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…
In response to the recent death of a transgender Berkeley resident who was in police custody, Anonymous Queers in Action has planned a protest for Tuesday evening to raise awareness of the incident and to call for increased transparency regarding the investigation. The protest aims to be an “uncompromisingly militant Read More…
The Peace and Justice Commission reignited a years-long conversation on the city’s approach to DUIs Tuesday in a City Council meeting. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council approved a letter Tuesday evening requesting that the University of California cease operating the national weapons labs in Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a recommendation to adopt a resolution proclaiming Berkeley a “No Drone Zone.” Read More…
The Berkeley City Council revoked a policy requiring the Berkeley Police Department to hold undocumented immigrants in the local jail by request of the federal government at its Tuesday meeting. Read More…
Berkeley community organizations have had unusual difficulty scheduling candidate forums this election cycle.
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At a special meeting of the Berkeley City Council Tuesday, Police Chief Michael Meehan announced Tuesday that it will not honor its agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold illegal immigrants who are being detained for minor offenses through a program called Secure Communities. Read More…
