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Family of Man Murdered by Fresno Police Files Lawsuit (video) 
On March 23, the family of Freddy Centeno filed a lawsuit against the Fresno Police department alleging that Zebulon Price and Felipe Miguel Lucero acted beyond the limits of their authority when they shot Freddy seven times on September 3, 2015....
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2016 1:27pm PDT
Oakland Coalition Pushing for Radical Change at the Ballot Box: Police Commission, Tenant Protections, $20 Min Wage 
Community activists working independently on separate ballot measures have come together under the umbrella of the Oakland Justice Coalition. Together, the three measures they propose would radically transform police accountability, renters' rights, and the minimum wage in Oakland. The coalition has committed to recruiting hundreds of signature gatherers to qualify the measures for the ballot, and to raising $100,000 to support the coordinated campaigns through the November 2016 election. ...
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2016 9:38am PDT
Protest Big Pharma - Free Harvoni for Hep C Prisoners! Free Mumia Now! 
Gilead Sciences’ HQ
333 Lakeside Drive
Foster City, California...
Event Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2016 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2016 5:51am PDT
Oakland Justice Coalition opens 2016 election campaign in front of City Hall 
Oakland Justice Coalition opens 2016 campaign...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 11:05pm PDT
San Francisco Sheriff Hennessy Rejects BSCC Money for New Jail 
San Francisco Sheriff Hennessy Rejects BSCC Money for New Jail,
Commits to Re-envisioning Justice with help of Community Advocates...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 9:28pm PDT
Broad-Based Coalition Tackles Outrageous Fines and Fees in San Francisco Traffic Court Debt arising from traffic or criminal court matters touches the lives of many San Francisco residents and, by diverting limited funds or triggering unemployment, keeps them trapped in a cycle of poverty. A group of attorneys and community organizers have come together to try to break the cycle....
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 6:55pm PDT
Following the police murders of five Latino men in Salinas, DOJ releases report on SPD 
Following the murders of five Latino men by officers with the Salinas Police Department in 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice released its assessment of the department during a public press conference in Salinas on March 23. The DOJ report reveals that the overwhelming majority, 75%, of the occurrences of police "use of force" between 2010 and 2015 were against "Hispanics". Salinas police officers shot and killed four men in 2014: Angel Ruiz on March 20; Osmar Hernandez on May 9; Carlos Mej...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 5:25pm PDT
Benefit Concert for the Land Action 4 Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St, Oakland...
Event Date: Sun, Mar 27, 2016 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 4:42pm PDT
Let's Make a Strong Police Commission with Power to Discipline Officers a Reality in Oakland 
The Coalition for Police Accountability (CPA) is working towards a November 2016 ballot measure, drafted by Oakland residents, to establish a Police Commission that oversees, monitors and holds accountable the city's Police Department. A strong Police Commission in Oakland will: Create a more effective police department; Hold police accountable; Deter police misconduct; Sustain NSA reforms; End discriminatory policing; Save taxpayer money; Promote 21st century policing standards; Promote tra...
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 6:41pm PDT
Protest Repression of Homeless in Salinas Chinatown! Market Way and Soledad Street
Salinas Chinatown...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 6:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 9:59pm PDT
A car displaying a Take Back Santa Cruz sticker was vandalized 
Take Back Santa Cruz (TBSC) reported on its Facebook page (March 18) that a car displaying the group's bumper sticker was vandalized. The phrase "Fuck You" was written on the car's rear bumper above a "Take Back Santa Cruz" sticker, and the words on the sticker were crossed out. TBSC says other phrases were written on the car: “Nazi”, “Elitist Bitch”, and “your parents are guilty of hate crimes”. That last phrase was written on the rear passenger side door of the car, which would typically be...
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 8:56pm PDT
Court reorganization plan failed to consider needs of the poor A promised shuttle bus system that Judge Jacobson said would be in place to help people get to court in Hayward, does not exist, and may not go into effect for one to two years, according to Chad Finke, Court Executive Officer, of the Alameda County Superior Courts. The first eviction court case being transferred from Oakland to Hayward is expected to occur during the week of April 4, according to Chad Finke, Court Executive Officer, of the Alameda County Superior Courts....
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 7:37pm PDT
Rally for Justice for ALL Victims of Racist Police Brutality 
24th and Mission Sts....
Event Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2016 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2016 2:20pm PDT
Oakland City Council Approves Luxury Development Despite Public Outcry 
Council leaves the chambers and takes vote in a private room without the public...
Posted: Sun, Mar 20, 2016 8:26pm PDT
Oakland City Council Approves Second UrbanCore Luxury Tower for E12th St Parcel 
On Tuesday, March 15, the Oakland city council approved moving forward with the latest iteration of luxury housing at the E12th Street parcel, public land that was created when the roads and bridges around the south end of Lake Merritt were recently reconfigured. The vote was 6 to 1 in favor of the new luxury tower proposal by developer UrbanCore, with a smaller number of affordable units tacked onto the side. Only Noel Gallo voted against the new proposal. Rebecca Kaplan recused herself af...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2016 12:38am PDT
Rumblings of Resistance After the Council Crushes Reform? 
I distributed the following flyers at the March 8th Council Meeting, pretty much expecting that in spite of reasonable argument, strong presentation, and majority testimony, the City Council majority would easily vote down the proposed ordinance changes. It was a disgusting, discouraging, and enraging yet predictable experience. Here are a few notes....
Posted: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 12:54pm PDT
Business as Usual: SCPD Targets Homeless after City Council Re-Affirms Camping Ban 
On the rain-swept evening of March 8, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 5-2 to re-affirm the city's camping ban, which outlaws sleeping in public with or without bedding, and prohibits sleeping in cars, between the hours of 11pm and 8:30am. Supporters of the "Right to Rest" had hoped the city council would remove references to the word "sleep" from the ordinance, but the majority of council members voted to keep the law exactly as it is presently written. Shortly after the vote concluded, it ...
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2016 9:25pm PST
Shame On the City Council of Santa Cruz for Maintaining the Sleeping Ban!!! This article summaries how the city council voted 5 to 2 to maintain a sleeping ban in Santa Cruz County, which unjustly punishes the homeless for their condition....
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2016 8:58pm PST
Take Back Santa Cruz : Home 
What does a modification to a camping ordinance to remove the references to sleeping and use of blankets have to do with safety? Nothing. That is the point . Take Back Santa Cruz is not about safety. It is about cleaning up groups of people they deem unsightly and more importantly groups of people they like to label “criminals!!!!” (except when they are card carrying members of TBSC , that is.) Above all,TBSC lobbies for laws against the homeless and seeks to label the County Syringe exch...
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2016 12:31pm PST
General Strike Now to Stop Police Killings; Long Live Alex Nieto On March 10, 2016, a bourgeois Babbitt San Francisco suburban federal jury declared 4 San Francisco police not guilty of using excessive force in the civil trial of Alex Nieto v. the City of San Francisco despite the fact that Alex Nieto was killed by 15 of the 59 shots the cops shot at him, some in the back, with one cop reloading and continuing with the execution, and the strongest prosecution witness, an African-American jogger, verifying that Nieto's hands were in his pockets, where 1 bon...
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2016 8:13pm PST
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