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…
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TwitWit Radio Parodies the Berkeley Urban Shield Vote and the Surveillance State.
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.
Berkeley Should Not Participate In The Militarized Police Aspects Of Urban Shield
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…
2017 Bay Area UASI Equipment Requests
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…