20 July 2010, 7:09 pm
The cops' union demand for no layoffs in exchange for pension contributions cost eighty officers their jobs and threatens the livelihood of at least 120 more. by Robert Gammon To the casual observer, the layoff of eighty Oakland police officers last week appeared to be the result of an unfortunate s... Read More »
17 July 2010, 4:04 am
New IP enforcement standards threaten the ability of the poor, especially in developing nations, to access needed medicines, says a declaration issued July 15 by public-interest groups and Berkeley Law faculty, who met on campus last week.... Read More »
9 July 2010, 8:21 pm
The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a white former transit officer in the death of an unarmed black man set the stage for a sentencing that could be just as explosive as the trial depending on how the judge interprets the verdict.... Read More »
9 July 2010, 2:44 pm
The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a white former transit officer in the death of an unarmed black man set the stage for a sentencing that could be just as explosive as the trial dependi...... Read More »
9 July 2010, 11:29 am
Oakland riots resulted in over 80 arrests and damage to downtown businesses Thursday night after the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the Johannes Mehserle case.... Read More »
9 July 2010, 9:01 am
The U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division will investigate a white Oakland police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man on a crowded train platform, a case reminiscent of the racially charged 1992 police beating of Rodney King.... Read More »
9 July 2010, 9:00 am
Protests Over Conviction of Officer on Lesser Charge for Killing Unarmed Man Devolve Into Looting; More Than 80 Arrested... Read More »
9 July 2010, 7:36 am
Police made 78 arrests as crowds upset with the verdict in the BART police shooting trial smashed windows and looted stores... Read More »
9 July 2010, 7:04 am
Federal officials say they will investigate the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer on an Oakland train platform to determine whether the case warrants federal prosecution.... Read More »
8 July 2010, 2:35 pm
The state's lawyers believe Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two daughters presented a strong case that California parole agents were negligent, including failing to act after talking to Dugard and one of her daughters.... Read More »
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