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Paramedic supervisor Rachel Valenzuela filed the form Dec. 9, less than two days after the Dec. 7 call on Kittredge. The form indicated that patient care had been affected during the call, and replied in the affirmative to the question of “Could this event cause a community reaction or represent a threat to public safety?” Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong said Tuesday he could not clarify what “this event” referred to, but said the addendum to the form provided additional detail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly all medical information was redacted from the documents, but they did reveal that three paramedics provided advanced life support to the man during his eight-minute journey to the hospital, where he arrived about 52 minutes after dispatchers first received a 911 call about his condition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County coroner’s office identified the man Thursday as Alvin Henry Jones Jr., a 63-year-old Berkeley resident who died of natural causes. According to the coroner’s office, Jones died Dec. 9 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. Jones reportedly is survived by a sister who lives in New York, but Berkeleyside was unable to locate her prior to publication.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>DEC. 7: THE TIMELINE\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>6:39 p.m. Caller informs dispatch that paramedics are needed on Kittredge\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>6:40 p.m. Engine and medic are dispatched, but told to wait at the station for police\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>6:40 p.m., 6:49 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 7:03 p.m. Medical condition notes redacted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:03 p.m. Police arrive at Berkeley Fire Station 2 (23 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:05 p.m. Police and fire arrive at Kittredge (25 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:07 p.m. Paramedics reach patient (27 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:23 p.m. Paramedics and patient en route to hospital (43 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:31 p.m. Paramedics arrive at hospital (52 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In the addendum, Valenzuela wrote that an engine and medic were dispatched at 6:40 p.m. to Kittredge Street — about a minute after the initial call — but were directed by a commander “to stage in quarters due to protest activity in the immediate area of the call. 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In those recordings, the man was identified as a 62-year-old who had collapsed on the fifth floor of 2175 Kittredge St. A fire dispatcher said the man was having “difficulty breathing, and sweating,” adding: “The subject will be in front of the elevator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd — which had begun walking from campus through the Southside neighborhood and on into downtown at about 6 p.m. — at that point was described on the radio as 800-strong. The group was said to be moving westbound on University Avenue from Shattuck. 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The patient was “quickly brought to the ambulance due to protest getting closer.” The supervisor wrote that there was a “slight delay on scene” related to the extrication of the patient, but no further detail was provided. (Dong said Tuesday he could not comment on the nature of the extrication due to medical privacy laws.) One source familiar with the call said paramedics had to revive the man at the scene before taking him to the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While in front of building prior to transport [redacted], multiple police officers were on scene protecting EMS crews and BFD BC [Battalion Chief] was on scene stating immediate transport needed due to volatile protest and scene safety,” according to the addendum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man was taken to a local hospital at 7:23 p.m., with a “Code 3″ status, meaning lights and sirens were used. Three paramedics provided advanced live support during the eight-minute trip, which ended at the hospital at 7:31 p.m., 52 minutes after the first call had come in about the man’s condition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10426180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 623px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10426180\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"Parts of the Kittredge Street call were redacted by the Fire Department, which cited medical privacy laws. 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She and others expressed frustration that management does not make efforts to inform residents about critical news in the building. A representative for Oxford Plaza did not respond to repeated requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several city workers aware of the case told Berkeleyside the man who was assisted by paramedics later died at the hospital, and was believed to have had a heart attack. There is no way to know whether the man might have survived had paramedics reached him sooner, given the amount of information that has been released, but prompt treatment has been shown to make a difference in the treatment of heart attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a heart attack happens, delay in treatment can be deadly,” according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “Treatment works best when it’s given right after symptoms occur. ... Many more people could survive or recover better from heart attacks if they got help faster. Of the people who die from heart attacks, about half die within an hour of the first symptoms and before they reach the hospital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the records reviewed by Berkeleyside, it took first responders about 27 minutes to reach the man, and another 16 minutes to get him into the ambulance to leave for the hospital. The Fire Department’s average response time is 5.5 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the first time local protests have been linked to a death in Berkeley. In 2013, the city settled a lawsuit with the family of \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/22/cukor-family-settles-lawsuit-against-berkeley-police/\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Cukor\u003c/a>, a man who was attacked and killed outside his Berkeley Hills home in 2012, after authorities said they had waited to respond to the call — which initially was not categorized as an emergency — to ensure they had enough resources on hand to respond to protests in Oakland. The city admitted no fault in that matter, but agreed to change dispatching procedures as a result.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some Blame City Policy, Rather Than Protests\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Fire Chief Dong said he could not release any details related to the man’s health, or ultimate health outcome, citing privacy laws covering medical records. Berkeleyside first reported the death in December after several city employees confirmed, under condition of anonymity, that the man died after emergency crews were delayed in reaching him due to protests in the city Dec. 7. Since then, the city’s Police Review Commission has pledged to look into the movement of emergency vehicles as part of an independent investigation into the police response to the protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some supporters of the protests reacted strongly to the December story, and said they believe the death should have been more properly attributed to a city policy that determines under what circumstances firefighters are accompanied to calls by police officers. Wrote someone identified only as “justiceplease”: “The protests in themselves didn’t do anything. Either the police delayed the help, or the paramedics delayed the help because they chose to wait for the police escort.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Added a commenter who identified himself as Michael: “This is tragic, but it’s awfully knee-jerky to lay this squarely at the feet of protesters, the majority of whom were peaceful. Civil disobedience is disruptive. You can bet that MLK delayed an ambulance or two in his time; it’s so shortsighted to draw from this one tragic incident the conclusion that the entire movement is without merit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others questioned the logic of decisions made Dec. 7 by first responders, said the crowd was unlikely to have posed an obstacle for an ambulance, and said the Fire Department should have tried harder to get to the man sooner.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fire Chief: “We Can’t Predict Whether or Not It’s Going To Be Peaceful”\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dong said in December that long-standing department policies prohibit firefighters from entering active protest zones without police escorts. Those policies date back to the late 1980s and '90s, he said, when there were riots in People’s Park as well as other demonstrations in Berkeley following the Rodney King beating by police in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside sought all available documents regarding the Dec. 7 medical call to Kittredge to look more closely at the timeline, as well as what role the protests reportedly played for first responders that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong told Berkeleyside in December that his department fielded 16 calls in and around areas overtaken by demonstrations in Berkeley from Dec. 6-8. Those calls saw “extended delayed response times” of 5-25 minutes due to the protests, either because ambulances were unable to get through streets blocked by crowds, or because police escorts were not immediately available because officers were busy with other demonstration-related duties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong said this week that Berkeley’s protocol regarding when police escorts are needed is a standard approach that is widely used. He did not have a document citation immediately available, but said he would try to locate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Police and firefighters have been killed and injured nationwide getting in to violent scenes,” Dong said Tuesday. “That’s why we’re cautious when we enter any scene, whether it’s an individual assault victim or a protest that is violent, with the potential for rock or bottle-throwing … which we observed on Dec. 6, 7 and 8.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities said protesters threw projectiles at police, injuring officers, on Saturday night, Dec. 6. Members of the crowd also hurled items at police Sunday, Dec. 7, though police kept their distance from the demonstrations throughout most of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When there are protests, and there is movement of protests, we can’t predict whether or not it’s going to be peaceful,” said Dong. “Fire departments and firefighters are not immune from getting hurt or injured during protests. … We’ve seen the protests get violent, so we’re going to approach things cautiously and with safety for all responders and others involved at all times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong said there is a “standing protocol” that firefighters will not enter a scene until police determine it is safe if there is a potential for violence. He said it’s not a decision made on the fly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dispatchers know to ask police, who advise when it’s safe to enter,” he said. “That’s passed on to the Berkeley Fire Department. We work with, and wait for, the law enforcement determination about when it’s safe to enter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong said the Fire Department does not track fatalities in the city and does not keep a record of wait times on calls for police escorts. He said, in addition, he could not speculate about how current police staffing numbers might be impacting those wait times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Generally, when we get calls that involve violence, the police department gets there pretty quick,” Dong said. “Response times are generally pretty fast when there’s violence or the potential for violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside's Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>They were just two minutes away, but it took paramedics 27 minutes during the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley protests\u003c/a> in December to reach a patient who later died, according to documents obtained by \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> under a Public Records Act request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 23 of those minutes, paramedics were waiting for a police escort, as per a standing city protocol, to ensure they could avoid the protests Dec. 7 and reach the man safely after he collapsed and struggled to breathe in a large affordable housing complex downtown. The Berkeley Fire Department’s average response time is 5.5 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The response time was so delayed that a Berkeley paramedic was required by law to file an “Unusual Occurrence” form with Alameda County. Paramedic supervisor Rachel Valenzuela filed the form Dec. 9, less than two days after the Dec. 7 call on Kittredge. The form indicated that patient care had been affected during the call, and replied in the affirmative to the question of “Could this event cause a community reaction or represent a threat to public safety?” Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong said Tuesday he could not clarify what “this event” referred to, but said the addendum to the form provided additional detail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly all medical information was redacted from the documents, but they did reveal that three paramedics provided advanced life support to the man during his eight-minute journey to the hospital, where he arrived about 52 minutes after dispatchers first received a 911 call about his condition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County coroner’s office identified the man Thursday as Alvin Henry Jones Jr., a 63-year-old Berkeley resident who died of natural causes. According to the coroner’s office, Jones died Dec. 9 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. Jones reportedly is survived by a sister who lives in New York, but Berkeleyside was unable to locate her prior to publication.