Tell your council member today to postpone the promotion of Interim Chief Jen Louis until the investigations by the city manager and Police Accountability Board are completed.
George Lippman
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Berkeley needs to move decisively to address the racial disparities in policing
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.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Racial disparities in policing must not be brushed aside
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.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Berkeley residents should have the chance to vote on strengthened civilian oversight of police
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.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Our 30-year fight for peace and justice in Berkeley
Berkeley’s civic commissions play a larger role than is generally recognized in resistance movements.
Posted inCrime & Safety, Opinion
Op-ed: New homeless proposal accelerates ethnic and social cleansing
It is zero hour for the defense of the right of homeless people in Berkeley to simply be. This Tuesday, Mayor Bates and Council members Maio, Droste, and Capitelli are proposing, for the nth time in 25 years, to add new status offenses to the docket. These new “crimes” will result in fines and jail […]
