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Berkeley considers permanent ban on ‘less-lethal’ crowd-control weapons
Berkeley City Councilmembers on Tuesday will consider an ordinance permanently banning certain less-lethal weapons used by police officers. The ordinance would permanently ban police from using pepper spray, tear...Read More
City Council defies calls to end police use of rubber bullets
Despite backlash from San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and community activists, the City Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday to allow police officers to continue the use of rubber bullets...Read More
Police department, association split on Muni decision not to transport police to protests
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said Wednesday that his Police Department respects the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s decision recently to not transport police officers to protests. Earlier...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
Contra Costa County joins other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding curfew
Contra Costa County has joined other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding its curfew order effective Thursday after ordering people to stay inside amid widespread looting and vandalism in recent...Read More
Sheriff cancels Alameda County curfew as looting, vandalism incidents taper off
Alameda County is the latest Bay Area jurisdiction to cancel its curfew order Thursday following days of looting and vandalism that followed demonstrations over police brutality. Sheriff Greg Ahern...Read More
Breed lifts San Francisco curfew beginning Thursday morning
San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a tweet Wednesday said she will lift The City’s curfew as of Thursday morning at 5 a.m. The curfew was ordered by the...Read More
President threatens military force against public as curfews spread across U.S., Bay Area
President Donald J. Trump Monday evening threatened military force against members the American public.Read More
Dozens arrested, businesses damaged in overnight East Bay looting incidents
Oakland police on Monday morning reported that about 60 people were arrested during Sunday’s demonstrations over the death of black man George Floyd under the knee of a white...Read More
Peaceful voices of outrage ring across downtown San José
They lay on their backs on the cold pavement, motionless. Then, they stood with one arm pierced to the sky.Read More
Curfews calm tense Bay Area after weekend of nationwide unrest
Walnut Creek, San Jose, San Francisco and other Bay Area cities instituted curfews following vandalism that damaged businesses.Read More
San José protesters remain downtown after city announces curfew
A peaceful yet frustrated crowd of protesters in downtown San José remained on scene early Sunday evening.Read More
Looting in Walnut Creek prompts city shutdown after peaceful protest
Another protest that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd has taken a turn as some people broke in and looted through the downtown Walnut Creek retail district....Read More
Outrage boils over in Friday night Oakland protests
Demonstrations in Oakland Friday night turned destructive as protestors smashed windows and looted downtown businesses.Read More
Passion, realism dominate Bay Area rallies on brink of impeachment
It can never be claimed that President Donald J. Trump does not inspire civic engagement.Read More
Bay Area joins nationwide protests against Trump
Activists across the Bay Area Thursday evening protested President Donald Trump’s replacement of his attorney general after Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday. Trump has since appointed Acting Attorney General...Read More
Oakland protestors rally against Charlottesville violence
For the second night in a row, residents and visitors to Oakland are protesting the violence that broke out Saturday in Charlottesville where three people died before the violence...Read More
Police clear UC Berkeley campus after violent protests
University of California, Berkeley police have cleared the campus following violent protests Wednesday night in response to a scheduled speech by journalist Milo Yiannopoulos.Read More
Trump inauguration sparks resistance
There were two inaugurations Friday, one in Washington for President Trump, and another in San Francisco to kick off the resistance.Read More
System-wide BART delays due to Women’s Marches
BART officials are reporting 20-minute delays this afternoon at all stations because of the Women's Marches in San Francisco and Oakland.Read More