Video: Inside Out Occupy Oakland art project
Watch a video of a local art project about Occupy Oakland. Michelle Cho produced this video.
Occupy Oakland: Solidarity in green
Proposal: Consider wearing a green armband on November 2nd as a way of showing solidarity with Occupy Oakland and the Occupy movement in general, whether you go to Oakland or go to class or go to work. Explanation: As you may have heard, Occupy Oakland will be holding a general Read More…
What I saw at Occupy Oakland
An Open Letter to Mayor Jean Quan
Mayor Quan, Over the past two weeks, my friends and I have camped at, donated food to and joined in the nightly general assemblies of the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza (also popularly known as Oscar Grant Plaza) off and on. I am a graduate student in city Read More…
Public art project positively depicts Occupy protesters
Twentyfourth Street was barren. Two 25-foot photographs pasted on the side of the New Parkway Theater in Oakland were torn asunder. Their faces incomplete, half-formed, had been disfigured by the rain, the tattered remnants swung idly to and fro, like paper pendulums signaling the apocalyptic end of an uproarious revolutionary Read More…
Local Limelight: The Coup
You know what you need? More politically-charged hip-hop, that’s what. But seriously, if you are a fan of hip-hop that surges with “power to the people” thoughts and protest anthems, look no further than Oakland’s the Coup. The group is fronted by Boots Riley, the smooth talking emcee who is Read More…
Berkeley Hills murder victim’s family files wrongful death claim against city
The family of a man who was allegedly murdered by an intruder outside his Berkeley Hills home last February filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the city of Berkeley.
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Underground culture and politics merge at Hoodstoccupy Oakland
Roberto Miguel had a vision to diversify the racially segregated music scene that he saw in Oakland, and create an integrated art community where genres overlapped and artists from all backgrounds collaborated. A musician and artist himself, he saw his vision manifested last year when he became involved in Hoodstock, Read More…
Interview transcripts shed light on UC Davis pepper-spray incident
Recently released transcripts of interviews with campus administration, police and witnesses taken after the incident may provide new insight into its circumstances.
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A tragic preoccupation
CITY AFFAIRS: Blaming Occupy Oakland for North Berkeley resident Peter Cukor’s death is a baseless and misguided opinion.
Nobody can predict when events will take a turn for the worse. At a moment’s notice, a frightening situation can become a violent emergency, as it did Saturday evening when North Berkeley resident Peter Cukor was allegedly bludgeoned to death. This incident was tragic, no doubt, but speculation that the Read More…
Alameda County sheriff’s office considers purchasing drones
Civilians, civil rights groups raise concerns about aerial surveillance drones
Civilians and civil rights groups raised concerns at press conference on Thursday about the potential purchase by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office of aerial surveillance drones. Read More…