Homeless regulations will affect People's Park community Newly proposed regulations on the homeless will substantially affect the People's Park community. Berkeley city council is holding a special meeting to codify new city legislation to place restrictions on sleeping and stashing gear on sidewalks....
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:10PM
Urban Shield As We Know It Ends After 2018 
At the March 27 Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, 5+ hours of discussion ended with a decision that Urban Shield as currently constituted would end after the 2018 war games and exposition. The 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Scott Haggerty more or less voting no, left open-ended what Alameda County’s regional disaster preparedness activities would be in future years, but the Supervisors were decisive that it would not be the Urban Shield event, which began in 2007....
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:41PM
Victory Over Urban Shield Military Cop Convention 
“The best-selling t-shirt at the previous year's expo: a picture of an assault weapon with the caption ‘Black Rifles Matter.’”...
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:49PM
New Poll Shows Pamela Price Leading Nancy O’Malley in the Race for Alameda County DA 
Alameda County voters prefer criminal justice reform civil rights attorney to tough on crime district attorney....
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:41PM
Science Supporters Rally in Oakland 
Photographers Mary DeShaw, Alfred Leung, Steve Disenhof, Chris Cassell, Charles Moehle and Deb Hoag. Top photo "Nerdy by Nature" by Alfred Leung....
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:14AM
March for Science in Oakland 2018 
March for Science Bay Area included a march around the Lake Merritt path, speakers, live music, plus a wide array of information booths and hands-on demonstrations, great weather and a kids area. Photos by Carol Thomas, David Hoag, Deb Hoag, and Alfred Leung. Top photo "Thinking Cap" by Carol Thomas....
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:08PM
'Governor Brown, Please Step Up': 750 Public Interest Groups Urge Halt to New Oil and Gas Projects in California 
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2018 — More than 750 public interest groups from California and around the world kicked off a campaign today urging Governor Jerry Brown to stop the build-out of dirty fossil fuel infrastructure, keep oil and gas in the ground and take immediate action to protect those most vulnerable to climate change....
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:59PM
Party 4 Kayla Moore! with the Justice 4 Kayla Moore Coalition 
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park (Provo Park)
2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704...
Event Date: Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:00PM
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:43PM
Two Surveillance Transparency Laws Adopted in NorCal Cities In 10 Days 
Oakland – As privacy and data security concerns headline the news, two Bay Area cities have taken the lead in regulating the use of spying and surveillance equipment and technologies in their communities, with a third in the final stages of the adoption process....
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:06PM
Progressive activist Gale McLaughlin April 15 book signing event Sunday, April 15, between 4 and 6 P.M., at the Bobby Bowen Progressive Center 2540 Macdonald Ave. Richmond, CA 94801...
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:14PM
Oakland Supports National Day of Action in Sacramento 
Anti Police-Terror Project hosts caravan for justice to National Day of Action in Sacramento...
Posted: Wed Apr 4, 2018 6:27PM
Caravan to Sacramento! Day of Action for Stephon Clark 
Frank Ogawa Plaza
1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Oakland...
Event Date: Wed Apr 4, 2018 12:30PM
Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2018 12:46PM
Sahleem Tindle family at DA office rally and march 4-2-18 (audio/amr 553.6kb) On Monday, April 2, the family of Sahleem Tindle met with District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, who gave minimal acknowledgment of having viewed murder video...no response to list of questions...marching to Oscar Grant Plaza after rally outside......
Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2018 12:26PM
Alameda P.D. Arrest Man For Refusing Microwave-Pulsing Meters on His Kids Bedroom Wall Christopher Rabe, a 39-year resident of Alameda and father of two was arrested on Thursday, March 29th at 10:30am after peacefully standing in the way of Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) meter installers outside his apartment complex on Pacific St.
Rabe was held in Oakland Jail for 10 hours, and released after posting bail. He is being charged with 498(B)(2) (theft by meter tampering) despite the fact that clearly his intent was to prevent the smart meter installation, and represent the othe...
Posted: Mon Apr 2, 2018 8:02PM
Banner spotted on Oakland freeway: Justice for Sahleem Tindle rally TODAY 
This banner was spotted on the freeway today in Oakland, calling for folks to come out TODAY, 4/2, at 3:30 PM at 1225 Fallon St Oakland to demand Justice for Sahleem Tindle, murdered by BART police....
Posted: Mon Apr 2, 2018 8:44AM
No to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad! 
Lake Merritt amphitheater to Oscar Grant Plaza
Oakland...
Event Date: Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:00AM
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:32PM
Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions 
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2018 — Two Bay Area fathers who have been detained for over six months at the Contra Costa West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California sued the federal government today in a class action lawsuit challenging their unlawful and prolonged detention....
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:12AM
Demand D.A. O'Malley Charge Mateu with Murder of Sahleem Tindle 
D.A. Nancy O'Malley's office
1225 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94612...
Event Date: Mon Apr 2, 2018 3:30PM
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:39PM
Community Self-Defense Mobilizes to Defend Hasta Muerte 
Instead of a hot cup of coffee and a handshake, the sergeant was promptly refused service and told that the store had a policy of not serving law enforcement....
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:24PM
Berkeley Coalition Calls on City Council to Support Stronger Police Oversight Old City Hall Allston & MLK, Berkeley, CA...
Event Date: Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:30PM
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:35AM