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How Much Do Bay Area Companies Make From Pentagon Contracts? #FortressBayArea Counties, Ranked....

With the city of Oakland set to evict dozens on May 8th, a call goes out to support the houseless folks at Northgate Avenue and 27th Street. Requested items include trashbags, water, coffee, breakfast and other foods. The raid is expected about 7am. Separately, word has gone out that the city will clear encampments at Mosswood Park when they are done with Northgate....

A “first of its kind” bill would raise use-of-force guidelines for police from “reasonable” to “necessary”—a higher standard that could save lives....

These are the prepared remarks Cat Brooks made at the ILWU International Workers' Day event today at Lil’ Bobby Hutton park in West Oakland:...

Over 200 prisoners in Santa Clara County engaged in a hunger strike starting April 15 calling for an end to meaningless classification reviews and the practice of indefinite solitary confinement. Within one week, strike participants had lost between 8 and 22 pounds. On day 11 of the strike, after finally being able to communicate with representatives of the jail administration, prisoners said they would suspend the strike action. They said that they would continue to evaluate the situation a...

Anne Marie Schubert: Tear Down The Fence. Sign the petition: https://act.realjusticepac.org/sign/anne-marie-schubert-fence/...

Santa Cruz City Council is set to rubberstamp increased parking fees, new parking meters, a two-hour "Move Along" vehicular law, "no vending from vehicles", and a "no vehicles above 6' in height" requirement along Pacific Ave. and adjacent streets at its 1:30 PM wesession tomorrow. It's item #18 on the so-called "Consent Public Hearings" section of the agenda....

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....

On April 15th, Prisoners United of Silicon Valley began a hunger strike in protest of solitary confinement, grievance system negligence, and meaningless classification reviews, among other injustices. As the strike enters day five, prison reform advocate Jose Valle says there is cause for concern, particularly since medical staff is not checking strike participants for hydration levels or weight loss....

On April 15, Prisoners United of Silicon Valley started a peaceful protest to demand humane treatment in the jails. Their hunger strike is the third in two years to protest substandard jail conditions and a lack of opportunity to move out of isolation....