‘ICE-free zones’ plan moves forward in Alameda County
A proposed ban on federal immigration agents from using county property and a coordinated response plan will be considered by the Board of Supervisors later this month.
‘ICE-free zones’ among ideas Alameda County is considering to defend against Trump immigration crackdown
Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, county officials are gearing up to ban ICE agents from certain areas.
Over 2,000 East Bay residents bought e-bikes with vouchers in the last 6 months
A $10 million fund from Ava Community Energy and Alameda County was used to reimburse e-bike buyers. Meanwhile, a new study shows laws haven’t kept up with e-bike collision risks.
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Berkeley’s 911 call center struggles to hire enough dispatchers
Two-thirds of dispatcher positions were vacant at one point earlier this year. A top police official called staffing in the 911 center an “ongoing crisis.”
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Berkeley’s civilian police oversight director sues police chief over withheld records
The suit — seeking records related to a complaint that officers acted improperly towards people filming an encampment sweep — lays bare rising tensions between police accountability officials and BPD brass.
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Transportation
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Environmental groups organize to protest Chevron, military action in Venezuela
Protests this weekend at Chevron’s Richmond refinery and a Berkeley gas station were spurred by the Trump Administration’s capture of the Venezuelan president and the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
Man who crashed scooter on UC Berkeley campus last month has died
Authorities identified the crash victim as Kenneth Wade, a 59-year-old Berkeley man. He died more than a month after the Dec. 1 crash.
Berkeley’s Cazadero camp heavily damaged by winter storms
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said the director of the city-owned music camp north of Guerneville. The camp is seeking donations and help clearing toppled redwoods and debris.
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