The Berkeley City Council adopted the majority of the policies regarding the city’s set of mutual aid agreements with outside law enforcement agencies at their meeting Tuesday night. Read More…
A federal judge approved a settlement resolving the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of demonstrators who were pepper sprayed at UC Davis in 2011. Read More…
The National Lawyers Guild has joined the rising opposition against Measure S, a ballot measure that will prohibit sitting on sidewalks in Berkeley if passed by voters this November. Read More…
The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Berkeley City Council and city attorney last week alleging the council violated their own rules and the Brown Act when they approved the contentious “sit-lie” measure for the November ballot. Read More…
Free speech, day laborers and the poor and homeless are under attack in Berkeley. Historically, we are used to standing up and saying no to such attacks from right-wing politicians or corporations. Sadly, this time the attacks come from our very own mayor. Read More…
The TRUST Act would make it easier for state law enforcement agencies to opt out of a program requiring them to detain immigrants who have not committed serious crimes for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read More…
This week, a dozen Occupy Cal protesters were issued orders to stay away from the UC Berkeley campus. Since many of those issued the orders are students, all 12 maintain their innocence, and none of the protesters have been convicted yet, concerns have been raised about the fairness of these Read More…
The University of California is refusing to disclose legal bills generated by a San Francisco law firm’s work defending the university against a pending lawsuit — a decision experts say may have left the university in violation of the state Public Records Act. The university has contracted Crowell & Moring Read More…
After the Tang Center released information to UCPD regarding medical care that Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protesters received, individuals have called for greater transparency of campus policies on protecting patient privacy. In response to the concerns, UC Berkeley’s University Health Services released a statement Thursday clarifying laws and policies that Read More…
Dozens of groups, ranging from state teachers organizations to a multinational company, paid to lobby the second part of the California DREAM Act, according to documents from the Secretary of State’s office. The documents, available through a database compiled by California Watch, indicate that the act — also known as Read More…