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Friday, September 25, 2020

Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses prohibition of tear gas in crowds

Photo of Berkeley Police Review Commission meeting

The Berkeley Police Review Commission meets June 26, 2019. At the meeting Wednesday, commissioners discussed the matter of allowing the Special Response Team to use tear gas in certain circumstances.

After receiving community backlash for exceptions to tear gas prohibitions, at its Wednesday meeting the Berkeley Police Review Commission, or PRC, altered the language of the guidelines to clarify that tear gas is banned from use in crowd control and management situations.
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Elections 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Berkeley to vote on taxes, police accountability measures

Berkeley voters will be weighing in on a variety of local measures in November, from a tax to aid emergency response to a review board to increase police accountability.
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Elections 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

UC Berkeley lecturer, lawyer, parent Michael Chang runs for Berkeley school board

Michael Chang, a lawyer, UC Berkeley lecturer and local parent, is running for the Berkeley Unified School District board.
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City Government

Monday, July 27, 2020

Berkeley City Council adopts revised police use-of-force policy

After almost 10 hours of discussion, Berkeley City Council approved a revised version of the Berkeley Police Department’s use-of-force policy, among other items, at its Thursday meeting.
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Crime & Courts

Friday, June 26, 2020

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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Activism 2020, Elections 2020

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Activism results in Berkeley police accountability measure for November 2020 election

After multiple years of activism, a police accountability measure will be on the November 2020 ballot. If passed, the measure would amend the city charter and establish a police accountability board
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Crime & Courts

Monday, June 15, 2020

Berkeley Police Review Commission subcommittee revises use-of-force policy

The Berkeley Police Review Commission’s Use of Force Policy Subcommittee has a big task ahead of it — to “wordsmith,” on a short deadline, an important police policy that none of the commission members are particularly happy with.
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City Government

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Berkeley City Council passes police reform amid national protests

Berkeley City Council banned tear gas outright as well as police usage of pepper spray and smoke during the COVID-19 pandemic at a meeting Tuesday.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, June 8, 2020

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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City Government

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Berkeley task force to address racial disparities in policing

The city is set to restart virtual meetings in June for its task force aimed at addressing racial disparities in Berkeley policing, City Councilmember Kate Harrison announced in an email Tuesday.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses prohibition of tear gas in crowds

Berkeley to vote on taxes, police accountability measures

UC Berkeley lecturer, lawyer, parent Michael Chang runs for Berkeley school board

Berkeley City Council adopts revised police use-of-force policy

Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses surveillance, police policy

Activism results in Berkeley police accountability measure for November 2020 election

Berkeley Police Review Commission subcommittee revises use-of-force policy

Berkeley City Council passes police reform amid national protests

Berkeley police to require de-escalation tactics, update use-of-force policies

Berkeley task force to address racial disparities in policing