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>DEC. 7: THE TIMELINE\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>6:39 p.m. Caller informs dispatch that paramedics are needed on Kittredge\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>6:40 p.m. Engine and medic are dispatched, but told to wait at the station for police\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>6:40 p.m., 6:49 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 7:03 p.m. Medical condition notes redacted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:03 p.m. Police arrive at Berkeley Fire Station 2 (23 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:05 p.m. Police and fire arrive at Kittredge (25 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:07 p.m. Paramedics reach patient (27 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:23 p.m. Paramedics and patient en route to hospital (43 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7:31 p.m. Paramedics arrive at hospital (52 minutes elapsed)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In the addendum, Valenzuela wrote that an engine and medic were dispatched at 6:40 p.m. to Kittredge Street — about a minute after the initial call — but were directed by a commander “to stage in quarters due to protest activity in the immediate area of the call. It was reported to the crews a large group of protestors were within a block of the call and the medical response were to stage in quarters until a police escort could escort us to the call.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team waited for police at Fire Station 2, at 2029 Berkeley Way, and received periodic updates on its computer system about the call, according to the addendum. At 6:46 p.m., according to another Berkeley Fire Department report that included a log with time-stamps, the reporting party from Kittredge called dispatch again. Details about that call were redacted, as were other updates related to the man’s medical condition at 6:40 p.m., 6:49 p.m. and 7:03 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside reviewed scanner recordings to learn more about the incident. In those recordings, the man was identified as a 62-year-old who had collapsed on the fifth floor of 2175 Kittredge St. A fire dispatcher said the man was having “difficulty breathing, and sweating,” adding: “The subject will be in front of the elevator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd — which had begun walking from campus through the Southside neighborhood and on into downtown at about 6 p.m. — at that point was described on the radio as 800-strong. The group was said to be moving westbound on University Avenue from Shattuck. There was also a police barricade set up, blocking Martin Luther King Jr. Way between Addison and Center streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10426174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-1.55.18-PM-720x492.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10426174\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-1.55.18-PM-720x492.png\" alt=\"Demonstrators (marked by the bullhorn) were between paramedics on Berkeley Way and an urgent medical call on Kittredge on the second night of significant protests in Berkeley earlier this month. Image: Google Maps\" width=\"720\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-1.55.18-PM-720x492.png 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-1.55.18-PM-720x492-400x273.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators (marked by the bullhorn) were between paramedics on Berkeley Way and an urgent medical call on Kittredge on the second night of significant protests in Berkeley earlier this month. Image: Google Maps\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paramedics went into the building, where they made contact with the patient at 7:07 p.m. Police officers “stayed on scene for protection,” according to the report. The patient was “quickly brought to the ambulance due to protest getting closer.” The supervisor wrote that there was a “slight delay on scene” related to the extrication of the patient, but no further detail was provided. (Dong said Tuesday he could not comment on the nature of the extrication due to medical privacy laws.) One source familiar with the call said paramedics had to revive the man at the scene before taking him to the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While in front of building prior to transport [redacted], multiple police officers were on scene protecting EMS crews and BFD BC [Battalion Chief] was on scene stating immediate transport needed due to volatile protest and scene safety,” according to the addendum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man was taken to a local hospital at 7:23 p.m., with a “Code 3″ status, meaning lights and sirens were used. Three paramedics provided advanced live support during the eight-minute trip, which ended at the hospital at 7:31 p.m., 52 minutes after the first call had come in about the man’s condition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10426180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 623px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10426180\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM.png\" alt=\"Parts of the Kittredge Street call were redacted by the Fire Department, which cited medical privacy laws. Image: Berkeley Fire Department\" width=\"623\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM.png 623w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-03-at-7.14.30-PM-400x179.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parts of the Kittredge Street call were redacted by the Fire Department, which cited medical privacy laws. Image: Berkeley Fire Department\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neighbors said Oxford Plaza — which opened in 2009 — is not a close-knit community, and that management had canceled regular meetings it used to hold for residents due to low attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They say that we’re a community, but yet they didn’t say: ‘Oh, one of our community members passed away,' ” said one woman, Rhonda, who has lived at Oxford Plaza for five years. She and others expressed frustration that management does not make efforts to inform residents about critical news in the building. A representative for Oxford Plaza did not respond to repeated requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several city workers aware of the case told Berkeleyside the man who was assisted by paramedics later died at the hospital, and was believed to have had a heart attack. There is no way to know whether the man might have survived had paramedics reached him sooner, given the amount of information that has been released, but prompt treatment has been shown to make a difference in the treatment of heart attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a heart attack happens, delay in treatment can be deadly,” according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “Treatment works best when it’s given right after symptoms occur. ... Many more people could survive or recover better from heart attacks if they got help faster. Of the people who die from heart attacks, about half die within an hour of the first symptoms and before they reach the hospital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the records reviewed by Berkeleyside, it took first responders about 27 minutes to reach the man, and another 16 minutes to get him into the ambulance to leave for the hospital. The Fire Department’s average response time is 5.5 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the first time local protests have been linked to a death in Berkeley. In 2013, the city settled a lawsuit with the family of \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/22/cukor-family-settles-lawsuit-against-berkeley-police/\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Cukor\u003c/a>, a man who was attacked and killed outside his Berkeley Hills home in 2012, after authorities said they had waited to respond to the call — which initially was not categorized as an emergency — to ensure they had enough resources on hand to respond to protests in Oakland. The city admitted no fault in that matter, but agreed to change dispatching procedures as a result.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some Blame City Policy, Rather Than Protests\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Fire Chief Dong said he could not release any details related to the man’s health, or ultimate health outcome, citing privacy laws covering medical records. Berkeleyside first reported the death in December after several city employees confirmed, under condition of anonymity, that the man died after emergency crews were delayed in reaching him due to protests in the city Dec. 7. Since then, the city’s Police Review Commission has pledged to look into the movement of emergency vehicles as part of an independent investigation into the police response to the protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some supporters of the protests reacted strongly to the December story, and said they believe the death should have been more properly attributed to a city policy that determines under what circumstances firefighters are accompanied to calls by police officers. Wrote someone identified only as “justiceplease”: “The protests in themselves didn’t do anything. Either the police delayed the help, or the paramedics delayed the help because they chose to wait for the police escort.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Added a commenter who identified himself as Michael: “This is tragic, but it’s awfully knee-jerky to lay this squarely at the feet of protesters, the majority of whom were peaceful. Civil disobedience is disruptive. You can bet that MLK delayed an ambulance or two in his time; it’s so shortsighted to draw from this one tragic incident the conclusion that the entire movement is without merit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others questioned the logic of decisions made Dec. 7 by first responders, said the crowd was unlikely to have posed an obstacle for an ambulance, and said the Fire Department should have tried harder to get to the man sooner.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fire Chief: “We Can’t Predict Whether or Not It’s Going To Be Peaceful”\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dong said in December that long-standing department policies prohibit firefighters from entering active protest zones without police escorts. Those policies date back to the late 1980s and '90s, he said, when there were riots in People’s Park as well as other demonstrations in Berkeley following the Rodney King beating by police in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside sought all available documents regarding the Dec. 7 medical call to Kittredge to look more closely at the timeline, as well as what role the protests reportedly played for first responders that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong told Berkeleyside in December that his department fielded 16 calls in and around areas overtaken by demonstrations in Berkeley from Dec. 6-8. Those calls saw “extended delayed response times” of 5-25 minutes due to the protests, either because ambulances were unable to get through streets blocked by crowds, or because police escorts were not immediately available because officers were busy with other demonstration-related duties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong said this week that Berkeley’s protocol regarding when police escorts are needed is a standard approach that is widely used. He did not have a document citation immediately available, but said he would try to locate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Police and firefighters have been killed and injured nationwide getting in to violent scenes,” Dong said Tuesday. “That’s why we’re cautious when we enter any scene, whether it’s an individual assault victim or a protest that is violent, with the potential for rock or bottle-throwing … which we observed on Dec. 6, 7 and 8.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities said protesters threw projectiles at police, injuring officers, on Saturday night, Dec. 6. Members of the crowd also hurled items at police Sunday, Dec. 7, though police kept their distance from the demonstrations throughout most of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When there are protests, and there is movement of protests, we can’t predict whether or not it’s going to be peaceful,” said Dong. “Fire departments and firefighters are not immune from getting hurt or injured during protests. … We’ve seen the protests get violent, so we’re going to approach things cautiously and with safety for all responders and others involved at all times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dong said there is a “standing protocol” that firefighters will not enter a scene until police determine it is safe if there is a potential for violence. He said it’s not a decision made on the fly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dispatchers know to ask police, who advise when it’s safe to enter,” he said. “That’s passed on to the Berkeley Fire Department. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeleyside update, Feb. 4, 2015:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/02/04/new-details-emerge-in-w-kamau-bellelmwood-cafe-storm/\">New details in W. Kamau Bell/Elmwood Café storm\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the new details Berkeleyside reports about the racially charged incident, in which a café employee allegedly told black comedian W. Kamau Bell to \"scram\": \u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The café's owner says that the employee, who has since been fired, acted only after a patron complained that someone was harassing customers at outdoor tables. That led the employee to look through the window, see Bell, and tap on the window. The employee then motioned to Bell through the window and said “no selling.” (Bell described this as being asked to “scram,” “git” or words to that effect.)\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Berkeley school district will host a community meeting involving Bell, café owner Michael Pearce and others to discuss the incident. