0:08 – Anchor Brewing becomes the first craft brewery in US to unionize
Brace Beldon works on the keg-line at Anchor Brewing, and was one of the organizers in the unionizing effort.
0:34 – Tommy Orange is the author of the bestselling new novel about the lives of native american in Oakland, There There.
Today, PEN American announced Tommy Orange is the winner of the prestigious PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel – congratulations!
1:08 – On November 15, 2018 Agustin “Augie” Gonsalez was outside a home of an acquaintance in Hayward when he was involved in an altercation, where the Hayward Police were called. The caller claimed there was a man with a knife. Police arrived and within seven seconds, as seen in public police body camera footage, they shot him dead. Gonsalez was a 29 year old father of two, and a local resident of Hayward.
We’re joined by Kristina Gonsalez and Alexander (Alex) Moreno, cousins of Augie Gonzalez, and Rebecca Ruiz is an organizer based in Hayward.
The Hayward Police and the Hayward Mayor’s Office declined to comment for this segment, citing the case as under open investigation. The Police Chief released a Critical Incident video on Feb 1 2019, with a audio and video, including the 911 dispatcher call and police body camera footage of the shooting. Hayward Police say the two officers involved – Phillip Wooley and Michael Clark – were put on paid administrative leave.There are several simultaneous investigations, conducted by the District Attorney’s Office, the Hayward Police Department Criminal Investigations Bureau and one internal investigation by the Hayward Internal Affairs unit. They did not say when these investigations would be completed.
The family and supporters will be rallying today, March 19 at 6pm ahead of the Hayward City Council meeting to demand justice for Augie’s death.
1:34 – Yesterday, Monday March 18 marks the one year anniversary of the killing of Stephon Clark by Sacramento PD. The weekend was marked by various events including a balloon release led by the family outside Genesis Church and an appearance by Reverend Al Sharpton, and ongoing demands for justice since the District Attorney has refused to bring charges against the officers who killed Clark.
We speak with Asantewaa Boykin, RN is a co-founder of the Anti-Police Terror Project (@APTPaction) about what has happened in the year since Clark’s killing.