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What One Alternative to Policing Looks Like
In January, the Anti Police-Terror Project launched a community first responder program in Sacramento called Mental Health First. Throughout the nigh…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Mad Dash to Hire 20,000 Contact Tracers in California
Lisa Fagundes is a San Francisco librarian who also helps track and prevent the spread of COVID-19. As more Bay Area residents leave their homes, the…
5 years, 9 months ago
‘Joy, Sadness, Rage, and Passion’ in Santa Rosa’s Streets
There have been dozens of Bay Area cities protesting against police violence since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Most of the protests h…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Yearslong Movement To Get Police Out Of Oakland's Public Schools
Oakland Unified is the only school district in Alameda County with its own police force. And for nearly a decade, activists with the Black Organizing…
5 years, 9 months ago
Reflections From Vallejo Families Seeking Justice for Police Killings
Vallejo Police killed another person of color last week. Sean Monterrosa of San Francisco was shot after police say they mistook a hammer for a gun.
D…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Layers Of Protections for Police Who Use Violence
Californian police officers are rarely disciplined, even internally, when they do something wrong. That's what KQED reporters have learned by looking…
5 years, 9 months ago
It’s Been More Than 10 Years Since Oscar Grant — And Not Enough Has Changed
On Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART police officer. The killing was recorded and the video went viral.
There are so many other …
5 years, 9 months ago
'The Weight of Living in a Racist World': Finding Emotional Support as a Black Man
This past week has been a lot. Several Bay Area cities joined other communities across the country protesting the police shooting of George Floyd in …
5 years, 9 months ago
What Disability Justice Activist Stacey Park Milbern Taught Us
Stacey Park Milbern was an expert at organizing people. A self-identifying queer disabled woman of color, Stacey organized to help her move from Nort…
5 years, 9 months ago
What We Can Learn From Stockton’s Universal Basic Income Experiment
Since early 2019, 125 random Stockton residents have been receiving $500 a month to spend however they want. And while the final data hasn't been rel…
5 years, 9 months ago