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Special Report: Week of Bay Area Anti-Genocide Action: Protest Shuts Down Weapons Systems Manufacturer in SL; Historic Legal Battle at Oakland Courthouse; Protesters Rally to Support Gaza Plaintiffs

Special Report: Week of Bay Area Anti-Genocide Action: Protest Shuts Down Weapons Systems Manufacturer in SL; Historic Legal Battle at Oakland Courthouse; Protesters Rally to Support Gaza Plaintiffs

A pivotal week for Bay Area Pro-Palestine action, on the streets and in the courtroom began last Wednesday with an hours-long protest that shut down the San Leandro location of weapons manufacturer L3Harris. The action, organized by healthcare workers and activists opposing the US supported Israeli genocide of Gaza, temporarily
Jaime Omar Yassin
OPD/DVP Highlight Previous Administration Failures After Ceasefire Audit; Pete Drops Appeal, Fife Will Bring BAMBD Strengthening Legislation

OPD/DVP Highlight Previous Administration Failures After Ceasefire Audit; Pete Drops Appeal, Fife Will Bring BAMBD Strengthening Legislation

OPD and DVP Admins Outline Failures within Previous OPD and DVP Administrations as Departments Vow to Implement Ceasefire Recommendations On Tuesday, Council members received a Ceasefire audit report and testimony from principals of the California Partnership for Safe Communities [CPSC], the organization that conducted an audit of Oakland’s Ceasefire
Jaime Omar Yassin
Ceasefire Audit Finds Failures in Previous Admin; Mayor to Cast Tie-Breaking Vote on Geoffrey's Inner Circle Appeal; AC Transit Failed to Observe its Own Tempo Surveillance Policy

Ceasefire Audit Finds Failures in Previous Admin; Mayor to Cast Tie-Breaking Vote on Geoffrey's Inner Circle Appeal; AC Transit Failed to Observe its Own Tempo Surveillance Policy

Independent Ceasefire Audit Finds Failures in Schaaf Direction and Armstrong Strategy Decisions An independent audit completed last month finds critical failures in the City’s Ceasefire program. The timeline of the program’s worst failures parallel with increases in Oakland’s gun violence that began in 2019. Completing the audit
Jaime Omar Yassin
Leaked Document Reveals Big Money PAC is Controlled by the Price-Recall Campaign; OPC Sends Chief Candidates to Mayor; OPD Releases Video of Shooting; Council Preview

Leaked Document Reveals Big Money PAC is Controlled by the Price-Recall Campaign; OPC Sends Chief Candidates to Mayor; OPD Releases Video of Shooting; Council Preview

Leaked DA Recall Document Reveals Mega-Donor Committee “Reviving the Bay Area” is Subordinate “Team” of SAFE Recall Campaign A leaked SAFE campaign strategy document was made public Friday by “Protect the Win”, the campaign opposing the recall of District Attorney Pamela Price. Brenda Grisham, the ostensible principal officer of the
Jaime Omar Yassin