📣 NEW EPISODE 📣 Here in the Bay, we’re not immune to the threat of violence from domestic extremists. Today, we learn about two Bay Area men, who are accused of plotting to blow up the California Democratic Party HQ in Sacramento, with Alex Hall and julie small. buff.ly/38ANggH

julie small Alex Hall stopped by the studio to share their original reporting - an investigation into two men who are in custody for plotting to blow up the Democratic Party HQ in Sacramento. 😲 KQED Newsroom at 7p tonight. kqed.org/news/11914254/…

Breaking: Former Napa businessman Ian Rogers, one of two men charged in plotting to blow up the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento, pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. Expected to be sentenced late Sept for 7-9 years in federal prison. kqed.org/news/11913965/…

Napa Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Destroy CA Democratic Party Headquarters kqed.org/news/11915379/…

Oakland School for the Arts Students Shared Allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Then Chaos Broke Out kqed.org/news/11921799/…

US District Judge Charles R. Breyer had serious questions about the adequacy of a plea deal reached in the case of a Napa Valley man who conspired to fire bomb the Democratic Party State HQ in Sacramento.

Judge Breyer said he needed to be convinced that a proposed 7-9 year prison sentence adequately reflects the danger posed by defendant Ian Rogers who he said, "harbors a very serious grudge against the government and may very well be motivated to 'get even'" KQED News

Judge challenged attorneys to justify why the plea deal adequately addresses the court's concern that Rogers appears "to continue to be a substantial danger to the community." Sentencing continued to Oct 27...Check for updates KQED News

Former California Corrections Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Death of Incarcerated Man kqed.org/news/11929335/… (Get the story KQED News )

Court Records Reveal Names of Active East Bay Priests Accused of Abuse kqed.org/news/11957801/…

We launch Feb 6th. Look for us on Apple or Spotify. Here's the trailer: kqed.org/news/11973330/…

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We're just 1 day shy of 33 years since the 1991 Oakland hills firestorm. There are still lots of folks in Oakland who remember that disaster, lost loved ones, lost their homes. To say the Keller Fire is fraying nerves would be an understatement. oaklandside.org/2024/10/18/4-a…

Benicia residents waited years for Valero to be held accountable for more than a decade of toxic emissions. KQED reporters Ted Goldberg & Dan Brekke have the details @kqednews kqed.org/news/12011785/…

ICYMI: I did a deep dive into sheriff recalls in California for KQED News. It turns out they're increasingly rare -- evidence of the last successful one is in 1976 -- so San Mateo County has its work cut out as it tries to remove Sheriff Cristina Corpus: kqed.org/news/12018283/…

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

A dispute between the Sonoma County sheriff's deputies union and a civilian watchdog about a fatal shooting in 2022 took an unexpected turn today. Check back for updates @kqed.org: kqed.org/news/12057115/…

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