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Senior Breaking News Reporter
Jakob Rodgers
Jakob Rodgers is a Bay Area News Group reporter covering breaking news for The Mercury News and the East Bay Times. Prior to arriving here in 2021, he worked at The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he spent nearly a decade covering crime, the military and the public safety net, including health care and social services. Before that, he covered education and general assignment stories at The Greeley Tribune in northern Colorado. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a BA degree in journalism. He can be reached at 510-390-2351.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: Crime; policing; natural disasters
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!["We hope that Radius will finally learn its lesson and learn to be a good corporate citizen," DA Pamela Price said. "We hope that Radius will finally learn its lesson and learn to be a good corporate citizen," DA Pamela Price said.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/EBT-L-OAKFIRE-0618-3.jpg?w=132)
Oakland metal-crushing plant faces felonies, large fine after ‘historic’ indictment related to massive fire
"We hope that Radius will finally learn its lesson and learn to be a good corporate citizen," DA Pamela Price said.
![Mark Danaj, 55, was censured and expelled from the International City/County Management Association, a professional group that offers training and guidance to thousands of city leaders and managers across the nation. Mark Danaj, 55, was censured and expelled from the International City/County Management Association, a professional group that offers training and guidance to thousands of city leaders and managers across the nation.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SJM-L-DANAJCOURT-0627-2.jpg?w=108)
Disgraced former Fremont city manager kicked out of government association
Mark Danaj, 55, was censured and expelled from the International City/County Management Association, a professional group that offers training and guidance to thousands of city leaders and managers across the...
![Ernest Dykes was sentenced to death in 1995 after a jury convicted him of murdering a 9-year-old boy. Ernest Dykes was sentenced to death in 1995 after a jury convicted him of murdering a 9-year-old boy.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-NEWPRICE-0712-1.jpg?w=132)
Alameda County DA: Death row inmate should be released from prison next year amid sprawling review of cases for signs of racial bias
Ernest Dykes was sentenced to death in 1995 after a jury convicted him of murdering a 9-year-old boy.
![Oakland Police Department phone directories and police reports were among the records sought in the latest subpoenas. Oakland Police Department phone directories and police reports were among the records sought in the latest subpoenas.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-MAYORRAID-0621-7_085d8a.jpg?w=140)
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Oakland FBI raids: Investigators seek Oakland Police Department records in new subpoenas
Oakland Police Department phone directories and police reports were among the records sought in the latest subpoenas.
![Newsom expressed frustration that the proposed partnership "was not enthusiastically embraced" by Price's office. Newsom expressed frustration that the proposed partnership "was not enthusiastically embraced" by Price's office.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-NEWPRICE-0712-3.jpg?w=134)
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‘Disappointed’ or ‘misinformed’?: Newsom feuds with Alameda County DA after rescinded staffing
Newsom expressed frustration that the proposed partnership "was not enthusiastically embraced" by Price's office.
![Caeden Laffan, 25, drowned in late June off the shore of San Diego Caeden Laffan, 25, drowned in late June off the shore of San Diego](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-LAFFAN-0711-8.jpg?w=129)
Oakland firefighter hailed as ‘unstoppable’ force laid to rest
Caeden Laffan, 25, drowned in late June off the shore of San Diego
![The attempted murder of city council candidate came just 11 days before FBI raids targeting Mayor Thao and a family involved in recycling and home building.
The attempted murder of city council candidate came just 11 days before FBI raids targeting Mayor Thao and a family involved in recycling and home building.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-RAIDSEVO-0629-1.jpg?w=140)
When assassins came to his home, Oakland political operative fired back, then told police he’d been targeted over criminal probe
The attempted murder of city council candidate came just 11 days before FBI raids targeting Mayor Thao and a family involved in recycling and home building.
![The federal grand jury's subpoena comes in the wake of FBI raids that also targeted the city's recycling contractor. The federal grand jury's subpoena comes in the wake of FBI raids that also targeted the city's recycling contractor.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-MAYORFOLO-0624-07.jpg?w=132)
Oakland FBI raids: City ordered to hand over records in subpoena naming Mayor Sheng Thao’s partner
The federal grand jury's subpoena comes in the wake of FBI raids that also targeted the city's recycling contractor.
![With his release, Dharmesh Patel must now undergo an intensive treatment program overseen by the head of Stanford University’s forensic psychiatric fellowship. With his release, Dharmesh Patel must now undergo an intensive treatment program overseen by the head of Stanford University’s forensic psychiatric fellowship.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SJM-L-CRASHPLEA-0210-1.jpg?w=129)
Radiologist accused of driving family off cliff near Devil’s Slide granted release from jail as part of mental health program
With his release, Dharmesh Patel must now undergo an intensive treatment program overseen by the head of Stanford University’s forensic psychiatric fellowship.
![The shooting appears to be the largest mass shooting in the city's history. The shooting appears to be the largest mass shooting in the city's history.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/generic-arrest-crime-scene-08-1.jpg?w=132)
Oakland man charged in mass shooting at Lake Merritt sideshow that followed Juneteenth celebration
The shooting appears to be the largest mass shooting in the city's history.