Every year, Bay Area law enforcement agencies apply for a cornucopia of federal grants to buy stuff to fight the war on terror. This year’s application cycle just ended and the approved grants (not all will be approved) will…
A dozen community members affiliated with various Bay Area nonprofit organizations observed the 2017 Urban Shield Expo and Anti-Terrorism training drill. The Stop Urban Shield coalition collated their observations and issued an event report card. The report concluded: …
2017 Bay Area UASI grants have been announced. The full PDF for the Bay Area is below. 44 total projects were funded. Here are some particular grants of interest.
Originally printed at: https://media-alliance.org/stopping-stops-urban-shield-vendor-vetoed-due-to-racist-stereotyping/ On August 1,the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, which has been under fire for several years over the police militarization expo Urban Shield, took its first action to enforce 12 reform principles the Board embraced in…
Featuring choice quotes from our own Tracy Rosenberg at the June 20th Berkeley City Council meeting, including “Get this crap out of my town.” Nothing is sacred in this 30 minute radio production – including the underpants bomber.
Update: On May 16, the Stop Urban Shield Coalition shut down the Berkeley City Council meeting at 12:45am (actually on May 17). New special meeting to be scheduled. It will be on June 20 at 6:00pm at Longfellow Middle School…
From a public records terrorist. License Plate Readers: Novato PD wants $25,388 for two stationary license plate readers Walnut Creek PD wants $109,897 for stationary license plate readers. Contra Costa County Sheriff wants $225,253.19 for mobile and trailer license plate…
(Send a note to the Folsom Police Department and the Folsom City Council objecting to the municipal sponsorship of Calibre killer cop trainings). Mother Jones profiles Calibre instructor Dave Grossman: “Are You Prepared to Kill Somebody?” A Day With…