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Repeated BLM sign vandalism highlights tension between communities of color
Police are investigating vandalism of a Palo Alto Black Lives Matter yard sign as a hate crime. The is the third incident at the same property where the sign...Read More
Walnut Creek City Council challengers shine light on police reform, social justice issues
Several Walnut Creek City Council candidate challengers in the Nov. 3 election were either motivated to run because of policing and social justice issues, or support significant movement on...Read More
City won’t seek curfew violation charges against San Jose protesters
The city of San Jose will not pursue charges against those arrested for breaking a citywide curfew imposed May 31 in the wake of civil unrest and protests, the...Read More
Probation union takes on systemic racism in San Jose rally
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez walked on stage but before she could speak, a group of young children shouted from a distance: “Black Lives Matter!” While cheers erupted...Read More
Schaaf says Oakland vandalism ‘agitators’ play into Trump’s ‘twisted campaign strategy’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf chastised people who attended a protest over the weekend for vandalizing a police station and attempting to set the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on fire....Read More
‘Agitators’ vandalize court house, police station after hundreds peacefully protest in Oakland for Black lives
Oakland police confirmed late Saturday evening that part of the group of protesters who marched through downtown Oakland hours before broke into two groups, with some vandalizing the police...Read More
Palo Alto, Oakland rallies planned in solidarity with Portland protesters
Two rallies to support protesters in Portland, Oregon are planned Saturday in the Bay Area, one in Palo Alto near Stanford University and the other in downtown Oakland. The...Read More
Despite worries, Martinez BLM protest draws 1,000 in peaceful solidarity
"I think a lot of people are starting to wake up and even though this is a quiet little town, it shows that it can happen anywhere.”Read More
DA charges pair with hate crimes, vandalism for defacing Martinez BLM mural
Two Martinez residents face hate crime and vandalism charges as suspects in Saturday’s defacing of a “Black Lives Matter” mural on a downtown Martinez street — a video of...Read More
San Jose leaders ‘outraged’ after anonymous article outs racist police officers
City leaders along with San Jose’s police chief and police union vowed to investigate Friday after retired and active officers were accused of posting bigoted and racist comments in...Read More
Trump answers cries for justice with threats of fascism
Change, inevitable and constant, flows like a lazy river until the currents of history accelerate into rapids of sudden crises.Read More
Supes weigh resolutions to declare racism a public health crisis, support BLM movement
"To change history, we must confront it." Read More
Marchers arrested after Carquinez Bridge protest extends into traffic lanes
Three people were arrested Friday after protesters in a Juneteenth Black Lives Matter “March Across the Carquinez Bridge” that originated in Vallejo shut down motor traffic in westbound lanes...Read More
Zakat Foundation shows ‘humane empathy and mercy’ with 35,000-pound food distribution
The Zakat Foundation of America will deliver roughly 35,000 pounds of fresh produce to a mosque in East Oakland this weekend to support food-insecure families. The foundation will hold...Read More
Juneteenth rallies mark 155 years of emancipation at height of Black Lives Matter movement
Several Juneteenth events in the works Friday around the region include a morning rally and march by labor unions at the Port of Oakland. Juneteenth celebrations mark June 19,...Read More
Car caravan ‘civic action’ shuts down westbound Bay Bridge
Protesters in vehicles stopped westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge Sunday. According to witness accounts, police are walking along the shoulder and California Highway Patrol vehicles are attempting to...Read More
Voices of Black Lives Matter span communities, generations
Dozens of Bay Area protests decrying the police killing of George Floyd have been entirely peaceful.Read More
Crowd gathers again in protest at Fremont Police Department
About 300 protesters are demonstrating peacefully in Fremont Thursday evening, a police spokeswoman said. Carrying signs, chanting and drumming, the 300 or so started walking at about 5 p.m....Read More