Elliot Halpern, Author at Berkeleyside

Opinion: Berkeley needs to move decisively to address the racial disparities in policing

by Mansour Id-Deen, Elliot Halpern, Rivka Polatnick and George Lippman April 12, 2019, 9:30 a.m.October 4, 2022

From 2012 to 2016, black and Latino civilians were twice as likely as whites and Asian-Americans to be subjected to a police stop that yielded no enforcement action. It is taking too long to figure out why.

Berkeleyside Opinion

Opinion: Racial disparities in policing must not be brushed aside

by Mansour Id-Deen, Winston Burton, Elliot Halpern, George Lippman, Willie Phillips, Laura Babbitt and Moni Law Jan. 18, 2019, 9:50 a.m.October 4, 2022

Racial disparities in policing in Berkeley are well documented, and in fact, are worsening. City management must act soon to address these and other concerns.

Opinion: City Council should place charter amendment for a new Berkeley police commission on ballot

by Igor Tregub, Rigel Robinson, Alfred Twu, Soli Alpert, Erica Etelson, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Elliot Halpern, Linda Halpern, Sharon Maldonaldo, Janice Schroeder, Marge Sussman, Genevieve Wilson and Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action Aug. 07, 2018, 9:32 a.m.October 4, 2022

Civilian oversight of the police is an emerging best practice. Enlightened police leaders understand that independent oversight is a critical part of fair and impartial policing.

Opinion: Berkeley residents should have the chance to vote on strengthened civilian oversight of police

by Paul Kealoha-Blake, Catherine Huchting, Diana Bohn, boona cheema, Mansour Id-Deen, Elliot Halpern, Moni Law, George Lippman, Carol Marasovic, James McFadden, Willie Phillips, Andrea Prichett, Dan Robinson, Phoebe Sorgen and Margy Wilkinson May 24, 2018, 8:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The proposal is a compromise between those who advocated for an even stronger body similar to the one in Oakland and those who felt there was little need for change to the PRC.