Berkeley approves pepper spray for police use against violent protesters
Berkeley City Council approved the Berkeley Police Department’s request to use pepper spray against violent protesters with a 6-3 vote at Tuesday’s special meeting.
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Tag Archives: Urban Shield
On Urban Shield, Berkeley must make a decision, and it needs to make the right one
The city continues to put off the decision to end Urban Shield. It knows better than to subscribe to a harmful program that militarizes police.
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Trump’s military surplus transfer to local police fuels Berkeley police militarization debate
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that President Trump will issue an executive order to make it easier for local police departments to obtain military surplus equipment, such as armored cars and grenade launchers.
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Urban Shield Task Force delays making final decision on future of program
On Friday, the Urban Shield Task Force convened in Oakland to discuss the future of Alameda County’s involvement in the Urban Shield training program, but it was unable to come to a concrete decision after prolonged debate. Questions addressed included whether Urban Shield meets federal guidelines set out in the
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5 Berkeley news events to know
As UC Berkeley students, we have a unique experience of being immersed in a town filled with citizens passionate about local and national issues, but it’s often easy to forget all that’s going on around us when problem sets and midterms are mounting up. Here’s a quick guide to what’s going
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ASUC inter-semester committee discusses student safety, cancellation fee
The ASUC inter-semester committee convened Wednesday to discuss student safety and passed three bills, including one urging the campus to amend the summer sessions nonrefundable cancellation fee.
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City Council members outline policy goals at ‘Progressive Town Meeting’
On Sunday afternoon, Berkeley Citizens Action, a local activist group, hosted several Berkeley City Councilmembers — including Mayor Jesse Arreguín — for a “Progressive Town Meeting” to outline policy goals and organize support for progressive organizations in Berkeley.
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PRC votes to investigate BPD handling of Urban Shield special meeting
On Wednesday evening, the Berkeley Police Review Commission voted to open an investigation into Berkeley Police Department’s handling of the demonstrations at City Council’s June 20 special meeting.
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Mayor Arreguín’s state of the city: ‘It’s in Berkeley’s DNA to lead in issues of our time’
In his first state of the city address, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín called on the city to “get serious” about addressing local homelessness and affordable housing.
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New subcommittee on Urban Shield should side against the program
CITY ISSUES: Berkeley City Council’s refusal to side with resident protest has ultimately failed citizens
Four days before Berkeley City Council voted to continue the Urban Shield police training program, the police officer who killed Philando Castile was acquitted by a jury of his peers. Only a week later, BPD faced new allegations of racial profiling from UC Berkeley student Ismael Chamu. In Berkeley and
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