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Earlier post: \u003c/strong> The Elmwood Café employee who was fired after making a remark that was construed as racist did not tell the comedian W. Kamau Bell to “scram,” or words to that effect. A customer had approached her to report that a man outside was harassing customers, which prompted her to tap on the window and indicate to Bell to “stop selling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even though her words, which were likely not heard by Bell, were less inflammatory than the comedian recounted on his website, the employee was fired because she did not try to solve the problem or report it to management, according to Michael Pearce, the owner of the café.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Friday afternoon, Jan. 30: \u003c/strong>Elmwood Café \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153020702366147&id=354810741146\" target=\"_blank\">posted on its Facebook page\u003c/a> around noon that it has fired the employee who made the unacceptable remark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story:\u003c/strong> A popular African-American comedian took to the Internet on Thursday to complain that an employee of the Elmwood Café on College Avenue told him to “scram,” or words to that effect, Monday while he was talking to his white wife and her friends at one of its outdoor tables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wkamaubell.com/\" target=\"_blank\">W. Kamau Bell\u003c/a>, who performs regularly in Bay Area comedy clubs, said he was shocked when the employee tapped on the window from inside the café and indicated that he should leave the area. The employee apparently thought Bell might be trying to sell something. Bell said he was dressed in a dark Oaklandish-brand hoodie at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'I do believe that everyone has the ability to learn and to do better, and that includes Mr. Pearce and the Elmwood Café.'\u003ccite>W. Kamau Bell, Bay Area comedian\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It is the definition of prejudice,” said Bell, a Berkeley resident. “They looked at me, they judged me against other people, an idea they had in their head about what a person like me is going to do, and then they acted in stupidity and ignorance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell, who said he and his wife once loved the café, and had, in fact, eaten there that morning to celebrate his birthday, told his story on \u003ca href=\"http://wkamaubell.com/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe/\" target=\"_blank\">his website\u003c/a>. It quickly went viral and prompted dozens of people to complain on the Elmwood Café’s Facebook page. By early afternoon, people had posted nearly 30 one-star reviews on Yelp as well, alleging that the café was racist. Bell’s website eventually crashed from all the traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Elmwood Café issued a statement on its Facebook page saying it was “absolutely horrified” by the incident. “We have zero tolerance for racism,” the café wrote on Facebook. (The café subsequently deleted this post, but Berkeleyside has \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Apology-post.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">a screen-grab of it.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Pearce, the owner of the Elmwood Café, told Berkeleyside Thursday afternoon that he was “horrified and appalled” at what Bell said happened. Pearce, who said neither he nor his manager knew about the incident before Thursday, had wanted to call Bell but could not find his number. Pearce eventually contacted Bell’s manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to speak to him so he can relate to me exactly what happened,” said Pearce. “Anything I can do to make this right I will do. I want an open and transparent discussion, possibly with the community and the press, once I find out what we did wrong. I want to be able to fix this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10420143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10420143 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png\" alt=\"W. Kamau Bell: “I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day.”\" width=\"720\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell-400x358.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">W. Kamau Bell: 'I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day.' \u003ccite>(Matthias Clame/courtesy FX/Berkeleyside)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bell said Thursday afternoon that he had heard Pearce wanted to talk to him, but he was not ready to discuss the situation yet. His wife had brought up what happened immediately after the incident, and the Elmwood Café staff had brushed off her concerns, he said. Bell said he needed to be with his family for a while. “I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell detailed his experience in an article titled \u003ca href=\"http://wkamaubell.com/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe/\" target=\"_blank\">“Happy Birthday! Have some Racism from the Elmwood Café!”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the blog post Bell describes how he visited the café twice Monday, Jan. 26: first for breakfast with his wife to celebrate his birthday, and then when he dropped by to chat with his wife and her friends, who were having lunch there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Addressing the café directly in his post, Bell wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>While she was eating with her new friends, I was down the street at Espresso Roma Café working on my Macbook Air. I suppose I could have stayed at the Elmwood Café and worked after breakfast, but you are relatively small establishment and I didn’t want to take up a table. When I was done working I walked back down College Avenue to rejoin her and meet her new friends. I was just carrying my laptop with no bag because I knew I wouldn’t be out for long. On my way back I stopped at \u003ca href=\"http://www.mrsdalloways.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mrs. Dalloway’s\u003c/a>, the bookstore, and I bought a children’s book about the Lovings, the couple who went to the Supreme Court and successfully argued for the striking down of laws that banned interracial marriage in 17 states. This is relevant to me because I’m black and my wife is white. That part I know that you know. Because of the series of events that followed me buying this book. They are as follows:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>1. After buying the book and deciding not to get a bag for the book, I walk to the Elmwood Café.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2. I see my wife and her new mom friends all happily chatting and holding their babies while sitting at an outside table. It struck me how well my wife fit in with these new friends. (And not just because they were all white… although I think that may have made a difference to you.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>3. I walk over to them. My wife introduces me to them.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4. One of them asks about the book I am holding.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5. I show her the book.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>6. Seconds later there is a loud series of knocks on the window of the Elmwood Café. They are coming from the inside of the restaurant.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>7. I look up and see one of your employees staring daggers at me.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>8. The employee then jerks her head to her left aggressively and I see her mouth say something to the effect of…\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>9. “SCRAM!”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Seriously. That is what happened. OK. Maybe it wasn’t exactly, “SCRAM!” Maybe it was, “GIT!” Or maybe it was, “GO!” Whatever it was, it was certainly directed at me. And it was certainly the kind of direction you should only give to a dog … a dog that you, yourself, own.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Or maybe you could yell that at a dog that you don’t own, but a dog that you are afraid is going to attack a group of moms and their babies.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The employee who indicated she wanted Bell to leave told him she thought he was trying to sell something, Bell writes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell writes that he was stunned, and “felt numb, like I was going to pass out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today the Elmwood Café posted its reaction on its Facebook page (since deleted with an updated post):\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>We at Elmwood Café are absolutely horrified to read about the account of the event that took place this Monday. We have zero tolerance for racism. We want to find out exactly what happened and take all steps necessary to rectify the situation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We ask that Mr. Kamau Bell and anyone else who witnessed this occurrence to please contact us at \u003ca href=\"info@elmwoodcafe.com\" target=\"_blank\">info@elmwoodcafe.com\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can’t imagine how horrified and very very sorry we are. We will do EVERYTHING we possibly can to make this right.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Bell’s wife told the Elmwood staff that, although she had previously been a devoted customer, she and her family would not return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell, a stand-up comic prominent in the San Francisco comedy scene, is best known as the former host of the FX television series \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallyBiasedFX\" target=\"_blank\">“Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Addressing the irony that the incident happened in Berkeley, a city known for its liberal values and tolerance, Bell wrote: “We were bothered by the fact that we [were] currently standing in Berkeley, California, a city so allegedly liberal that even the most progress-y progressives make fun of it, and yet thanks to you, it is where I as a black man was being told to ‘GIT!’ like it was 1963, Selma, Alabama, and I was crashing a meeting of The New Moms of the Confederacy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell’s report is already having an impact on the business’s reputation. In response to the description of his experience, there have been \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elmwood-cafe-berkeley?sort_by=date_desc\" target=\"_blank\">26 new one-star reviews posted on Yelp on Thursday alone\u003c/a>, as of about 3:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell said he thinks the racist attitude expressed by the employee is probably an extension of the business’s attitude. That said, he does believe people and businesses can change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there will be more to come from this, but I don’t know what that will be,” he told Berkeleyside. “I do believe that everyone has the ability to learn and to do better, and that includes Mr. Pearce and the Elmwood Café.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he has no plans to return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE\u003c/strong>, 6:40 p.m.: Bell posted on his Facebook page at \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wkamaubell/posts/10153570716948572\" target=\"_blank\">4:48 p.m\u003c/a> that he spoke to Pearce after this article was published. He wrote: “My wife & I just talked to Michael Pearce, the owner of Elmwood Cafe, & we’ve decided to have a public conversation about this. Details soon.” On its Facebook page, the Elmwood Café appears to have deleted its first post in which it expressed how horrified it was (see a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Apology-post.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">screen-grab captured by Berkeleyside\u003c/a>). \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153018936241147&id=354810741146\" target=\"_blank\">At 5:31 p.m.\u003c/a>, it posted the following: “We have reached out [sic] Mr. Kamau Bell and expressed to him how truly sorry we are. He and his wife have graciously accepted our invitation to have an open dialogue about the incident, and what steps can be taken. This conversation will be forthcoming and transparent and public as to what went wrong, and what actions we take to rectify what happened.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED News Associate \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a> is an independently owned news website based in Berkeley, Calif. \u003ca href=\"http://eepurl.com/lh_3b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here\u003c/a> if you would you like to receive the latest Berkeley news in your inbox once a day for free with Berkeleyside's Daily Briefing email.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story:\u003c/strong> A popular African-American comedian took to the Internet on Thursday to complain that an employee of the Elmwood Café on College Avenue told him to “scram,” or words to that effect, Monday while he was talking to his white wife and her friends at one of its outdoor tables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wkamaubell.com/\" target=\"_blank\">W. Kamau Bell\u003c/a>, who performs regularly in Bay Area comedy clubs, said he was shocked when the employee tapped on the window from inside the café and indicated that he should leave the area. The employee apparently thought Bell might be trying to sell something. Bell said he was dressed in a dark Oaklandish-brand hoodie at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'I do believe that everyone has the ability to learn and to do better, and that includes Mr. Pearce and the Elmwood Café.'\u003ccite>W. Kamau Bell, Bay Area comedian\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It is the definition of prejudice,” said Bell, a Berkeley resident. “They looked at me, they judged me against other people, an idea they had in their head about what a person like me is going to do, and then they acted in stupidity and ignorance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell, who said he and his wife once loved the café, and had, in fact, eaten there that morning to celebrate his birthday, told his story on \u003ca href=\"http://wkamaubell.com/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe/\" target=\"_blank\">his website\u003c/a>. It quickly went viral and prompted dozens of people to complain on the Elmwood Café’s Facebook page. By early afternoon, people had posted nearly 30 one-star reviews on Yelp as well, alleging that the café was racist. Bell’s website eventually crashed from all the traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Elmwood Café issued a statement on its Facebook page saying it was “absolutely horrified” by the incident. “We have zero tolerance for racism,” the café wrote on Facebook. (The café subsequently deleted this post, but Berkeleyside has \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Apology-post.