Jul 11, 2019
Copwatchers Wear Spit Hoods During City Council Meeting to Protest their use by the Berkeley Police
Last night, Berkeley City Council heard from a psychiatrist and various mental health care providers that the use of the "hooding"...
Jul 9, 2019
Ban BPD Use of "Hooding" Technique
Berkeley needs to stop their police from "hooding" people who are mentally ill or have mental health disabilities. It is traumatizing and...
Sep 16, 2018
BPD Chief explains how you don't need a policy to secretly record the public, and how doxxing is
The video linked below is from the PRC meeting from 9-12-18. Go to 30:00 into the video. https://www.facebook.com/cschwartz72/videos/1015...
Sep 12, 2018
Council Proposes a Resolution to Prevent BPD from Doxxing Demonstrators
During tomorrow’s Berkeley City Council meeting, the council will discuss BPD’s decision to publish the names and photographs of...
Jul 2, 2018
Events Alert
This Sunday, July 8, we will be having our next study group meeting for “Video As Evidence.” The focus will be “Sharing and Using...
Jun 19, 2018
Mayor Arreguin Flips on Berkeley's Participation in Urban Shield
Watch video from the Urban Shield sub-committee meeting, 6/18/18. Start at 2:26 and listen as Jesse does a 180 degree turn in his...
Sep 10, 2017
No Pepper Spray in Berkeley! Berkeley City Council to Consider Use of Pepper Spray for Crowd Control
Berkeley City Council is being asked by BPD chief to allow cops to use pepper spray for crowd control as a "special measure." Pepper...
Nov 8, 2016
BPD Raids Homeless Encampment
On the morning of Friday, November 4, 2016, Berkeley Police raid the homeless encampment protest on Adeline and Fairview. Four are...
Jul 16, 2016
Rally for Police Reform - Strengthen the Police Review Commission to Hold BPD Accountable
From the event page: On Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council will vote on a ballot measure to reform and strengthen the Police Review...
Dec 18, 2014
Copwatch Reportback from the Berkeley Protest 12-7-2014
Copwatch Reportback from the Berkeley Protest 12-7-2014 (by Andrea Prichett for Berkeley Copwatch) I was in the streets from 10:30 pm...
