Linda Halpern, Author at Berkeleyside

Remembering Elliot Halpern, who fought for fair policing and civil rights in Berkeley

by Linda Halpern May 24, 2023, 9:35 a.m.May 24, 2023

Halpern ran an Albany tax practice, co-led the Racism and Criminal Justice Reform group and helped establish the city’s Police Accountability Board.

Opinion

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.