The women are now in rehab after a devastating crash in January, according to a new update on their conditions.
Alison Bernstein
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Calls for support and traffic safety after crash leaves Berkeley official and wife in critical condition
Berkeley School Board President Judy Appel and wife Alison Bernstein remain in the intensive care unit Sunday, after they were hit by a car while walking.
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School Board president and wife in critical condition after Berkeley crash
The Berkeley School Board president and her wife were struck by a car while walking in Berkeley just after midnight Friday and are in critical condition at a local hospital, according to police and community members.
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Police Review Commission to Berkeley police: Show us the data
The Berkeley Police Review Commission voted Wednesday night to ask the city to push BPD to hand over an incomplete draft analysis about racial disparities in police stops.
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Police report mistakes, challenges in Berkeley protests
Berkeley police officers used 50 tear gas grenades and “blast rounds” to clear Telegraph Avenue during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in December, but police officials declined to say Wednesday night whether that had been excessive. The June 10 meeting before the city’s Police Review Commission was the citizen panel’s first chance to ask officers specific […]
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Citizen panel on police to launch Berkeley protests probe
Last week, Berkeley’s Police Review Commission voted unanimously to launch an investigation into the police response to protests over the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown that halted business as usual in Berkeley in December. Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan told the citizen oversight panel during its Jan. 14 meeting that his department is working diligently […]
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Surveillance camera registry a possibility for police
The city of Berkeley will explore whether a database of private security cameras might help police solve crime more efficiently after a Berkeley City Council majority vote Tuesday night. Under the proposal, citizens could report camera locations to the Berkeley Police Department. Police would create a registry, which would allow officers to call camera owners quickly should a crime take place. Citizens would not be […]