Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Many Alameda County civil rights organizations and advocates are “enraged” by the inaction within the ACSO regarding a history of alleged abuse, mistreatment and death at Santa Rita Jail.

Jose Piña Cardenas, 30, was pronounced dead on June 7, only three weeks after being taken into custody at Santa Rita County Jail. 

Health facilities and prisons in California will now be required to serve vegan food options, in line with a recently signed landmark bill penned by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley.

The sheriff’s office received a 5 percent budget increase for the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to Jose Bernal, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights senior organizer and advocate. Bernal argued that the money would be more effective if it went toward youth programs and solving homelessness and poverty.

Wicks received 31.4 percent of the vote, while Kalb received 14.2 percent. Both candidates will now advance in the Assembly District 15 election.

Berkeley City Council passed a resolution Tuesday for an independent audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, amid concerns over the office's spending.

All of the co-sponsors work in public health and equity, and therefore the questions at the forum were about how health impacts other public issues, according to Amber Akemi Piatt.

Berkeley City Councilmembers Cheryl Davila and Kate Harrison hosted a community forum Monday to discuss the issue of law enforcement militarization and Berkeley Police Department’s use of Urban Shield.

More than 100 Oakland community members gathered Tuesday at Lowell Park to celebrate the fourth annual Night Out for Safety and Liberation event as an alternative to National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that promotes cooperation between police and their communities.