OPD is improving, but federal monitor is closely watching how police handled protests
Civil rights attorney Jim Chanin noted that the improvements were "very slight," but at least the police department seemed to be moving in the right direction.
Berkeley filmmaker turns garage into powerful tribute for Black people killed by police
The mural includes the words “Black Lives Matter” painted at the top, and lists dozens of names.
Fire set, windows broken at Seattle protests
Thousands of protesters gathered near downtown Seattle on Saturday in a show of solidarity with fellow demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, where tensions with federal law enforcement have boiled over.
Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues
Authorities say six federal officers were injured and one person was arrested.
Navy vet beaten by federal agents: ‘They came out to fight’
Christopher David is uncomfortable with his newfound fame as the subject of an online video and news coverage. David, whose bones were broken, says the focus should be on Black Lives Matter.
New poll shows majority of voters believe US society is racist
A new poll on race relations in the U.S. shows that a clear majority believe the country has a racism problem.
Federal agents, local streets: A 'red flag' in Oregon
Federal law enforcement officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, done without local authorities’ consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse.
The dilemma of the good cop: Calling out wrongdoing can end an officer’s career
Ryan Adler said he is speaking up now as heightened focus is being paid to reforming police departments across the country. He believes his insights as a former officer can help bring light to these systemic, cultural problems, especially as leaders are vowing that they, too, want change.
Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, was announced by attorney Ben Crump and other lawyers representing Floyd’s family members.
Berkeley ends police traffic stops and sets goal of cutting police budget by half
The Berkeley City Council had recently approved a city budget that decreased police department spending by $9.2 million, or about 12% of the police budget.
Berkeley considers removing police from traffic stops
We do not believe that the public wants lax enforcement of those incidents by non-sworn individuals. Traffic stops are some of the most dangerous actions police officers take. What happens when the felon with an illegal gun gets pulled over by the parking police?” the police statement read, “Nothing good, we’re sure of that.”
Peaceful Black Lives Matter rally and march held in Martinez
The march took place in the wake of a series of local developments over the last several weeks related to national protests against police brutality.
Oakland Police Commission votes for tougher ban on neck holds
The Oakland Police Commission adopted a strict policy that goes beyond the existing ban of chokeholds by police officers to include a prohibition on the carotid hold.
Officers in deadly Breonna Taylor raid thought she was alone
Louisville police officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor while serving a warrant were told she should be home alone. Officers were told the main target of a large-scale narcotics investigation was elsewhere.
Officer to Floyd: 'It takes ... a lot of oxygen to talk'
As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldn't breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd's neck dismissed his pleas, saying “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk," according to transcripts of body camera video recordings made public Wednesday.
2 Oklahoma officers charged with murder of man allegedly tased more than 50 times in 2019
Two Oklahoma police officers were arrested on second-degree murder charges Wednesday for the 2019 death of a 28-year-old man who was allegedly tased over 50 times.
Trump blasts de Blasio for plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower
“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” Trump tweeted Wednesday.
Little evidence that George Floyd protests spread coronavirus in US
In what’s considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern.
Berkeley City Council cuts $9 million from police funding
The killing of George Floyd sparked demands across the nation for police reform and Berkeley leaders took heed.
Petitions: Rename Jack London Square after Barbara Lee, Bobby Seale
Backers of the petition say that Jack London was a "known racist" and that he wrote of exterminating the Chinese and promoted white supremacy in novels.