Brian Krans
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kqed.org | Brian Krans |Sara Hossaini
Apr 30Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Federal Courthouse in Oakland on Aug. 16, 2023. A federal jury in Oakland convicted former Antioch officer Devon Wenger of conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids and then deleting evidence off his phone while the FBI was at his door.
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kqed.org | Brian Krans |Sara Hossaini
Apr 28Failed to save articlePlease try againIn the first day of the Oakland federal trial of Devon Wenger on charges of conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids, his former co-defendant took the stand to testify against him. (Terry Chea/AP Photo)In the first day of a former Antioch police officer’s federal trial on charges of conspiring to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, his former co-defendant testified about selling the drugs to law enforcement in the East Bay and beyond.
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kqed.org | Brian Krans
Apr 28Failed to save articlePlease try againNicole Castronovo, defense attorney for former Antioch police officer Devon Christopher Wenger, gives her opening statement in the federal trial against Wegner and another former Antioch officer at the U.S. District Courthouse in Oakland on March 3, 2025. Wenger faces his second jury in an Oakland federal courtroom in as many months, this time on conspiracy to distribute steroids to fellow officers.
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kqed.org | Brian Krans
Apr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againAttorneys J. Gary Gwilliam (left) and Jayme L. Walker in their offices in Oakland on April 17, 2025. The Oakland attorneys announced a $22.5 million settlement — possibly the largest civil rights payout in California history — ending a decade-long legal battle they say was retaliation against a prominent, now-deceased criminal defense lawyer.
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kqed.org | Alan Montecillo |Brian Krans |Mel Velasquez |Ericka Cruz Guevarra
On Saturday, San Francisco officially opened Sunset Dunes Park on the city’s west side. It replaces a 2-mile section of the Great Highway, 5 months after voters approved a citywide measure to permanently close it to motor vehicles. But many residents, still furious about the decision to close the road, haven’t given up. Some are even campaigning to recall their local supervisor.
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