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">a screen-grab of it.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Pearce, the owner of the Elmwood Café, told Berkeleyside Thursday afternoon that he was “horrified and appalled” at what Bell said happened. Pearce, who said neither he nor his manager knew about the incident before Thursday, had wanted to call Bell but could not find his number. Pearce eventually contacted Bell’s manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to speak to him so he can relate to me exactly what happened,” said Pearce. “Anything I can do to make this right I will do. I want an open and transparent discussion, possibly with the community and the press, once I find out what we did wrong. I want to be able to fix this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10420143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10420143 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png\" alt=\"W. Kamau Bell: “I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day.”\" width=\"720\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell.png 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Bell-400x358.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">W. Kamau Bell: 'I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day.' \u003ccite>(Matthias Clame/courtesy FX/Berkeleyside)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bell said Thursday afternoon that he had heard Pearce wanted to talk to him, but he was not ready to discuss the situation yet. His wife had brought up what happened immediately after the incident, and the Elmwood Café staff had brushed off her concerns, he said. Bell said he needed to be with his family for a while. “I don’t feel any great pressure to wrap it up in one day,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell detailed his experience in an article titled \u003ca href=\"http://wkamaubell.com/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe/\" target=\"_blank\">“Happy Birthday! Have some Racism from the Elmwood Café!”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the blog post Bell describes how he visited the café twice Monday, Jan. 26: first for breakfast with his wife to celebrate his birthday, and then when he dropped by to chat with his wife and her friends, who were having lunch there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Addressing the café directly in his post, Bell wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>While she was eating with her new friends, I was down the street at Espresso Roma Café working on my Macbook Air. I suppose I could have stayed at the Elmwood Café and worked after breakfast, but you are relatively small establishment and I didn’t want to take up a table. When I was done working I walked back down College Avenue to rejoin her and meet her new friends. I was just carrying my laptop with no bag because I knew I wouldn’t be out for long. On my way back I stopped at \u003ca href=\"http://www.mrsdalloways.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mrs. Dalloway’s\u003c/a>, the bookstore, and I bought a children’s book about the Lovings, the couple who went to the Supreme Court and successfully argued for the striking down of laws that banned interracial marriage in 17 states. This is relevant to me because I’m black and my wife is white. That part I know that you know. Because of the series of events that followed me buying this book. They are as follows:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>1. After buying the book and deciding not to get a bag for the book, I walk to the Elmwood Café.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2. I see my wife and her new mom friends all happily chatting and holding their babies while sitting at an outside table. It struck me how well my wife fit in with these new friends. (And not just because they were all white… although I think that may have made a difference to you.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>3. I walk over to them. My wife introduces me to them.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4. One of them asks about the book I am holding.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5. I show her the book.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>6. Seconds later there is a loud series of knocks on the window of the Elmwood Café. They are coming from the inside of the restaurant.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>7. I look up and see one of your employees staring daggers at me.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>8. The employee then jerks her head to her left aggressively and I see her mouth say something to the effect of…\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>9. “SCRAM!”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Seriously. That is what happened. OK. Maybe it wasn’t exactly, “SCRAM!” Maybe it was, “GIT!” Or maybe it was, “GO!” Whatever it was, it was certainly directed at me. And it was certainly the kind of direction you should only give to a dog … a dog that you, yourself, own.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Or maybe you could yell that at a dog that you don’t own, but a dog that you are afraid is going to attack a group of moms and their babies.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The employee who indicated she wanted Bell to leave told him she thought he was trying to sell something, Bell writes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell writes that he was stunned, and “felt numb, like I was going to pass out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today the Elmwood Café posted its reaction on its Facebook page (since deleted with an updated post):\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>We at Elmwood Café are absolutely horrified to read about the account of the event that took place this Monday. We have zero tolerance for racism. We want to find out exactly what happened and take all steps necessary to rectify the situation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We ask that Mr. Kamau Bell and anyone else who witnessed this occurrence to please contact us at \u003ca href=\"info@elmwoodcafe.com\" target=\"_blank\">info@elmwoodcafe.com\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can’t imagine how horrified and very very sorry we are. We will do EVERYTHING we possibly can to make this right.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Bell’s wife told the Elmwood staff that, although she had previously been a devoted customer, she and her family would not return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell, a stand-up comic prominent in the San Francisco comedy scene, is best known as the former host of the FX television series \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallyBiasedFX\" target=\"_blank\">“Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Addressing the irony that the incident happened in Berkeley, a city known for its liberal values and tolerance, Bell wrote: “We were bothered by the fact that we [were] currently standing in Berkeley, California, a city so allegedly liberal that even the most progress-y progressives make fun of it, and yet thanks to you, it is where I as a black man was being told to ‘GIT!’ like it was 1963, Selma, Alabama, and I was crashing a meeting of The New Moms of the Confederacy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell’s report is already having an impact on the business’s reputation. In response to the description of his experience, there have been \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elmwood-cafe-berkeley?sort_by=date_desc\" target=\"_blank\">26 new one-star reviews posted on Yelp on Thursday alone\u003c/a>, as of about 3:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell said he thinks the racist attitude expressed by the employee is probably an extension of the business’s attitude. That said, he does believe people and businesses can change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there will be more to come from this, but I don’t know what that will be,” he told Berkeleyside. “I do believe that everyone has the ability to learn and to do better, and that includes Mr. Pearce and the Elmwood Café.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he has no plans to return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>UPDATE\u003c/strong>, 6:40 p.m.: Bell posted on his Facebook page at \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wkamaubell/posts/10153570716948572\" target=\"_blank\">4:48 p.m\u003c/a> that he spoke to Pearce after this article was published. He wrote: “My wife & I just talked to Michael Pearce, the owner of Elmwood Cafe, & we’ve decided to have a public conversation about this. Details soon.” On its Facebook page, the Elmwood Café appears to have deleted its first post in which it expressed how horrified it was (see a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Apology-post.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">screen-grab captured by Berkeleyside\u003c/a>). \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153018936241147&id=354810741146\" target=\"_blank\">At 5:31 p.m.\u003c/a>, it posted the following: “We have reached out [sic] Mr. Kamau Bell and expressed to him how truly sorry we are. He and his wife have graciously accepted our invitation to have an open dialogue about the incident, and what steps can be taken. This conversation will be forthcoming and transparent and public as to what went wrong, and what actions we take to rectify what happened.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The fighter jet that buzzed Berkeley on Tuesday, sending both shock waves and excitement through the community, was reportedly flown by the brother of a Cal grad student.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A man posting as “TheCulprit” on Berkeleyside said the pilot was his brother, writing, “It was an awesome personal air show.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside has confirmed that the commenter attends UC Berkeley, and that his brother is a pilot with the U.S. Navy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“TheCulprit” said by email that his brother “is moving to Texas at the end of the week so he thought it would be cool to fly over campus while I was there before he left. Not that much to the story unfortunately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pilot “rocked” the plane, making its wings tilt up and down when it passed over Berkeley, according to some witnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Navy is investigating the incident, said Lt. Reagan B. Lauritzen, a spokeswoman, by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the plane was a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore, in the San Joaquin Valley. The aircraft flew at 2,500 to 3,000 feet over Berkeley, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The F/A-18E was under Federal Aviation Administration control throughout the training flight, which terminated in NAS Lemoore. While training missions in the local area are common and the pilot was under positive FAA control, the U.S. Navy is investigating the flight to ensure the aviator complied with all FAA and U.S. Navy regulations,” she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lauritzen said she could not provide any information about possible consequences when pilots are found to be out of compliance with regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every situation is unique,” she said. “It would be pure speculation to make some conclusion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said she would be unlikely to release the name of the pilot due to the open investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One commenter, Simon Whittle, had hypothesized Tuesday about a connection between the pilot and someone at UC Berkeley: “I’m going to guess that the pilot has a kid @cal and decided to say hi and give a little wave knowing he/she would be close to cal on their flight plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a video of the plane’s flight path, it flew over the Golden Gate Bridge at 3,500 feet and turned sharply right at Berkeley, dropping to 2,500 feet above the UC Berkeley campus, before heading southeast over the hills and climbing up to about 17,000 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KPyVGdMYdeA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some witnesses who saw the fighter jet said it was “rocking” as it flew over Berkeley: “I saw the rocking motion too – like the pilot was goofing around, tilting the wings from side to side,” wrote lady actuary. “I went outside and saw it flying away over the hills, near the 24 tunnel. It was shaped like a Blue Angel type.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some local residents said they were thrilled by jet’s appearance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wrote “Apilot”: “That’s awesome! Tell your brother that plenty of Berkeley residents appreciated the pass, despite the fact that it harshed the vibe of some local crunchies who were in the middle of bikram yoga. My best friend flies the EA-18 and I love visiting his base to hear them do their thing. I wish we had that kind of jet noise every day in East Bay. Nothing better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wrote Dalya Wynn on the Berkeleyside Facebook page, “All the kids at Malcolm X elementary got really excited when they heard it fly by.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wrote another: “It’s called the SOUND OF FREEDOM! Enjoy it and buy the pilot a beer if you see him!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, however, were not so enthusiastic. Many said they were frightened by the sound of the fighter jet, and feared a crash might follow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A local resident identified only as JG wrote: “What happened this afternoon terrified me and my children. They were in their classrooms at BHS and Longfellow the the plane screamed over their heads. In my younger child’s class, children began screaming out of fear. Simultaneously, I was at home thinking, ‘So this is what children in Iraq and Afghanistan hear when US fighter planes zoom in to drop bombs on them.’ Today’s event was real, very scary, and very odd. I want an explanation from the perps of today’s freak out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said another: “i am so grateful to see this and know i was not alone in my alarm this afternoon. i’m a fleet week lover, but not in january and not without warning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some said they simply would have preferred a bit of warning so they could have known what to expect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I work on the North side of campus and we could see it quite clearly, right over head. It was kind of neat. Not knowing its purpose though was unsettling,” wrote someone identified only as “Weeeeeeee !!!!.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Berkeley High School student said the flyover happened during a guest appearance in a BHS classroom by comedian Keegan-Michael Key: “This happened right as Keegan Michael, Key from Key and Peele was about to start telling us a story. He thought this was a regular occurrence until he saw how freaked out everyone got, especially when the car alarms went off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, Ian Gregor, also identified the plane as an F-18 out of NAS Lemoore. Naval Air Station Lemoore is in Lemoore, California, about 40 miles south of Fresno.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some readers were concerned about the plane’s altitude. Gregor said by email that airplanes cannot descend below 1,000 feet from the nearest structure or obstacle when flying over densely populated areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My understanding is the F-18 from yesterday’s flight never got below 2,500 feet,” he wrote Wednesday. He said additional inquiries should be directed to the Navy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The F-18, or F/A-18 Hornet, had the callsign FALCN41, according to a reader familiar with the San Jose Airport’s Webtrak website. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Navy is investigating the incident, said Lt. Reagan B. Lauritzen, a spokeswoman, by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the plane was a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore, in the San Joaquin Valley. The aircraft flew at 2,500 to 3,000 feet over Berkeley, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The F/A-18E was under Federal Aviation Administration control throughout the training flight, which terminated in NAS Lemoore. While training missions in the local area are common and the pilot was under positive FAA control, the U.S. Navy is investigating the flight to ensure the aviator complied with all FAA and U.S. Navy regulations,” she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lauritzen said she could not provide any information about possible consequences when pilots are found to be out of compliance with regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every situation is unique,” she said. “It would be pure speculation to make some conclusion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said she would be unlikely to release the name of the pilot due to the open investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One commenter, Simon Whittle, had hypothesized Tuesday about a connection between the pilot and someone at UC Berkeley: “I’m going to guess that the pilot has a kid @cal and decided to say hi and give a little wave knowing he/she would be close to cal on their flight plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a video of the plane’s flight path, it flew over the Golden Gate Bridge at 3,500 feet and turned sharply right at Berkeley, dropping to 2,500 feet above the UC Berkeley campus, before heading southeast over the hills and climbing up to about 17,000 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KPyVGdMYdeA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some witnesses who saw the fighter jet said it was “rocking” as it flew over Berkeley: “I saw the rocking motion too – like the pilot was goofing around, tilting the wings from side to side,” wrote lady actuary. “I went outside and saw it flying away over the hills, near the 24 tunnel. 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"content": "\u003cp>Shoppers at the two Dollar Tree stores in Berkeley will no longer find sodas and sugary drinks on their shelves following the passage of the soda tax last November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Dollar Tree discount store on 2440 Shattuck Ave., the refrigerators once full of soda bottles are now stocked with water. The other Dollar Tree store in Berkeley, on 1284 San Pablo Ave., has also removed its sugary drinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dollar Tree — which sells a variety of products for $1 or less and has more than 5,200 stores in North America — decided to pull out sodas in its Berkeley stores when the soda tax went into effect on Jan. 1, according to Randy Guiler, vice president of investor relations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Due to the increased cost from the Berkeley sugary drinks and soda tax, we are no longer able to carry sugary drinks and soda at the one-dollar price point,” Guiler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But visitors to Dollar Tree stores can still get a sugar fix — of sorts. The store carries fruit juice, which is not subject to the tax of 1 cent per ounce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley became the first city in the United States to pass a soda tax last November. Measure D, which drew national attention and supportive donors like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, passed overwhelmingly with 76 percent of the votes despite heavy opposition lobbying from the beverage industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Ciy Councilman Laurie Capitelli, who has been a main proponent of Measure D, was relieved to see the Dollar Tree stores replacing its soda selections with water bottles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m actually thrilled,” Capitelli said. “I’m hoping other businesses will follow suit, and I hope they replace it with water bottles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Jan. 9, Capitelli first found out the Dollar Tree’s changes and tweeted the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/berkcap/status/553620669842616320\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those who opposed Measure D — whose campaign spent over $1.6 million backed by the beverage industry — showed little surprise at Dollar Tree’s decision, blaming the lack of clarity in the measure and how the tax adds an extra burden on Berkeley businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were a lot of businesses coming up to us (during the campaign) saying the price of doing business in Berkeley was already high,” said Roger Salazar, the spokesman for No on Measure D. “Now another tax makes it harder.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like Salazar, customers filing out of the Dollar Tree store on Shattuck were not enthused about the removal of soda off the shelves. Although most said they rarely or never drink soda, they were concerned that there are now fewer places where they can buy soda drinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s weird that people are targeting specific things,” said Cynthia Robinson, a Berkeley resident. “It’s a bit too Big Brother for me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Employees at the Dollar Tree shared a similar sentiment. While business had not dropped in the weeks after the removal of soda, Dollar Tree lost a small segment of customers who came in to buy a $1 drink to quench their thirst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have customers who come here all the time for a drink,” said a female employee at the San Pablo Dollar Tree store, who asked that her name not be used. “It’s a bummer for them, and it’s a bummer for us all.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Two Oakland moms grieve, seek answers in killings of their sons\u003c/strong> \u003cem>(San Francisco Chronicle)\u003c/em>:\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Dinyal New lost two sons to gun violence within a period of three weeks in East Oakland. A year after the double tragedy the wounds are still fresh, but the trail has gone cold. On Tuesday, New and Tameka Rothschild stood with Oakland police at a street corner near the San Leandro border, imploring the public for tips in a shooting that killed their 19-year-old sons, childhood friends Lamar Broussard and Derryck Harris, in January 2014. \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-mom-grieves-and-wants-answers-for-two-6027919.php\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Oakland police investigating Tuesday double homicide\u003c/strong> \u003cem>(Oakland Tribune)\u003c/em>:\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Two men were shot and killed in West Oakland on Tuesday evening, police said. Police went to 10th Street between Willow and Campbell streets at 5:25 p.m., Officer Reginald Brown said. \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_27360780/oakland-police-investigating-double-homicide\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Encouraged by drought, weeds overrun Delta\u003c/strong> \u003cem>(Contra Costa Times)\u003c/em>:\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A thick carpet of green spreading across Delta harbors and channels has confined boats to their slips, delayed cargo deliveries, imperiled migrating birds, even stirred fears for the safety of those who use the waterways. At the root of the problem: Again, it's California's historic drought. \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27358409/delta-water-weed-problems-called-worst-years\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a> (Also see \u003ca href=\"http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/2853\" target=\"_blank\">an analysis of drought weather\u003c/a> from the California Weather Blog and KQED's checkup on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/12/15/its-raining-so-how-do-those-reservoirs-look\" target=\"_blank\">reservoir conditions\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Villaraigosa a viable Senate candidate? And will Feinstein really retire in 2018?\u003c/strong> \u003cem>(Calbuzz)\u003c/em>:\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California Attorney General Kamala Harris is, for now, the leading candidate to succeed Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate. Environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer, by dint of his money, is her strongest potential challenger. But one other Democrat – despite plenty of personal and political baggage – has the potential to upend the dynamics of the race. \u003ca href=\"http://www.calbuzz.com/2015/01/tony-v-in-2016-and-who-sez-difi-leaves-in-2018/\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Analyzing the chances that a State of the Union proposal will become law\u003c/strong> \u003cem>(FiveThirtyEight)\u003c/em>:\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>We heard a lot of proposals in President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. But will all the pageantry, policy analyses and political commentary lead to any actual legislation? 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The online video service announced Tuesday that it will offer The Interview, which it dubbed \"the controversial comedy,\" to its subscribers in the United States and Canada for no additional charge starting on Jan. 24. 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"content": "\u003cp>On Dec. 6, the first night in a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">wave of demonstrations in Berkeley\u003c/a> related to the police-involved deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Berkeley police officers \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/06/breaking-post-ferguson-demo-in-downtown-berkeley-march-continues-to-berkeley-police-hq/\" target=\"_blank\">used tear gas to disperse crowds\u003c/a> on Telegraph Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many individuals involved with that first night’s protest said the use of force, which also involved baton strikes and less lethal projectiles, was unwarranted. Police said officers only took those steps after making dozens or even hundreds of dispersal orders, and being attacked themselves with a range of projectiles thrown by members of the crowd earlier in the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Police Department said costs to the city have not yet been tallied for its response to the protests — in which crowds ranged from 100 to 1,500 or more people during the first few nights. But the department anticipates costs in excess of several hundred thousand dollars, said Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan. The department does not yet have an estimate for \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/18/after-berkeley-protests-local-merchants-react-to-damage-looting-at-their-businesses/\" target=\"_blank\">damages to businesses\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We understand that seeing force used by officers can be disturbing to some. However, use of these tools allowed officers to bring an end to an unlawful and dangerous situation.'\u003ccite>Michael Meehan, Berkeley police chief\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside posed a list of questions to Meehan on Dec. 7, and received responses Dec. 18. The questions, some of which have been edited for clarity, follow, along with Meehan’s answers and several videos posted online by members of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley City Council has \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/17/council-calls-special-meeting-in-january-about-berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled a special meeting and workshop for Saturday, Jan. 17\u003c/a>, to address community concerns and discuss issues related to the protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside is working to submit a formal Public Records Act request to review documents and other information regarding the Berkeley protests in December. We invite readers to let us know in the comments below what questions they would like to see answered by local authorities and officials. Additional reporting is forthcoming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Q&A WITH BERKELEY POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL MEEHAN\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many use of force reports were filed by police for the protest that began Saturday, Dec. 6, and ended in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 7?