Tuesday evening, the Berkeley City Council delved into the sticky issue of drone regulation, and plans to take an even deeper look at the related ramifications at some point in the future. The council held a special work session — with no action planned, and none taken — to hear from three city panels that considered drone technology […]
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Berkeley woman on day 47 of fast for Guantánamo
By Julia Hannafin Today marks day 47 of Berkeley resident Cynthia Papermaster’s open-ended fast. Papermaster, who has been a member of women’s social justice movement Code Pink for over six years, began her hunger fast on June 15 in solidarity with cleared-for-release Guantánamo Bay prisoners. While actions have been taken towards closing Guantánamo, none have been successful. President […]
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Peace & Justice Commission to Obama: Apologize
Berkeley’s Peace & Justice Commission wants the city to send a letter to President Obama, demanding he take off the name “Geronimo” from the operation that killed Bin Laden.
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Protests greet John Yoo on first day of classes
Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist, and dozens of protestors from Code Pink, The World Can’t Wait, the Boalt Alliance to Abolish Torture and other groups marched through Berkeley Law School today to protest John Yoo’s position as a member of the faculty. After holding a brief press conference outside the law school, the group marched […]