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For this series, we wanted to take a deeper look at the lives of people who have been killed by the police in the Bay Area in the past few years. Beyond the headlines, we wanted to learn more about who they were when they were alive and how their families are dealing with the … Continued
Photo: Yuvette Henderson, who was shot and killed by Emeryville police in 2015. Interview with Jamison Robinson ThisIsLucyKang · “Nobody got hurt that day but her”: Remembering Yuvette Henderson In 2015, Emeryville police shot and killed 38-year-old Yuvette Henderson in broad daylight with an AR-15. Her alleged charge was shoplifting from Home Depot. … Continued
Photo: A younger Alan Blueford, a Skyline High School student who was shot in the back by then-Oakland police officer Miguel Masso Interview with Jeralynn and Adam Blueford ThisIsLucyKang · “My heart was shattered to pieces”: Remembering Alan Blueford On May 6, 2012, then-Oakland police officer Miguel Masso shot and killed 18-year old Alan Blueford, … Continued
Photo: Ada Perkins-Henderson, mother of Richard Perkins Jr., posing with his son Richard Perkins III. Interview with Ada Perkins-Henderson ThisIsLucyKang · “I didn’t know I was praying for myself”: Remembering Richard Perkins Jr. In 2015, Oakland police shot and killed 39-year-old father of two Richard Perkins Jr. He was unarmed. Richard is survived by his … Continued
Prodemocracy demonstrators clash with law enforcement in Hong Kong in August 2019. Photo by Studio Incendo. On this show: 0:08 – Last Tuesday, China passed a national security law that applies to Hong Kong. It criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorist activities, and collusion with foreign powers — and today, Hong Kong is seeing its first prosecution … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
About two dozen people rallied in front of 1921 Walnut St. Monday afternoon against UC Berkeley’s plans to buy and possibly tear down the rent-controlled building to make way for student housing. By Danielle Kaye (@danielledkaye) On April 17, tenants of the rent-controlled apartment building located at 1921 Walnut St. in Berkeley encountered an … Continued
On this show: 0:08 – We talk about the spread of Covid-19 in the Bay Area with Art Reingold, division head of epidemiology and biostatistics at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. He says more studies are desperately needed to determine how people are transmitting the virus, and that the nation’s testing infrastructure is being further … Continued
Flyer for “Day of Rage” demonstrations planned in cities worldwide against Israel’s plans to illegally annex occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank On this show: 0:08 – Jamaal Bowman and Mondaire Jones appear to emerge successful in their races for Congress in New York. Charles Booker nearly defeated Amy McGrath in Kentucky’s Senate primary. … Continued
Photo from Twitter user @LATUVyBe On this show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters and Politics weekdays at 10, joins us to talk about the versions of policing reforms being considered in the House and Senate. The main difference, Mitch says, is over the issue of “qualified immunity” for police officers. 0:18 – A boycott … Continued
