AltWeeklies Wire
Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new
Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Can Berkeley Tackle its Plastics Problem?new
The city is taking its first steps toward recycling mixed plastics.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-13-2012 |
Environment
How California's Prison Population Explodednew
And why the costs of housing inmates skyrocketed at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
AC Transit Finally Buys Americannew
The transit agency officially ends its long-term deal to buy expensive, foreign-made buses. Plus, Perata and De La Fuente's newest questionable deal.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-06-2012 |
Transportation
The Cannabis Crackdown Hits Oaksterdamnew
The feds detain Richard Lee and raid his respected medical pot businesses in a brazen move that may backfire.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-05-2012 |
Drugs
Tags: Oaksterdam University, Marijuana, NORML, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dale Gieringer, Richard Lee, Harborside Health Center, Prop 19, Stephen DeAngelo, Dale Sky Jones, Debby Goldsberry, Melinda Haag, Rebecca Kaplan, David Goldman, Americans for Safe Access San Francisco, Coffeshop Blue Sky, Jeff Jones, Oaksterdam Museum, the Oaksterdam Gift Shop, US marshalls, Freedom Fighter of the Year, High Times
Churn and Burn at the Young Musicians Programnew
A venerable UC Berkeley youth program appears to be violating its union contract.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-05-2012 |
Education
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew
A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: Jean Quan, Police Brutality, Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs, #OCCUPY, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Jim Chanin, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, tear gas, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Samuel Walker, Bureau of Field Operations report, Criminal Investigation Division, Donald Frazier, Frazier Group LLC, Howard Jordan, less-than-lethal munitions, May Day action
Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew
Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Doctors Making House Calls? ER Direct Doesnew
The East Bay medical company is one of a small but growing number that is sending doctors to people's homes to provide a more affordable, convenient alternative to emergency-room visits.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
04-02-2012 |
Health
Are Stay-Away Orders Against UC Berkeley Students Unconstitutional?new
Some legal experts say they are—when used as a weapon against nonviolent protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
03-31-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Nancy O'Malley, UC Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Cal, Sproul Plaza, Amanda Armstrong, Ashley Saxby-Pinkerton, Autrey James, Jeff Wozniak, Jonathan Simon, Justin Timbalesi, Kathleen Barrett, Paul Davalos, Paul Seeman, Seth Chazin, Stay-Away Orders, Wheeler Hall, Yvette Felarca, Banished
Pacific Environment: Rooftop Solar Is the Answernew
A new report by the respected Oakland-based environmental group calls for a dramatic increase in rooftop solar installations by 2020.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Environment
Michael Gressett Speaksnew
The longtime prosecutor who no longer face rape charges goes public with his story as he prepares to sue Contra Costa County and the men who put him in jail.
East Bay Express |
John Geluardi |
03-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Michael Gressett
Nearly 5,000 Chickens Rescued from Factory Farmnew
But activists, including many from the East Bay, weren't able to save 45,000 hens at an abandoned cage farm.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
03-15-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Factory Farms
Homeless on the Baynew
A growing number of homeless people are taking up illegal residence on off-anchor boats -- and some say their presence is causing increased environmental pollution and crime.
East Bay Express |
Amina Waheed |
03-14-2012 |
Homelessness
Living Plastic-Freenew
Oakland's Beth Terry is almost doing it.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
03-09-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Living Plastic-Free
