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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Names of officers involved in UC Davis pepper spray incident will be released
Following months of controversy surrounding the identities of the police officers who were involved in the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident at UC Davis, it has been determined that the names of these police officers will be released to the public. On Tuesday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo Read More…
UC Davis names new police chief
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi announced Thursday that UC Davis Police Lt. Matt Carmichael would be the campus’ new acting chief of police. Former police chief Annette Spicuzza announced Wednesday that she would be retiring in the wake of the controversy following the Nov. 18 pepper spraying incident, which led to Read More…
UC Davis police chief steps down
UC Davis police chief Annette Spicuzza announced Wednesday that she would be retiring from her position, according to a report by The Sacramento Bee. Spicuzza came under fire following the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident on the UC Davis campus, in which students protesting budget cuts were pepper sprayed after Read More…
UC Davis chancellor responds to report on pepper spray incident
On the heels of the release of a report condemning the handling of the November pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi announced the first steps in responding to the report Friday. The campus will commission an independent, top-to-bottom audit of campus police operations and will hold Read More…
Fighting the campus army
Given Insight
Oh Berkeley, you fickle mistress! I thought that I had seen every side of you, my dear. We’ve endured so much together over the past three years — a social security scam, an endless array of protests, several building occupations and even a riot. By now, I figured that I’d Read More…
Educating the enforcers
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The recent incidents of excessive force by police on two campuses should be a wake up call for officers and campus administrators.
The University of California has been receiving negative attention in the media recently, and this time it’s not for tuition hikes. Police officers at UC Davis on Friday pepper-sprayed docile student protesters directly in their faces while they sat on the ground linking arms. Videos of the incident have since Read More…
Regents received thousands of emails about November protests, documents show
Documents obtained by The Daily Californian show that over 3,500 emails were sent to the UC Board of Regents in response to police action against students during protests at UC Berkeley and UC Davis in November. Over 2,000 of the emails called for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi’s resignation, while Read More…
UC Regents to pay $1 million in UC Davis pepper-spray lawsuit
A preliminary settlement filed Wednesday at a federal court in Sacramento stipulated that the UC Regents pay about $1 million to end a lawsuit filed on behalf of students pepper-sprayed by UC Davis police officers last November. Read More…
Release of UC Davis pepper spray report delayed further after court ruling
The public release of a task force report regarding the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident at UC Davis has been postponed beyond the first week of April. The announcement was made by UC General Counsel Charles Robinson in a statement Thursday following a Wednesday court ruling allowing for the disclosure Read More…