Berkeley Police Review Commission meets to discuss use-of-force policy
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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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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses surveillance, police policy
The Berkeley Police Review Commission discussed police policy changes and surveillance software for infrastructure work at its meeting Wednesday.
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Berkeley officials discuss budget reallocation, protesting in virtual town hall
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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Berkeley police to require de-escalation tactics, update use-of-force policies
The Berkeley Police Department announced Monday it would be making substantial updates to its use-of-force policies.
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Berkeley citywide curfew rescinded by city manager
Berkeley rescinded its citywide curfew Thursday as attempts to commit crime and loot decreased over the past two nights, according to a press release from the city manager’s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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Berkeley City Council extends curfew through June 5
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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City of Berkeley orders nighttime curfew for June 1-2
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 Police Review Commission discusses police body cameras
Berkeley’s Police Review Commission discussed concerns regarding police officers muting their body cameras at its meeting Feb. 26.
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Campus professor talks bicycle traffic enforcement at Police Review Commission meeting
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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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation requiring prompt testing of rape kits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 22 into law, a bill requiring law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in California to promptly test all newly collected rape kits.
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