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In an effort to protect residents’ rights to free speech and assembly, Berkeley Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn proposed legislation that would create higher standards for imposing curfews.
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The Berkeley Police Review Commission discussed the city of Berkeley’s use-of-force policy at a special meeting Monday.
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The Berkeley Police Review Commission discussed police policy changes and surveillance software for infrastructure work at its meeting Wednesday.
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Berkeley City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley discussed Berkeley Police Department funding reallocation and safe protesting in a virtual town hall Thursday.
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The Berkeley Police Department announced Monday it would be making substantial updates to its use-of-force policies.
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Berkeley rescinded its citywide curfew Thursday as attempts to commit crime and loot decreased over the past two nights, according to a press release from the city manager’s office.
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Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting saw heated discussion of racial profiling and police violence, as council members voted by a slim margin to extend the city’s curfew order.
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Hours after Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern implemented a countywide curfew, the city of Berkeley announced its own nighttime curfew for Monday and Tuesday.
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Berkeley’s Police Review Commission discussed concerns regarding police officers muting their body cameras at its meeting Feb. 26.
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The city of Berkeley’s Police Review Commission heard a complaint from a UC Berkeley professor concerned about the city’s potential overstep in bicycle traffic enforcement at its meeting Wednesday.
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