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Police union files state labor complaint, claiming missteps by new oversight board

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli March 28, 2022, 4:13 p.m.May 20, 2022

It says unlawful changes were made to police misconduct investigations.

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Police misconduct hearing put off after cop union said Berkeley broke the law

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso March 13, 2022, 4:59 p.m.May 20, 2022

The city did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Berkeleyside.

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City of Berkeley missing from state salary database due to ‘non-compliant’ report

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 02, 2019, 3:27 p.m.August 4, 2022

Berkeley is among nine cities in California that filed “non-compliant” reports with the state for 2018.

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Why does Alameda County charge up to $1 a page to view court records online?

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso March 19, 2019, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

The Alameda County Superior Court system charges $1 a page, dropping to 50 cents each after five pages, to view court filings. Berkeleyside filed a Public Records Act request to learn more about why that is.

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Berkeley changes city policy on release of police records after Berkeleyside, ACLU lawsuit

Avatar photo by Lance Knobel Feb. 01, 2019, 4:09 p.m.October 4, 2022

In a closed session Thursday, the City Council decided that a new police transparency law should apply to records pre-dating Jan. 1, 2019, when the law came into effect.

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Update: Berkeley says police records bill applies to all existing records after Berkeleyside, ACLU lawsuit

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 30, 2019, 4:55 p.m.August 4, 2022

City Council voted in closed session Thursday that SB 1421 should apply “to existing [police] records pre-dating Jan. 1, 2019.” This followed a lawsuit filed by Berkeleyside and ACLU NorCal over application of the bill.

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Berkeley says it has no records to share under new police transparency law

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 18, 2019, 4:57 p.m.October 4, 2022

The city of Berkeley says it has no records of sexual assault or dishonesty-related police misconduct from the past five years and does not have to release use-of-force records from incidents before 2019.

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Update: Council says police can’t name non-violent arrestees on social media during protests

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 26, 2018, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

A council majority approved a slightly revised version of the mayor’s proposal on arrest information at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting.

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Council members, mayor seek to limit release of arrest information to the public

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 13, 2018, 5:31 p.m.August 4, 2022

Two council members and the mayor are asking the city to limit the amount and type of arrest information released to the public. First Amendment experts say it’s a slippery slope.

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City of Berkeley wants help to improve website, services

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Jan. 12, 2017, 7:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The city of Berkeley is on a mission to improve its website, as well as to determine if there are more services it can offer online. The city’s website currently lists names of city officials, has information about a host of issues from affordable housing to birth and death certificates to how to drive to […]

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Grand jury dings city of Berkeley on email transparency

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso June 21, 2016, 3:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

Rene C. Davidson Courthouse. Photo: Emilie Raguso An Alameda County grand jury has criticized the city of Berkeley’s approach to municipal emails, which are automatically purged after 90 days unless employees manually take steps to save them. The grand jury report, released Tuesday, noted that Berkeley is one of just four cities in Alameda County that […]

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City of Berkeley unveils new open data portal

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 10, 2015, 2:11 p.m.October 4, 2022

This municipal water map is one of 17 data sets and visualizations available in the city of Berkeley’s new open data portal. Image: City of Berkeley The city of Berkeley has officially launched a new website featuring 17 data sets related to everything from municipal water usage and employee salaries to crime heat maps, energy consumption, […]

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