Oakland

You mention in the Author’s note that the book grew out of an incident in Oakland where a girl was abused by members of the police force. Please elaborate a bit about that. Did you also talk to some survivors of abuse while writing Nightcrawling? Nightcrawling was partially inspired by a true case that came out in 2016 of a young woman who was sexually abused by various members of different Bay Area police departments. I was born and raised in Oakland and this case was all over our local news for months and I remember…

Cargo containers started moving again through California’s Port of Oakland on Monday after independent truck drivers stood down from protests that effectively shut down one of the West Coast’s largest ports for almost a week. Officials at the private operators of Oakland’s shipping terminals said they were clearing backlogs of ships and boxes that had grown since the truckers began blocking the port’s gates early last week, bringing operations to a standstill to protest a new California…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is digging in against protesters who this week shut down most operations at the Port of Oakland, saying truckers “should focus on supporting this transition” to a new employment law, even as shippers warned the impasse was hurting their businesses.Mr. Newsom’s administration indicated Thursday it wouldn’t bow to the protesters’ demands to pause the implementation of the new state law, known as AB5, that will make it harder for tens of thousands of independent…

Freight operators in Oakland, Calif., are bracing for continued protests by truckers that have blocked operations this week at the West Coast’s third-busiest container port, adding new disruptions to already-strained U.S. supply chains. Truck drivers have stopped vehicles from entering Port of Oakland container terminals, effectively halting all but a trickle of business in a protest over a California law that would toughen restrictions on the use of independent drivers. …

In an aerial view, shipping containers sit on the dock at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Port of Oakland has had enough of the long-dwelling import containers clogging its ports.On July 1, Oakland is reducing the tariff-free time from seven days to four days to reduce congestion on its marine terminal, and may raise penalties for containers that sit for too long."We think the (demurrage) rates need to be higher to encourage cargo owners to move their cargo…

In an aerial view, a container ship sits docked at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesA crucial port workers union is shifting a planned work stoppage to daytime hours June 20 at the already-congested Port of Oakland in California, just days before the expiration of the union's contract.The Oakland chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, or ILWU, announced that its work stoppage meeting would be moved from the night shift to the day shift. According…