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: We don’t have specific numbers regarding individual uses of force in a demonstration. Demonstrations are considered “Unusual Occurrences” under the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Police/Home/Berkeley_Police_General_Orders.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Police Department General Order\u003c/a>. Situations involving large numbers of people make it impractical for each officer to document individual uses of force. The use of force and the full sequence of events will be reviewed in a post-incident report, which will also document arrests, injuries, property damage, personnel costs, and other information.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Videos shot by protesters\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>See video of the protests on Dec. 6 shot by protesters who believe they experienced police brutality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/CVmyMKtmwU4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This shaky video shows the moment protesters say police used tear gas at them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/N6CI3rn8bIA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>(Editor’s Note: Berkeleyside asked the police department when the post-incident report is expected to be complete. The response was that the report “is a substantial undertaking, and our interest is in the review being accurate, complete and meaningful. As such, we anticipate it being completed within the next few months.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many and what type of injuries were reported to both officers and the public?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Injuries to officers included a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/12/police-review-commission-asks-for-suspension-of-tear-gas/\" target=\"_blank\">serious shoulder injury, a back injury, as well as numerous abrasions, bruises and other injuries\u003c/a>. We’re not aware of a specific number of people [outside the department] who may have reported injuries. We’d refer you to [the Berkeley Fire Department] regarding calls they may have received.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: Why was tear gas used? 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Smoke, tear gas and foam baton rounds were deployed only after repeated dispersal orders had been given; officers on police lines — giving clear instructions — were met with resistance from crowds; and where officers were unable to move without encountering resistance and attack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By policy, dispersal orders are given repeatedly in order to allow people to move away from the area, should they choose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We understand that seeing force used by officers can be disturbing to some. However, use of these tools allowed officers to bring an end to an unlawful and dangerous situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are aware of instances of masked agitators within the crowd using threats, intimidation and physical violence towards others in the crowd, assaulting or intimidating journalists, peaceful protestors, and community members who were video recording or simply trying to prevent destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: What other tactics were used?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Our focus throughout each night has been to facilitate peaceful demonstrations of first amendment expression. We began with an intentionally low-key approach. We attempt to contact organizers at the beginning of each march. We block traffic to ensure safety when the march is underway. We use Nixle to inform the community about protest location and direction to mitigate traffic issue and ensure marchers’ safety. Our response at any given moment depends on numerous factors, from the resources available, the ability to move our officers effectively to address problems, and the size and actions of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many officers have been working to handle the demonstrations?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Throughout the first five days, the number of officers varied from day to day. The Berkeley Police Department staffed approximately 80-100 officers each day, including patrol and protest-related assignments. This required the canceling of days off for all personnel. Regarding mutual aid assistance, the number varied from 100-200+ officers depending on the day and time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: Which departments assisted?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Department assistance for planned events is obtained through the County’s Mutual Aid system, whereby additional officers are requested through and coordinated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. At one time or another most of the police departments in Alameda County, along with departments in San Mateo and Solano counties, provided assistance. Assistance was as little as a few officers from smaller agencies, to dozens of officers from larger agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: Which departments used force? Might officers from other departments used a more aggressive approach?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: BPD does not track use of force by other agencies. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On Dec. 6, the first night in a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">wave of demonstrations in Berkeley\u003c/a> related to the police-involved deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Berkeley police officers \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/06/breaking-post-ferguson-demo-in-downtown-berkeley-march-continues-to-berkeley-police-hq/\" target=\"_blank\">used tear gas to disperse crowds\u003c/a> on Telegraph Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many individuals involved with that first night’s protest said the use of force, which also involved baton strikes and less lethal projectiles, was unwarranted. Police said officers only took those steps after making dozens or even hundreds of dispersal orders, and being attacked themselves with a range of projectiles thrown by members of the crowd earlier in the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Police Department said costs to the city have not yet been tallied for its response to the protests — in which crowds ranged from 100 to 1,500 or more people during the first few nights. But the department anticipates costs in excess of several hundred thousand dollars, said Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan. The department does not yet have an estimate for \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/18/after-berkeley-protests-local-merchants-react-to-damage-looting-at-their-businesses/\" target=\"_blank\">damages to businesses\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We understand that seeing force used by officers can be disturbing to some. However, use of these tools allowed officers to bring an end to an unlawful and dangerous situation.'\u003ccite>Michael Meehan, Berkeley police chief\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside posed a list of questions to Meehan on Dec. 7, and received responses Dec. 18. The questions, some of which have been edited for clarity, follow, along with Meehan’s answers and several videos posted online by members of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley City Council has \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/17/council-calls-special-meeting-in-january-about-berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled a special meeting and workshop for Saturday, Jan. 17\u003c/a>, to address community concerns and discuss issues related to the protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeleyside is working to submit a formal Public Records Act request to review documents and other information regarding the Berkeley protests in December. We invite readers to let us know in the comments below what questions they would like to see answered by local authorities and officials. Additional reporting is forthcoming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Q&A WITH BERKELEY POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL MEEHAN\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many use of force reports were filed by police for the protest that began Saturday, Dec. 6, and ended in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 7?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: We don’t have specific numbers regarding individual uses of force in a demonstration. Demonstrations are considered “Unusual Occurrences” under the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Police/Home/Berkeley_Police_General_Orders.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Police Department General Order\u003c/a>. Situations involving large numbers of people make it impractical for each officer to document individual uses of force. The use of force and the full sequence of events will be reviewed in a post-incident report, which will also document arrests, injuries, property damage, personnel costs, and other information.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Videos shot by protesters\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>See video of the protests on Dec. 6 shot by protesters who believe they experienced police brutality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/CVmyMKtmwU4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This shaky video shows the moment protesters say police used tear gas at them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/N6CI3rn8bIA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>(Editor’s Note: Berkeleyside asked the police department when the post-incident report is expected to be complete. The response was that the report “is a substantial undertaking, and our interest is in the review being accurate, complete and meaningful. As such, we anticipate it being completed within the next few months.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many and what type of injuries were reported to both officers and the public?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Injuries to officers included a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/12/police-review-commission-asks-for-suspension-of-tear-gas/\" target=\"_blank\">serious shoulder injury, a back injury, as well as numerous abrasions, bruises and other injuries\u003c/a>. We’re not aware of a specific number of people [outside the department] who may have reported injuries. We’d refer you to [the Berkeley Fire Department] regarding calls they may have received.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: Why was tear gas used? How many times was it used throughout the night of Dec. 6-7?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Our strategy has never emphasized tear gas as a fundamental component. We have a number of tools available. Non-irritant smoke, tear gas, and foam baton rounds were used as defensive measures, dependent on the situation facing officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Addison and Martin Luther King, on Dec. 6, officers were struck with bricks, rocks, pipes and other dangerous objects. Smoke was used to move people away and stop the attack on officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Telegraph Avenue, officers were again struck by rocks, bottles and other dangerous objects. Smoke, tear gas and foam baton rounds were deployed only after repeated dispersal orders had been given; officers on police lines — giving clear instructions — were met with resistance from crowds; and where officers were unable to move without encountering resistance and attack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By policy, dispersal orders are given repeatedly in order to allow people to move away from the area, should they choose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We understand that seeing force used by officers can be disturbing to some. However, use of these tools allowed officers to bring an end to an unlawful and dangerous situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are aware of instances of masked agitators within the crowd using threats, intimidation and physical violence towards others in the crowd, assaulting or intimidating journalists, peaceful protestors, and community members who were video recording or simply trying to prevent destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: What other tactics were used?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Our focus throughout each night has been to facilitate peaceful demonstrations of first amendment expression. We began with an intentionally low-key approach. We attempt to contact organizers at the beginning of each march. We block traffic to ensure safety when the march is underway. We use Nixle to inform the community about protest location and direction to mitigate traffic issue and ensure marchers’ safety. Our response at any given moment depends on numerous factors, from the resources available, the ability to move our officers effectively to address problems, and the size and actions of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Q: How many officers have been working to handle the demonstrations?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A: Throughout the first five days, the number of officers varied from day to day. The Berkeley Police Department staffed approximately 80-100 officers each day, including patrol and protest-related assignments. This required the canceling of days off for all personnel. 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"content": "\u003cp>Hundreds of protesters who took part in \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/tag/berkeley-protests/\" target=\"_blank\">anti-police and Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the East Bay\u003c/a> in December will need to wait, possibly up to a year, to find out if they have been charged after they were arrested during the protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of protesters and their supporters gathered at Oakland’s Wiley Manuel Courthouse on Tuesday expecting to hear whether the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office would take action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But no charges have been filed, said Dennis Cunningham of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nlgsf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Lawyers Guild\u003c/a>, who was there to help the protesters. 