Crime & Courts

Graduate Assembly discusses police accountability, policy advocacy

Image of zoom call
Amudha Sairam/Staff
At a virtual Graduate Assembly, or GA, event titled "Analysis Pending Revolution" on Saturday, the GA led panels where experts discussed police accountability and advocacy. The event came in response to instances of police brutality against the Black community.

As a mother and a grandmother, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber expressed the pain she feels when faced with the stark reality of police violence in the United States during a virtual Graduate Assembly, event Saturday.
Read More…

City

Local police agencies seek to share armored vehicle

UCPD, Berkeley Police Department and Albany Police Department recently decided to partner to seek funding for an armored vehicle despite opposition from community members who fear it will be used to suppress protests. The proposal for the armored vehicle, known as the East Bay Tactical Intervention Vehicle, has not yet
Read More…

Campus

Stay-away orders against Occupy Cal protesters disputed

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…

Editorials

Investigating injustice

CAMPUS AFFAIRS: UC Berkeley must speed up its police accountability review process to match the timeliness of the legal system.

By its very nature, experiencing the due process of law is not a punishment. While the Occupy Cal protesters being charged with crimes for their actions on Nov. 9 surely endured grave wrongs under police baton, they should not be exempt from their day in court. However, when the mechanisms
Read More…