
An eight-minute video of a former FCI Dublin correctional officer's wife cooking naked in the kitchen is being contested during the officer's federal criminal trial where he is charged with 14 counts ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The legal unit of Cal-OSHA is recommending that a San Leandro metal recycler be criminally charged after an employee was crushed by a forklift earlier this year – the third employee to die on the job in the last eight years. www.ktvu.com/news/cal-osh...
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Cal-OSHA recommends criminal charges for San Leandro company where 3 employees died
The legal unit of Cal-OSHA – the state agency vested with workplace safety in California - is recommending that a San Leandro metal recycler be criminally charged after an employee was crushed by a fo...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
The fate of a Peruvian woman seeking asylum offers a window into how the Trump administration is using new tactics to dismiss cases – and deport people -- essentially stripping immigrants of any previous protections traditionally afforded by court hearings. www.ktvu.com/news/fate-pe...
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Fate of Peruvian woman in Hayward offers window into new Trump administration deportation tactics
The fate of a Peruvian woman seeking asylum offers a window into how the Trump administration is using new tactics to dismiss cases – and deport people -- essentially stripping immigrants of any previ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Here are my takeaways from the NSA federal oversight hearing of the Oakland police department. 1. Chief blames ransomware for being out of compliance 2. Mayor Barbara Lee vows to end oversight (she remembers when the Riders case was filed 3. Other stuff www.ktvu.com/news/oakland...
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Oakland police chief blames 2023 ransomware attack for delay in IA cases
OPD Chief Floyd Mitchell said the 2023 ransomware cybersecurity attack that crippled some of Oakland's information technology systems set IA investigations into police misconduct complaints back about...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Cal-OSHA, the state agency that oversees safety in the workplace, has fined a San Leandro metal recycler $95,000 following the death of a mechanic – one of three employee deaths in the last eight years, KTVU has learned. www.ktvu.com/news/cal-osh...
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Cal-OSHA fines San Leandro metal recycler after death of mechanic
Cal-OSHA, the state agency that oversees safety in the workplace, has fined a San Leandro metal recycler $95,000 following the death of a mechanic – one of three employee deaths in the last eight year...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
2 FCI Dublin officers expected to plead guilty to sex crime charges www.ktvu.com/news/2-fci-d...
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2 FCI Dublin officers expected to plead guilty to sex crime charges
Two former FCI Dublin correctional officers who were charged with sex crimes are set to be arraigned – and most likely to plead guilty – in August, court records show.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Crime drops in California despite narrative that it's not www.ktvu.com/news/crime-d...
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Crime drops in California despite narrative that it's not
The latest statistics from California show that crime in nearly every major crime category was down last year, despite narratives last year that made many in the public fear that crime rates were at a...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Sex assault, retaliation complaints still persist across U.S. prisons, special master finds in 1st report stemming from FCI Dublin consent decree www.ktvu.com/news/special...
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Sex assault, retaliation complaints still persist across U.S. prisons, special master finds in 1st report
The special master's first report on how women who were once incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison was released on Tuesday, which states that nothing much has changed despite th...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The DOJ charged two former correctional officers at FCI Dublin with sex crimes, bringing the number to 10, the highest number of BOP employees charged with these crimes of any prison in the country. www.ktvu.com/news/doj-cha...
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DOJ charges 2 more FCI Dublin officers with sex crimes bringing total to 10
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that two former correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., have been charged with sex crimes, bringing the number ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The CHP will pay $10M a jury found officers violated Ari Gold's rights by shooting him 44 times and paralyzing him, even though he was high on meth, armed with a gun and later convicted of assaulting police, stealing a car, hit-and-run and DUI. www.ktvu.com/news/chp-pay...
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CHP to pay $10M for paralyzing Salinas man high on meth, armed with gun
The California Highway Patrol agreed to pay $10 million to a mother after a jury found two of its officers violated her son's constitutional rights by shooting him nearly 45 times and paralyzing him, ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
About two dozen prison correctional officers who used to work at FCI Dublin are getting evicted from their mobile home park, and if they don't move out by Labor Day, their homes will be demolished. www.ktvu.com/news/prison-...
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Prison officers to be evicted from mobile homes near shuttered FCI Dublin
About two dozen prison correctional officers who used to work at the now-shuttered women's prison in Dublin are getting evicted from their mobile home park, and if they don't move out by Labor Day, th...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Civil rights leaders, Democrats, Republicans want CIF to reinstate gold medal to track star after fire extinguisher celebration www.ktvu.com/news/clara-a...