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"content": "\u003cp>After hearing the testimony of about 10 people who said they were treated unnecessarily roughly during \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/06/breaking-post-ferguson-demo-in-downtown-berkeley-march-continues-to-berkeley-police-hq/\" target=\"_blank\">a Dec. 6 protest\u003c/a>, the Police Review Commission voted last week to ask Berkeley city officials to restrict the use of tear gas, over-the-shoulder baton hits and firing projectiles as a form of crowd control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission, which put the issue on last Wednesday's agenda as an emergency measure, is hoping the Berkeley City Council will do the same at its meeting Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our proposal was for a cooling-off period,” said Alison Bernstein, vice chair of the PRC. “[Using tear gas] is a crowd-control technique. We’re not saying it’s right. We’re not saying it’s wrong. But we are hearing serious concerns from the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10379684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/rosos2.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10379684\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/rosos2.png\" alt=\"Berkeley police used tear gas to break up protests on Dec. 6. (Pete Rosos/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/rosos2.png 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/rosos2-400x266.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley police used tear gas to break up protests on Dec. 6. (Pete Rosos/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the Saturday night of Dec. 6, Berkeley police and officers from other agencies \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/06/breaking-post-ferguson-demo-in-downtown-berkeley-march-continues-to-berkeley-police-hq/\" target=\"_blank\">fired tear gas and non-lethal projectiles\u003c/a> into crowds of people who had gathered on Telegraph Avenue to protest the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police in Missouri and on Staten Island. The demonstration started off peacefully earlier that night as a group had marched from the UC Berkeley campus toward downtown, where some conducted a “die-in” by lying in the middle of the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that, the protesters moved toward the Berkeley police station on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. According to Police Chief Michael Meehan, some protesters started to throw rocks and bricks at officers stationed there. The protesters pushed through a police line to make their way to University Avenue, where a few protesters smashed the windows of Trader Joe’s, Wells Fargo Bank and other businesses, starting around 6:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"ejslNyI4ec0lNPlOyZpyjhBKTYCIy7Ym\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the protesters made their way back to Telegraph Avenue between Bancroft and Dwight after 9 p.m., Berkeley police issued numerous verbal orders to disperse. When the crowd would not leave, police officers lined up and pushed the crowd south on Telegraph. Officers used their batons to rake and jab people — a common crowd-control technique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the situation deteriorated. Police fired tear gas into the crowd around 10:20 p.m. to force it to move south. Some police officers used their batons to hit protesters on the head, legs and arms, according to a number of people who were hit. Officers trapped part of the crowd at Telegraph and Dwight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moni Law, a housing counselor for the Rent Stabilization Board, said Friday her back was still hurting after she was hit from behind by a police baton. She said two Berkeley police officers swung at her even though she was standing peacefully in the street. She got their badge numbers and has filed an incident report with the PRC. So far, her complaint is the only one filed with the PRC about the protests, according to Byron Norris, an investigator for the commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10379685\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 270px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/pincus.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10379685\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/pincus.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Pincus said an officer hit her on the head, drawing blood, during the Dec. 6 protests. (Cindy Pincus/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cindy Pincus said an officer hit her on the head, drawing blood, during the Dec. 6 protests. (Cindy Pincus/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sgt. Chris Stines, president of the Berkeley Police Association, said he has worked at hundreds of protests during his 16 years as a Berkeley police officer and has never seen one as violent as the Dec. 6 event in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I watched an officer get hit in the head with a crowbar,” said Stines. “I watched an officer next to me get hit with an ice pick. I had a bottle come flying at my head. I ducked, and it hit the officer behind me. There were multiple attacks against us that could have been deadly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stines was injured when he arrested a man who had thrown a sandbag at an officer and dislocated his shoulder, he said. Stines cut up his knee badly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stines said police resorted to tear gas because the crowd was so violent. He does not think the PRC or City Council should take away the ability to use tear gas until there is a thorough and complete review of what happened Dec. 6. Stines said there is a lot of video that was produced by news agencies and protesters that can be reviewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There needs to be due process before anyone rushes to judgment and takes away a tool that we don’t use frequently,” said Stines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meehan has said he cannot let his officers get injured, and that is why he approved the use of tear gas Dec. 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is unclear what kind of review, if any, the city plans to do of the demonstration. Meehan said at \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/09/breaking-city-of-berkeley-calls-invite-only-press-conference-for-tv-news-only/\" target=\"_blank\">a press conference Tuesday\u003c/a> that his department will review complaints, including those of police officers covering their badges with tape so they cannot be identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Council members Kriss Worthington and Jesse Arreguín have called for an \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/10/2-officials-demand-investigation-into-police-tear-gas-use-in-berkeley-protest/\" target=\"_blank\">independent investigation of police actions\u003c/a>. City Councilwoman Linda Maio has also said the city should look into all of the allegations of force used by police, but she did not mention wanting a complete review of that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley police are already guided by a set of rules and procedures that outlines how they should act during protests, and how they should use both lethal and non-lethal force. Berkeley police are prohibited, for example, from using pepper spray as a form of crowd control. They are also barred from using chokeholds, like the one that contributed to Garner’s death in Staten Island. Berkeley police cannot use rubber bullets or Tasers either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Existing rules allow the use of chemical agents, but there is nothing specific about tear gas. Bernstein said the entire PRC feels those circumstances need to be spelled out specifically, along with conditions when it may be appropriate to use over-the-shoulder baton hits and projectiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the City Council does not take up the question as an emergency agenda item at its next meeting — scheduled for Tuesday — it will most likely look at the issue in January, said Bernstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Tom Bates said he, alone, does not have the authority to create an emergency agenda item. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the protesters made their way back to Telegraph Avenue between Bancroft and Dwight after 9 p.m., Berkeley police issued numerous verbal orders to disperse. When the crowd would not leave, police officers lined up and pushed the crowd south on Telegraph. Officers used their batons to rake and jab people — a common crowd-control technique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the situation deteriorated. Police fired tear gas into the crowd around 10:20 p.m. to force it to move south. Some police officers used their batons to hit protesters on the head, legs and arms, according to a number of people who were hit. Officers trapped part of the crowd at Telegraph and Dwight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moni Law, a housing counselor for the Rent Stabilization Board, said Friday her back was still hurting after she was hit from behind by a police baton. She said two Berkeley police officers swung at her even though she was standing peacefully in the street. She got their badge numbers and has filed an incident report with the PRC. So far, her complaint is the only one filed with the PRC about the protests, according to Byron Norris, an investigator for the commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10379685\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 270px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/pincus.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10379685\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/pincus.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Pincus said an officer hit her on the head, drawing blood, during the Dec. 6 protests. (Cindy Pincus/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cindy Pincus said an officer hit her on the head, drawing blood, during the Dec. 6 protests. (Cindy Pincus/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sgt. Chris Stines, president of the Berkeley Police Association, said he has worked at hundreds of protests during his 16 years as a Berkeley police officer and has never seen one as violent as the Dec. 6 event in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I watched an officer get hit in the head with a crowbar,” said Stines. “I watched an officer next to me get hit with an ice pick. I had a bottle come flying at my head. I ducked, and it hit the officer behind me. There were multiple attacks against us that could have been deadly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stines was injured when he arrested a man who had thrown a sandbag at an officer and dislocated his shoulder, he said. Stines cut up his knee badly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stines said police resorted to tear gas because the crowd was so violent. He does not think the PRC or City Council should take away the ability to use tear gas until there is a thorough and complete review of what happened Dec. 6. Stines said there is a lot of video that was produced by news agencies and protesters that can be reviewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There needs to be due process before anyone rushes to judgment and takes away a tool that we don’t use frequently,” said Stines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meehan has said he cannot let his officers get injured, and that is why he approved the use of tear gas Dec. 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is unclear what kind of review, if any, the city plans to do of the demonstration. Meehan said at \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/09/breaking-city-of-berkeley-calls-invite-only-press-conference-for-tv-news-only/\" target=\"_blank\">a press conference Tuesday\u003c/a> that his department will review complaints, including those of police officers covering their badges with tape so they cannot be identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Council members Kriss Worthington and Jesse Arreguín have called for an \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/12/10/2-officials-demand-investigation-into-police-tear-gas-use-in-berkeley-protest/\" target=\"_blank\">independent investigation of police actions\u003c/a>. City Councilwoman Linda Maio has also said the city should look into all of the allegations of force used by police, but she did not mention wanting a complete review of that night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley police are already guided by a set of rules and procedures that outlines how they should act during protests, and how they should use both lethal and non-lethal force. Berkeley police are prohibited, for example, from using pepper spray as a form of crowd control. They are also barred from using chokeholds, like the one that contributed to Garner’s death in Staten Island. Berkeley police cannot use rubber bullets or Tasers either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Existing rules allow the use of chemical agents, but there is nothing specific about tear gas. Bernstein said the entire PRC feels those circumstances need to be spelled out specifically, along with conditions when it may be appropriate to use over-the-shoulder baton hits and projectiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the City Council does not take up the question as an emergency agenda item at its next meeting — scheduled for Tuesday — it will most likely look at the issue in January, said Bernstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Tom Bates said he, alone, does not have the authority to create an emergency agenda item. That would be up to the entire council to decide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Bay Area protesters joined tens of thousands of others marching nationwide Saturday against police brutality in a demonstration dubbed the \"Millions March.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protests began peacefully all over the Bay Area in the afternoon. In Oakland, more than 3,000 people peacefully marched from Frank Ogawa Plaza to the Alameda County Courthouse waving \"Black Lives Matter\" signs and chanting \"I can't breathe!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or: \"'Hands up, don't shoot!