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City Government

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Berkeley City Council takes no action on Berkeley police chief no confidence vote

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Berkeley City Council took no action on the Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood no confidence vote at its meeting Tuesday.

Berkeley City Council struck down a vote of no confidence in Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood, citing a lack of authority over city department heads. 
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Crime & Courts

Sunday, February 7, 2021
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Berkeley Copwatch holds community forum on alleged racist policing

Berkeley Copwatch, an organization formed in 1990 with the intention to “empower and unite the community to resist police abuse” through education and supervision, hosted a virtual forum Wednesday highlighting five events of alleged racist policing in Berkeley during the pandemic. 
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Activism 2020, Communities

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Berkeley Free Clinic

Transgender activism has long history in Berkeley, continued presence through resources for trans people

Transphobia is not a new phenomenon, and thus, neither is transgender activism. Berkeley and the Bay Area as a whole have served as a nexus of much advocacy, which has often included LGBTQ+ rights.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, April 20, 2020

Berkeley police arrest suspect after using less-lethal round, Berkeley Copwatch responds

Berkeley Copwatch is questioning an incident between the Berkeley Police Department and a suspect after five officers surrounded the suspect and shot him with a less-lethal foam baton round, according to a video provided by Berkeley Copwatch.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Kayla Moore’s family to appeal wrongful death suit

The family of Kayla Moore, a 41-year-old Black transgender woman who died in Berkeley Police Department custody, is appealing a wrongful death suit against the city at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, October 7, 2019

Berkeley police handcuff unconscious man outside of Whole Foods Market

The Berkeley Police Department responded Sept. 20 at 10:25 p.m. to a report from Whole Foods Market on Telegraph Avenue of an unconscious man at the store.
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State

Friday, June 21, 2019

San Francisco passes Bay Area’s 1st ban on police use of facial recognition

Amid concerns around surveillance and privacy, San Francisco banned police use of facial recognition technology May 14 after the state Assembly’s Feb. 21 introduction of a similar ban.
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Crime & Courts

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

80 percent of Berkeley police officers considering leaving, survey says

Amid a departmentwide staffing crisis and an uptick in violent crime within city limits, the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, now faces the prospect of more staff departures, with a reported 80 percent of current officers considering leaving the department, according to a survey conducted by the Berkeley Police Association, or BPA.
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City

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Berkeley police look to hire more officers in face of understaffing

Berkeley Police Department announced that it is looking to hire more police officers in a press release Thursday — an announcement that comes during a prolonged period of understaffing for the department.
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Crime & Courts

Friday, October 20, 2017

Judge indefinitely postpones trial for Kayla Moore’s in-custody death

A pretrial hearing for the death of Kayla Moore, who died in the custody of Berkeley Police Department officers, was called off by presiding Judge Charles Breyer on Wednesday afternoon in order for him to privately assess both sides’ arguments.
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