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Civilian oversight of the police is an emerging best practice. Enlightened police leaders understand that independent oversight is a critical part of fair and impartial policing.
A simple civic day employment program for those experiencing homelessness can increase a sense of self-worth, help build resiliency, and bring in a little cash.
Zachary Baggins died at 20, and his family is having difficulty figuring out who to talk to to build a memorial for him at a city park.
The Adeline Corridor and Ashby BART station can become the community assets that neighbors deserve. It's been fifty years in the making.
A fall on a downtown sidewalk brings people together.
Rather than constructively tackling our community's issues, Beckles has focused on ideas that can delve into conspiracy theory. She delivers venomous personal attacks and lies.
Council will vote tonight to give purview over the tenant/landlord relationship for ADUs to the Rent Board. This would stop ADU development being built for rentals in its tracks.
Every two hours workers head out to their cars to put more money in their meters. This creates a parking crunch for shoppers and is one of the byproducts of so much building.
When police are trained to treat people like they are enemy combatants, it increases the chances that they will respond to local emergencies as though they are in a war.
The current configuration of the Urban Shield exercises contributes to the militarization of our department and is overly focused on dramatic, weaponized responses to incidents.
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