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Friday, May 3, 2019

Transgender individuals face violence every day. It’s on all of us to put an end to it

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS: Transgender individuals face violence every day. It’s on all of us to put an end to it

Hands surrounded by flowers hold up flags signifying different gender indentities

For years, transgender individuals have faced severely high rates of violence, discrimination and hostility in all areas of life. If our community truly believes in creating a safe world for transgender people, transphobia must be called out and addressed in all spaces — big or small.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, March 21, 2019

‘Close to meaningless’: Police Review Commission reformers look to Bay Area neighbors as models for effective police oversight

Efforts to restore some of the commission’s original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.
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Editorials

Friday, March 8, 2019

Berkeley’s Police Review Commission must have power to hold police accountable

CITY AFFAIRS: What good is a police oversight commission that can do nothing but advise?

The documents released this week about Kayla Moore’s death in 2013 merely reminded Berkeley community members — once again — of the complete lack of power that police oversight commissions have.
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City

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Documents reveal judge declared Police Review Commission’s findings in death of Kayla Moore ‘unfounded,’ siding with Berkeley police

In 2014, Berkeley’s Police Review Commission found that one officer involved in the 2013 in-custody death of Kayla Moore exercised improper police procedure. But documents recently obtained by The Daily Californian through a Public Records Act request show that a judge disagreed with the commission’s findings months later, calling its logic “fallacious.”
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City, Criminal Justice 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

‘The humanity and the safety’: Berkeley police address concerns regarding mental health crises

Within the last 10 years, Rodrigues said BPD has implemented programs such as an optional 38-hour training course for the crisis intervention team. The program teaches officers to know what signs to look for when dealing with people experiencing mental health crises.
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City, Criminal Justice 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

While Berkeley police address racial bias, community reflects on need for reform

In February 2018, former Berkeley City Council candidate and activist Nanci Armstrong-Temple was restrained and arrested by Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, officers while helping to move a homeless encampment in front of Old City Hall — an act she referred to as “outside of the law and definitely outside of human decency.”
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Editorials

Friday, April 13, 2018

Berkeley City Council must stop avoiding the much-needed conversation about police oversight

CITY AFFAIRS: If the council actually wants to address police accountability, it needs to sit down and talk about it

Berkeley likes to tout itself as a forward-thinking haven. Its politicians and public figures pay lip service to progressive ideals. So let’s take a quick look at the city’s track record on adequate police oversight.
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Op-Eds

Thursday, April 12, 2018

The real Berkeley Police Department crisis is the lack of reform

In recent months, Berkeley Police Department has been sounding an alarm on what it sees as a department in crisis.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Judge throws out lawsuit against city on death of Berkeley resident Kayla Moore in police custody

Citing a lack of evidence, a U.S. District Court judge threw out a lawsuit last week against the city of Berkeley that followed the in-custody death of Berkeley resident Kayla Moore.
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