Police Public Safety
Yuvette Henderson’s Family Demands Answers to Shooting by Emeryville Police
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Tulio Ospina Nearly 40 East Bay residents packed Emeryville City Council this week demanding…
Ferguson, Missouri Judge Throws Out Arrest Warrants; Local Activists Say Change in Oakland Courts Long Overdue
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein A new municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo….
We Must Speak Up” for Racial Justice, Say Teen Leaders and Rep. Barbara Lee
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Mass incarceration, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Restorative Justice Calling for Black-Brown unity, a youth said, “The…
Fourth OPD Officer-Involved Shooting Death Since June
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Tulio Ospina An Oakland police officer who had responded to a distress call for…
Oakland Police Release Video footage in Two Police Involved Deaths
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety In an unprecedented move, the Oakland Police Department this week released body camera evidence…
California Bans Grand Juries in Police-Involved Deaths
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Uncategorized The ban is not a significant change to the pre-existing process, say civil rights…
Commentary: Practice Restorative Justice to Shut Down Mass Incarceration
Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety, Restorative Justice By Troy Williams According to the American Civil Liberties Union the school-to-prison pipeline…
Third Police Shooting Death During Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Administration
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ashley Chambers Oakland police officers shot and killed a 24-year old man Wednesday evening…
Oakland Police Must Seek Ways to Avoid Deadly Force, Says Federal Monitor
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety Black and Latino motorists and pedestrians stopped and searched at higher rates By Ken…
Commentary: Police Who Kill Must Be Held Accountable
Posted in Commentary, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety By Cat Brooks In the early morning hours of June 6, Demouria…