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Even in Berkeley, Police Bully Citizens of Color
12-05-2014
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12-15-2014
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12-11-2014
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12-11-2014
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12-10-2014
Don't Miss This
12-10-2014
Mayor Bates Insults Berkeley's Press
12-09-2014
Downtown Demolition Continues
12-09-2014
An Alternative Location
12-09-2014
Cartoons
Odd Bodkins: Free the San Francisco Earthquake (Cartoon)
By Dan O'Neill
12-05-2014
Public Comment
New: An open letter to City Council on the proposed Energy Report Ordinance
Steve Martinot
12-15-2014
New: The Taiwan Restaurant in Berkeley Closes
Sheila Goldmacher
12-13-2014
An open letter to the black bloc poseur who sucker-punched me at the anti-police march on Telegraph Avenue Tuesday, December 9, 2014.
Hank Chapot
12-11-2014
Understanding Dissent
Thomas Lord
12-10-2014
New Berkeley Building Energy Saving Ordinance (BESO) doesn't respect citizens
Vivian Warkentin
12-11-2014
New Berkeley Building Energy Saving Ordinance (BESO) doesn't respect citizens
Vivian Warkentin
12-11-2014
New: The Brown/Garner Killings are about a Larger State of Official Terror
Harvey Wasserman
12-05-2014
A Muslim’s Thank You Letter to Pope Francis
Khalida Jamilah
12-05-2014
December Pepper Spray Times
By Grace Underpressure
12-05-2014
New: Berkeley Rep Audience Should Look Smarter
Lori Lorge
12-07-2014
Other Ways to Express Support
Romila Khanna
12-05-2014
News
New: Three charged with Grizzly Peak Kidnapping
Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN)
12-17-2014
New: Hackers get personal data for 1600 from UC Berkeley's Real Estate Divison
Sara Gaiser (BCN)
12-16-2014
New: Mayor Bates expects large crowds at tonight's Berkeley City Council meeting
Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN)
12-16-2014
New: Clergy, students lead Berkeley march against police violence
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-14-2014
New: Anonymous group of artists claims responsibilty for effigies on UC Berkeley campus
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-14-2014
New: Protesters go from Berkeley to Oakland for Millions March
Bay City News
12-13-2014
Police investigating three hanged effigies on UC Berkeley Campus
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-13-2014
Two Berkeley protesters charged with felonies
Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN)
12-13-2014
Two Berkeley protesters charged with felonies
Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN)
12-13-2014
Flash: College/Ashby intersection in Berkeley blocked by demonstration
12-13-2014
California Highway Patrol responds to criticism of officer's gun display in protest
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-12-2014
Updated: Undercover cop disguised as Black Bloc pulls gun on protest in Oakland which started in Berkeley
Erin Baldassari (BCN)and Planet
12-11-2014
New: When words cost lives
Carol Polsgrove
12-12-2014
Berkeley City Council will meet December 16 at Longfellow School
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-11-2014
Richmond Police Chief: Why I Joined a Protest Against Police Brutality (New America Media)
Chris Magnus, interviewed by Malcolm Marshall (Richmond Pulse)
12-11-2014
Police action in Berkeley on Saturday night: a video
12-10-2014
Press Release: Media Update, Berkeley Demonstrations
Officer Jennifer Coats, Public Information Officer, Berkeley Police Department
12-10-2014
Updated: Protesters continue marching around Berkeley
Bay City News and Planet
12-10-2014
Flash: Schools closed tomorrow in Berkeley, most of Northern California for expected storm
Scott Morris (BCN)
12-10-2014
March in Berkeley leads to confrontation on Oakland highway, looting in Emeryville
Scott Morris (BCN)
12-10-2014
Insurance Review Urged in Storm Alert
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-10-2014
Updated: Protesters reach Oakland City Hall after starting in Berkeley
Jamey Padojino (BCN)
12-09-2014
Flash: Schools closed tomorrow in Berkeley, most of Northern California for expected storm
Scott Morris (BCN)
12-10-2014
New: Richmond police join demonstration against brutality
Laura Dixon (BCN)
12-09-2014
New: Councilmembers Arreguin and Worthington will meet the public tonight at 7 on the steps of the Old Berkeley City Hall despite cancellation of council meeting; Arreguin's statement
Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin
12-09-2014
Press Release: Mayor Bates' office's statement about why he cancelled tonight's Berkeley City Council meeting
From Charles Burress
12-09-2014
Bates' Office Officially Announces Cancellation of Berkeley City Council
Scott Morris (BCN)
12-09-2014
Flash: Berkeley Mayor Cancels Tonight's Council Meeting: Afraid Protesters Will Attend.