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cat Brooks, an Oakland-based organizer who helped coordinate the march, set the tone of the afternoon early at Broadway and 14th Street, calling black people to the front of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We appreciate our white allies, and we appreciate you not using a megaphone today,\" Brooks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378163\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of people marched in Oakland on Saturday afternoon. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people marched in Oakland on Saturday afternoon. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brooks says that the current nationwide protests against police brutality have roots in the Oakland protests over the killing of Oscar Grant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The civil rights movement didn’t just happen in 1960, 1970. It started in the '20s and the '30s in New York, and that’s how organizing goes,\" she said. \"What people are clamoring for is developing long-term solutions so that excitement doesn’t just happen when we catch the cops killing someone on camera.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers called for the federal government to intervene in what they call biased investigations of police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chinasa Ozonsi also helped organize the march and is a member of the Black Student Union at Cal State East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a collective effort by a coalition of various community-based groups,” she said. “We’re gathered here today to mourn the loss of Oscar Grant, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others who have essentially been killed by terrorism, police terrorism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her brother, Ifeany Ozonsi, is a student at City College of San Francisco, studying biology. He said he and his sister were born and raised in Hunters Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Honestly it makes me feel sad,” he said. “I’m a black American male, and I have to have a certain fear. Even if I’m doing good, if I’m walking down the street I could get shot just for being black. It’s scary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added: “Peace, that’s all we want. I want to be able to live a peaceful and fear-free life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several hundred black people led the march of thousands from Oakland's city center to the René C. Davidson Courthouse at 12th and Fallon streets. The crowd filled city blocks for at least half the route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378115\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378115\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"One photographer protects another photographer who declined to be identified. He was attacked for taking photos moments after a window at Whole Foods was smashed. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One photographer protects another photographer who declined to be identified. He was attacked for taking photos moments after a window at Whole Foods was smashed. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, spoke in front of the courthouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want officers to be held accountable for their actions,\" she said. \"[To] feel that pain just as we have to feel it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of people dispersed after several speeches at the courthouse. But after dark, a much smaller group of people continued marching on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While several hundred people marched up Harrison Street, a group of people vandalized the Whole Foods store and attacked a photographer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police gave an order to disperse and the crowd turned away from Lake Merritt. A group of cyclists cleared the way as demonstrators on foot marched back toward Interstate 880. That began an ongoing evening of cat-and-mouse with police, who would shut down on-ramps and streets as protesters neared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Protests in San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10378110\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands protesting police brutality marched down Market street in San Francisco on Saturday December 13, 2014. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands protesting police brutality marched up Market Street in San Francisco on Saturday December 13, 2014. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, hundreds of people staged a \"die-in\" at the Ferry Building. Several Muni bus lines and the Embarcadero Center were briefly shut down as thousands of people marched up Market Street to the Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In front of City Hall, Refugio Nieto, the father of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/30/130922/nieto-police-shooting-bernal-heights\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Nieto,\u003c/a> and Cadine Williams, the sister of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/10/08/san-francisco-cops-kills-suspected-car-thief\" target=\"_blank\">O'Shaine Evans,\u003c/a> spoke about what it was like to have their family members fatally shot by San Francisco police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is a life you're taking. You took someone's loved one from them. So every time I get a chance, I'm marching to let you know who O'Shaine Evans is. And that we want justice, and hopefully by the time they get to O'Shaine Evans' case, we will get some justice. Because I see Eric Garner, and I see Michael Brown, and there was no justice,\" Williams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She expressed empathy with those protesters who become violent, saying that they see breaking things as the only way to express their anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People are angry. This is a calmer group of people, but people are angry. I'm angry, my brother is gone, I'm never going to see my brother again,\" Williams said. \"I see my mother every day crying; that's enough to make me angry. And when I get angry I get out there, I get out there in the street and I protest.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"SantaCon, an annual Santa-clad pub-crawl, coincided with the march protesting police brutality. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SantaCon, an annual Santa-clad pub crawl, coincided with the march protesting police brutality. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco protesters briefly mixed into \u003ca href=\"https://www.santacon.info/San_Francisco-CA/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Con\u003c/a> revelers downtown. One demonstrator, James Jennison, used the annual holiday event as a disguise. Jennison, dressed as Santa, says that he had a flash bang explode on his foot at a peaceful protest in Berkeley where \"cops started instigating stuff.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'd like to see some more accountability with law enforcement and the way that they are trained and the way that they handle situations,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennison was one of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/3-men-charged-in-Oakland-protest-looting-5928604.php\" target=\"_blank\">79 people arrested \u003c/a>in San Francisco on Black Friday, and was charged with obstructing an officer, a felony, as well as a misdemeanor battery on a police officer. He said he hoped that Saturday's protest would stay peaceful because violence takes away from the message he wants to send.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downtown, high-end shops like Dior and Prada closed an hour early Saturday night, at 6 p.m. Gump's boarded its windows and had additional security guards. Protesters continued up from the Civic Center, demonstrating at the Mission Police Station and briefly blocking 24th and Mission streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Berkeley, police \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/12/13/effigies-of-lynched-people-hung-on-uc-berkeley-campus\" target=\"_blank\">removed life-size photographs of lynching victims\u003c/a> that had been hung on the Cal campus. Investigators believe they were connected to a smaller protest in Berkeley at noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley protest organizers said they didn't know where they came from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We hope that it's someone who wanted to bring attention to the issue,\" said one of the organizers, Spencer Pritchard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Day of Protest in Pictures\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://storify.com/kqednews/thousands-protest-in-oakland-berkeley-and-san-fran\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nickolai Morris contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bay Area protesters joined tens of thousands of others marching nationwide Saturday against police brutality in a demonstration dubbed the \"Millions March.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protests began peacefully all over the Bay Area in the afternoon. In Oakland, more than 3,000 people peacefully marched from Frank Ogawa Plaza to the Alameda County Courthouse waving \"Black Lives Matter\" signs and chanting \"I can't breathe!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or: \"'Hands up, don't shoot!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cat Brooks, an Oakland-based organizer who helped coordinate the march, set the tone of the afternoon early at Broadway and 14th Street, calling black people to the front of the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We appreciate our white allies, and we appreciate you not using a megaphone today,\" Brooks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378163\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of people marched in Oakland on Saturday afternoon. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13668_IMG_8229-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people marched in Oakland on Saturday afternoon. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brooks says that the current nationwide protests against police brutality have roots in the Oakland protests over the killing of Oscar Grant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The civil rights movement didn’t just happen in 1960, 1970. It started in the '20s and the '30s in New York, and that’s how organizing goes,\" she said. \"What people are clamoring for is developing long-term solutions so that excitement doesn’t just happen when we catch the cops killing someone on camera.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers called for the federal government to intervene in what they call biased investigations of police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chinasa Ozonsi also helped organize the march and is a member of the Black Student Union at Cal State East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a collective effort by a coalition of various community-based groups,” she said. “We’re gathered here today to mourn the loss of Oscar Grant, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others who have essentially been killed by terrorism, police terrorism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her brother, Ifeany Ozonsi, is a student at City College of San Francisco, studying biology. He said he and his sister were born and raised in Hunters Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Honestly it makes me feel sad,” he said. “I’m a black American male, and I have to have a certain fear. Even if I’m doing good, if I’m walking down the street I could get shot just for being black. It’s scary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added: “Peace, that’s all we want. I want to be able to live a peaceful and fear-free life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several hundred black people led the march of thousands from Oakland's city center to the René C. Davidson Courthouse at 12th and Fallon streets. The crowd filled city blocks for at least half the route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378115\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378115\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"One photographer protects another photographer who declined to be identified. He was attacked for taking photos moments after a window at Whole Foods was smashed. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/IMG_8916.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One photographer protects another photographer who declined to be identified. He was attacked for taking photos moments after a window at Whole Foods was smashed. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, spoke in front of the courthouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want officers to be held accountable for their actions,\" she said. \"[To] feel that pain just as we have to feel it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of people dispersed after several speeches at the courthouse. But after dark, a much smaller group of people continued marching on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While several hundred people marched up Harrison Street, a group of people vandalized the Whole Foods store and attacked a photographer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police gave an order to disperse and the crowd turned away from Lake Merritt. A group of cyclists cleared the way as demonstrators on foot marched back toward Interstate 880. That began an ongoing evening of cat-and-mouse with police, who would shut down on-ramps and streets as protesters neared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Protests in San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10378110\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13679_JV0A0614-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands protesting police brutality marched down Market street in San Francisco on Saturday December 13, 2014. 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And when I get angry I get out there, I get out there in the street and I protest.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10378112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10378112\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13680_JV0A0618-scr-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"SantaCon, an annual Santa-clad pub-crawl, coincided with the march protesting police brutality. 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