Oakland, California prepares for verdict in Mehserle trial (tags)
The City of Oakland, California is on edge awaiting the jury's verdict, expected next week, in the trial of former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) cop Johannes Mehserle for fatally shooting Oscar Grant at a BART station on New Year's Day, 2009. Oakland's Police Chief, anticipating riots, ordered riot control exercises.
Contact Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and the City Council re: police brutality (tags)
Contact Mayor Jerry Brown and the City Council and tell them what you think about their police department shooting at peaceful anti-war protestors
Oakland antiwar protest gets ugly (tags)
OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Police used "sting balls," wooden projectiles and bean bags Monday to control a crowd of about 600 antiwar demonstrators attempting to block two gates leading to a large shipping company at the Port of Oakland.