11 Santa Rita Jail inmates confirmed to have COVID-19
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Eleven inmates at Santa Rita Jail have confirmed cases of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, as reported by the Mercury News on Wednesday.
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Journalism program self-quarantines after possible exposure to COVID-19
Amidst President Donald Trump’s travel ban with Europe, 24 students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism have self-quarantined after possible exposure to COVID-19.
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Hedge fund’s policies led to layoffs of Bay Area News Group staff, reporters say
On March 8, a group of reporters from the Bay Area News Group, or BANG, held a press conference in which the reporters denounced the business practices of BANG’s corporate management, a hedge fund called Alden Global Capital.
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East Bay Times, Mercury News face losses after buyouts, layoffs
Nearly 30 reporters and staff at the East Bay Times and the Mercury News accepted buyouts from parent company Bay Area News Group, or BANG, last week, with more layoffs expected.
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Where are all the women?
Off the Beat
Newsroom diversity (in every sense of the word) is paramount not only to quality — fair and thorough sourcing and reporting — but also a sense of belonging.
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Ghost Ship employees arrested on 36 counts of alleged manslaughter
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris were arrested Monday morning on 36 counts of alleged manslaughter in relation to the deadly Dec. 2, 2016, Ghost Ship warehouse fire, as first reported by the Mercury News.
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District Attorney’s office does not automatically investigate all in-custody deaths
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has not investigated six deaths since 2010, all of which occurred in-police custody.
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Yann Hufnagel submits letter of resignation, drops appeal of sex harassment findings
After former Cal assistant men’s basketball coach Yann Hufnagel submitted more than 900 text messages to UC officials Monday to contest the finding that he had violated UC sexual harassment policies, he submitted a letter of resignation Thursday afternoon, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
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Multiple Bay Area News Group papers to consolidate in April
Multiple Bay Area News Group, or BANG, newspapers will consolidate come April 5, resulting in staff reductions and the loss of the daily Oakland Tribune, among other papers.
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