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Civil rights leaders want CIF to reinstate gold medal to track star after fire extinguisher celebration
Attorneys and NAACP leaders are calling for a high school track athlete's gold medal to be reinstated after the California Interscholastic Federation stripped it from her because she celebrated by usi...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Wellpath has paid the children of an Oakland man left for dead at Santa Rita Jail $2.5 million, in addition to Alameda County paying those same children an unprecedented $7 million. www.ktvu.com/news/wellpat...
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Wellpath pays $2.5 to family of Oakland man left for dead at Sant Rita Jail
Private healthcare provider Wellpath has paid the children of an Oakland man left for dead at Santa Rita Jail $2.5 million, in addition to Alameda County paying those same children an unprecedented $7...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Tributes pour in for 'Dr. Boomer,' Castlemont math teacher killed in Oakland chase www.ktvu.com/news/tribute...
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Tributes pour in for 'Dr. Boomer,' Castlemont math teacher killed in Oakland chase
On the day that he was killed – caught up as an innocent bystander in a CHP pursuit of a stolen car suspect – Castlemont High School math teacher Marvin Boomer was dressed in a plaid jacket and tie.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Three years after it launched, MACRO is telling city leaders it has been making positive strides – despite questions from critics over some of its data - and its director said it needs roughly $4-million a year to survive. www.ktvu.com/news/oakland...
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Oakland's MACRO touts improvements despite criticism; needs 4$M a year to survive
Three years after it launched, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland, otherwise known as MACRO, is telling city leaders it has been making positive strides – despite questions from cri...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
A consulting group found Wellpath does not meet the national standard of care and community groups want Alameda County to find a new medical care provider at Santa Rita Jail. www.ktvu.com/news/wellpat...
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Wellpath healthcare provider at Santa Rita Jail under fire
Wellpath, the private healthcare provider for Santa Rita Jail and most of the jails in California, came under fire for its medical treatment of incarcerated people, and it turns out that the sheriff h...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Oakland police can be held responsible when bystanders are injured, or killed, during reckless pursuits. It's a major victory for family of Lolomanaia "Lolo" Soakai, who was killed in a freak accident in June 2022. www.ktvu.com/news/9th-cir...
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9th Circuit: Oakland police can be held responsible for injuring bystanders in reckless pursuits
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that Oakland police can be held responsible when bystanders are injured, or killed, during reckless pursuits.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Wow. Interesting opinion piece by these former OUSD school board members: Anne Campbell Washington, Shanthi Gonzales, Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Greg Hodge, Jorge Lerma, Jody London, Nina Senn and Robert Spencer via @eastbaytimes www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
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Opinion: Eight former Oakland school board members say students are casualties in teacher-union political power grab
Eight former school trustees say current board majority’s incompetence could plunge district back into state receivership.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
15 women will graduate from Santa Rita Jail today from a hair-braiding program that aims to give them job skills and a path to manage their emotions and past trauma. www.ktvu.com/news/santa-r...
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Incarcerated women learn to braid hair at Santa Rita Jail
Fifteen incarcerated women graduated on Friday with a certificate in hair-braiding at a first-of-its kind program at Santa Rita Jail.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
All the afterschool, early morning and summer programs in the Oakland Unified School District could be cut by up to 80% when school starts next year. www.ktvu.com/news/ousd-af...
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OUSD afterschool programs could be cut by up to 80%
All the afterschool, early morning and summer programs in the Oakland Unified School District could be cut by up to 80% when school starts next year.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
K'aun Green is headed to university on a full football scholarship after SJPD officer shot him 4x in a case of mistaken identity. San Jose is refusing to settle his lawsuit, citing qualified immunity. www.ktvu.com/news/footbal...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Oakland crews were out this week paving over potholes along the city's most dangerous bike routes, as a result of a KTVU investigation detailing how costly it can be for bicyclists when they fly over cracks and dips on the road. www.ktvu.com/news/oakland...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
California @AsmLizOrtega said she was "appalled and disgusted" about learning from KTVU that 3 workers were killed at San Leandro's Alco Iron & Metal in the last 8 years. www.ktvu.com/news/lawmake...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
3 workers in 8 years have been killed at one San Leandro company and fined with 64 safety violations as far back as 1991 – possibly the worst safety record of any similar company in the last 10 years in California, a review of state records shows. www.ktvu.com/news/alco-3-...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A new trial for a former FCI Dublin prison correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith is slated to begin this summer, earlier than planned. www.ktvu.com/news/new-tri...
