Voter-approved Oakland police commission begins to take shape – East Bay Times
East Bay TimesA panel of nine people, selected one each by Mayor Libby Schaaf and city council members, will choose who to nominate for the new Oakland police commission. They…
Gov. Brown Heads Back To California After China Visit – Capital Public Radio News
Capital Public Radio News“I was a mayor myself, the city of Oakland.” Brown and Beijing mayor Chen Jining pledged in generalities to work together. Then it was off to Tsinghua…
Warriors Stun Cavs Win NBA Finals Game 3 118 – 113
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Woman Who Put Meth Into Toddler’s Mouth At Berkeley Park Arrested For Attempted Homicide: Police – Patch.com
Patch.comThe woman put the meth into a 2-year-old boy’s mouth at the park play structure. The child’s nanny called police immediately. By California Patch (Patch Staff) – June 7, 2017…
James Comey Statement for Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence James B. Comey June 8, 2017 Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to…
Pepper-sprayed Trump supporter from Berkeley riots files $23M lawsuit – Washington Times
Washington TimesKiara Robles speaks with a reporter moments before being pepper sprayed on Wednesday Feb 1, 2017, in Berkeley, California. Her legal representation, the nonprofit organization Freedom Watch, filed a…
Milo Yiannopoulos fan files lawsuit against Berkeley – CNBC
CNBCA fan of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has filed a lawsuit against the regents of the University of California, the mayor of Berkeley and a slew of others over alleged…
Milo Yiannopoulos Fan Files Lawsuit Against Berkeley – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportA fan of right-wing provocateur Yiannopoulos has filed a lawsuit Monday, June 5, against the regents of the University of California, the mayor of Berkeley and…
Milo Yiannopoulos fan files lawsuit against Berkeley – Daily Astorian
Daily AstorianFILE – In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a news conference, in New York. A fan of right-wing provocateur Yiannopoulos has filed a lawsuit…
Oakland A’s link roundup: Yonder Alonso is a factor in All-Star voting – Athletics Nation
Athletics NationMeanwhile, Alonso is currently a top-five hitter in all of baseball. Two hot months don’t necessarily boost you over the established superstar, but when that superstar is also (relatively)…
Woman pepper-sprayed at UC Berkeley protest sues university, police – Reuters
ReutersA woman who says she was pepper-sprayed by protesters demonstrating against a planned appearance by a right-wing speaker in February has sued the University of California at Berkeley for infringing…
Woman pepper-sprayed at UC Berkeley protest sues university, police – KFGO
Woman pepper-sprayed at UC Berkeley protest sues university, policeKFGOKiara Robles of Oakland, California is suing 18 individuals and organizations including officials at the University of California, UC Berkeley’s police department,…
Why California Urgently Needs Surveillance Transparency – EFF
EFFElected representatives (such as a city council) would have the ultimate authority to approve or reject the technology. In exigent circumstances, police could temporarily bypass the process, but they would…
2 Oakland Murder Victims Identified – Patch.com
Patch.comOAKLAND, CA — Two men who were fatally shot in separate cases in different parts of Oakland early Sunday morning have been identified by police. A man who was shot…
Steve Siolak Says Oakland Raiders Doing Las Vegas NFL Fan Demographic Study – Again?
Clark County, Nevada Commissioner Steve Sisolak made a video that was uploaded to the government organization’s YouTube Channel on Monday, where he gave what was supposed to be a progress…
Ryon Healy’s two homers lead Oakland Athletics past Toronto Blue Jays – UPI.com
UPI.comOAKLAND, Calif. — Ryon Healy had never hit two home runs in a game at any level of his professional baseball career before Saturday, when he launched two for the…
Trump sons defend his criticism of London mayor – WKOW
Trump sons defend his criticism of London mayorWKOWWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s sons are defending their father’s attack against London’s mayor over his handling of the recent extremist attack.…
Body Cam Study Finds Oakland Police Speak Less Respectfully to Black People – Governing
GoverningOakland police officers tend to speak less respectfully to black people than to white people during traffic stops, using language in these everyday interactions that can erode community faith in…
Racism And Sexism Are Still Issues Because School’s Don’t Teach That They’re Wrong
In the wake of the success of the first Wonder Woman movie (which you must see now) there were some who talked about why an all-woman group should not have…