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De-escalation mandatory in California but training varies across police departments
De-escalation mandatory in California but training varies across police departments. Evan Sernoffsky reports
SAN FRANCISCO - The man is wildly swinging a crutch, saying aliens are trying to kill him. Bystanders try to help while recording this bizarre scene on their phones.
Then the police show up.
The chaotic and volatile scene has all the elements of an unfolding tragedy, potentially leading to an injured bystander, or worse, the next viral video of a fatal police shooting.
But in this recent play-acted scenario at the San Francisco Police Department’s training facility – complete with a cast of cop actors it’s a chance for officers to practice getting it right.
Makayla Walker waves a Black Lives Matter flag during a caravan to celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers Day, in Downtown Oakland. Photo by Zack Haber on May 1st.
Hundreds of workers and a coalition of over 25 Bay Area groups celebrated May Day in Oakland with a car / bike caravan, block party, and an art installation that explored ways of opening and occupying vacant housing units.
The celebration started as about 80 vehicles and about 40 people on bicycles gathered at Lake Merritt’s Bart Station. Standing on a flatbed truck behind a red and white sign that read “MAY DAY WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE,” Minister Cherri Murphy, with Gig Workers Rising, was the first to address the crowd.
The Danville town council expected to hear from the police chief on how police officers are selected and trained after the same deputy has killed two people.
Bay Area s young people of color are disproving the therapy stigma
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Oakland therapist Stephanie McWoods lowered her rates and offered free sessions over the past few months to meet a demand in therapy from younger Black clients.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Stephanie McWoods of Onyx Perspective Therapy in Oakland office has seen a rise in the number of Black clients over the past year.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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An inspirational sign hangs on the walls of therapist Stephanie McWoods’ Onyx Perspective Therapy office in Oakland.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
The Black men I most often speak to about mental health are my older brothers, Kyle and Blair. And there’s a phrase we use whenever one of us isn’t opening up about what’s troubling us: “Don’t ‘I’m good’ yourself into depression.”