Becky O'Malley
12-09-2014
The Night They Stopped the Trains to Show Solidarity with ... um...We'll Get Back to You on That (Opinion)
Carol Denney
12-09-2014
Berkeley police arrest nine in relatively peaceful protest
Keith Burbank (BCN)
12-09-2014
Berkeley: CHP arrests more than 150 people during highway protests
Keith Burbank (BCN)
12-09-2014
An open letter to the City Council of Berkeley in response to Linda Maio’s Dec. 8 statement about the protests (Opinion)
Steve Martinot
12-09-2014
On the Berkeley protests (opinion)
Councilmember Linda Maio Vice Mayor of the City of Berkeley
12-09-2014
Flash: Berkeley: Protesters continue to block city streets, cleared from freeway, arrested
Jamey Padojino (BCN) and Planet
12-09-2014
Repairs are underway in Downtown Berkeley after Sunday night's destruction (photo essay)
Rob Wrenn
12-08-2014
Violent Berkeley Protest Ends in Early Morning
Keith Burbank (BCN)
12-08-2014
Press Release: Berkeley Demonstrations End
Officer Jennifer Coats, Public Information Officer, Berkeley Police Department
12-08-2014
Updates on Berkeley Demonstrations, Riots, Looting
12-07-2014
Press Release: Demonstrators in Downtown Berkeley
Berkeley Police via Nixle.com
12-07-2014
Press Release: Mayor Issues Press Release Re Protests
From Charles Burress
12-09-2014
Helicoppers: How Police Tactics Fuel Confrontation
Gar Smith
12-07-2014
New: Society of Professional Journalists Raps Berkeley Assault on Members of Media (Open Letter)
12-08-2014
Press Release: Demonstrators Damaging and Looting Businesses on Shattuck Avenue, Avoid the Area
From the Berkeley Police Department via Nixle
12-07-2014
Helicoppers: How Police Tactics Fuel Confrontation (News Analysis)
Gar Smith
12-07-2014
Demonstrators march from Berkeley, block Highway 24 near 51st, Claremont
Erin Baldassari (BCN)
12-07-2014
Berkeley Police Tear Gas Harms Residents (Public Comment)
Marcia Poole
12-07-2014
Reflections On Broken Windows (Opinion)
Carol Denney
12-07-2014
Updated: Six Arrested in Berkeley Protest
Dennis Culver (BCN)
12-07-2014
Anarchists Attack Berkeley Apartment Building During Protest
Planet
12-07-2014
Arrests in Berkeley Demonstrations Seem Likely
Becky O'Malley
12-07-2014
Berkeley Protest Takes Violent Turn
Dennis Culver (BCN)
12-07-2014
Berkeley Protests End in Tear Gas, Arrests
ErinBaldassari/KeithBurbank (BCN)
12-07-2014
Flash: Berkeley Protest Turns Violent (PRESS RELEASE from Berkeley Police)
BPC Officer Jenn Coates
12-06-2014
Berkeley Blocks a train, says "Hands up! Don't shoot!" (PHOTO ESSAY)
David Bacon
12-09-2014
Columns
THE PUBLIC EYE: Who Runs the Democratic Party?
Bob Burnett
12-12-2014
ON MENTAL ILLNESS: When Is It Time to Cut Down on Meds, and How?
Jack Bragen
12-12-2014
ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Wrongful Deaths
Jack Bragen
12-05-2014
THE PUBLIC EYE: What Democrats Stand For: Four Messages for 2016
Bob Burnett
12-05-2014
SENIOR POWER: HenPower
Helen Rippier Wheeler, pen136@dslextreme.com
12-03-2014
Arts & Events
Zero Motivation: Israel's Women Soldiers + Base Behavior
Review by Gar Smith
12-13-2014
Updated: Takács Quartet Plays Beethoven and Mozart
Reviewed by James Roy MacBean
12-14-2014
New: Theater Review: 'Old Times' at the City Club
Ken Bullock
12-05-2014
Bernstein’s CANDIDE A Hit in Hayward
Reviewed by James Roy MacBean
12-05-2014