Berkeley City Council hears $8 million proposal for police alternative dailycal.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailycal.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The council could have decreased funding for discriminatory stops and ineffective public safety strategies, but opted to uphold the policing status quo.
Berkeley slashes social services while police budget continues to grow
Berkeley slashes social services while police budget continues to grow
June 1, 2021
Last week, on the one-year mark since Big George Floyd’s death, Berkeley City Council proposed a budget increase for the Berkeley Police Department. Berkeley Copwatch and other abolitionist organizations are meeting on the steps of Berkeley City Hall at 2180 Milvia calling for defunding Berkeley police every Wednesday at 12 p.m. until the final passage of next year’s budget. Come out Wednesday, June 2, at 12 p.m.!
Community network stages weekly noise protests
Berkeley, Calif., May 31 – A growing network of community organizations is holding weekly demonstrations on the steps of Berkeley City Hall at 2180 Milvia every Wednesday at 12 p.m. until the final passage of next year’s budget. This Wednesday, June 2, will mark the third week this diverse and dedicated group of activists has come together with a “noise demo,
Berkeley community opposes lack of public safety funds in budget proposal dailycal.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailycal.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alameda County’s faltering mental health system needs reform
COUNTY AFFAIRS: US Department of Justice report reveals undue reliance on Santa Rita Jail for psychiatric treatment
Rachel Lee/Staff
One of the largest providers of mental health services in Alameda County is not a community clinic or treatment center but a jail. And not just any jail: Alameda County Santa Rita Jail, a facility notorious for dangerous and inhumane conditions.
For decades, as access to psychiatric care has dwindled, jails and prisons nationwide have become de facto destinations for people with mental health issues.
Alameda County is no exception. Almost half of the people currently held in Santa Rita Jail struggle with mental health issues. One quarter face severe mental illness. The situation is dire: A recent report by the U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, deemed the mental health services provided by Alameda County so abysmal as to be potentially unconstitutional.