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New trial for FCI Dublin prison officer 'Dirty Dick' Smith to begin earlier than planned
A new trial for a former FCI Dublin prison correctional officer is slated to begin this summer, earlier than planned.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
There will be no horse racing at the Alameda County Fair this summer – the first time in modern history. www.ktvu.com/news/no-hors...
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No horse racing at Alameda County Fair for 1st time in modern history
There will be no horse racing at the Alameda County Fair this summer – the first time in modern history.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Newly released photos and videos from a fatal crash in Piedmont are shedding more light on the moments after three college sophomores riding in a Tesla Cybertruck died in a crash on the way home from a get-together with friends. www.ktvu.com/news/piedmon...
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Newly released video and photos shed light on fatal Cybertruck crash in Piedmont
Newly released photos and videos from a fatal crash in Piedmont are shedding more light on the moments after three college sophomores riding in a Tesla Cybertruck died in a crash on the way home from ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Cassandra, who testified against FCI Dublin officer Darrell “Dirty Dick” Smith, said it was “tacky” & “bullyish” for defense to call witnesses liars for being convicted felons. Jury still out on sex abuse charges
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Today is closing arguments for the trial of former FCI Dublin correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith charged with 15 counts of sex abuse. He will not be taking the stand.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The Alameda County Fairgrounds is now on the hook for $5 million in losses and the fate of horse racing in Northern California is now in doubt. ktvu.com/news/how-ala...
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How the Alameda County Fair lost a $5 million bet to save horse racing
The Alameda County Fairgrounds is now on the hook for $5 million in losses and the fate of horse racing in Northern California is now in doubt.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
FCI Dublin union president for prison guards says he "hates dirty officers." But over the years, sources have said that they believe he swept a lot of misconduct under the rug. www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dub...
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FCI Dublin union president testifies he 'hates dirty officers'
The union president for the correctional officers at the all-women's prison called FCI Dublin took the stand on Thursday to testify as a defense witness in a sex crime case against Darrell Wayne "Dirt...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
San Jose to pay $1.6M after K-9 bites Anthony Paredes' neck for 1 minute. Second highest K-9 settlement award in California history. www.ktvu.com/news/san-jos...
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San Jose to pay $1.6M after K-9 bites man's neck for 1 minute
The city of San Jose has agreed to pay $1.6 million to a man who stole tequila from Safeway and then was attacked by a police K-9 in a situation where the dog bit his neck for one minute – the second ...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Women formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin voluntarily turned their teal T-shirts around while attending the sexual assault trial of former correctional Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith to avoid a possible mistrial. www.ktvu.com/news/women-a...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Back in court today, listening to testimony about Darrell Smith’s web searches on the words “anal” and “feet” as well as porn sites
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The city of Hercules is hosting a special town hall meeting following a controversial case where police officers were seen on body camera video using a Taser on a young man suffering a medical, epileptic seizure. www.ktvu.com/news/hercule...
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Hercules to hold town hall following police tasing young man with epilepsy
The city of Hercules is hosting a special town hall meeting on Wednesday following a controversial case where police officers were seen on body camera video using a Taser on a young man suffering a me...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Community members want the Wellpath healthcare contract ended at Santa Rita Jail. www.ktvu.com/news/communi...
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Community group pushes Alameda County supes to end Wellpath contract at Santa Rita Jail
A community group of criminal justice advocates are presenting information to a group of Alameda County supervisors on Thursday, trying to convince them to end a healthcare contract with a controversi...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Not only did FCI Dublin correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith spank women and tell them to flash their breasts in prison, he also dressed as a cowboy at work, testimony at court has revealed. www.ktvu.com/news/fci-dub...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The latest death at Santa Rita Jail (72 since 2014) But homicides there are more rare; suicide, medical issues and drug overdoses are much more common www.ktvu.com/news/murder-...
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Murder suspect killed at Santa Rita Jail
A murder suspect was killed, likely in a homicide, at Santa Rita Jail this week, Alameda County sheriff's officials said.
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
This is what my closed Walgreens on High Street in Oakland looks like now
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
1st day of trial for Darrell "Dirty Dick" Smith, the final of the FCI Dublin guards charged with sex crimes. www.ktvu.com/news/1st-day...
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Big turnout -- organizers said 500 -- for a protest over possibly turning FCI Dublin women's prison into an ICE detention center. www.ktvu.com/news/activis...
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