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California Senate OKs Regulations for Medicinal Marijuana
by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control. … Continue reading
Some In Oakland See Choice Between Police Reforms and Public Safety
The Oakland Police Department seemed to be specializing in chaos the last couple of weeks. On May 3, a scathing report was issued by Thomas Frazier, the court-appointed overseer charged with ensuring that the department complies with long-delayed reforms stemming from … Continue reading
News Pix: Oakland's 3 Police Chiefs in 3 Days; Berkeley Students Ask for Majority District; Fires Rage
Oakland's police department was thrown into turmoil this week when Police Chief Howard Jordan unexpectedly stepped down, citing unspecified medical problems. Anthony Toribio, pictured here, was appointed as the acting Oakland police chief for just two days before he, too, … Continue reading
Court Monitor Sees Improvement in Oakland Police Compliance
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(BCN) An independent monitor says the Oakland Police Department is making a "slight improvement" in meeting reforms that were mandated in the settlement of a police brutality lawsuit a decade ago. In his 13th quarterly report filed with U.S. District … Continue reading
SF's Gascon Pushes For Data-Driven Approach in Tracking Offenders ... and Prosecutors
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The San Francisco district attorney's office is just around the corner from some of the world’s most cutting-edge data collectors and data miners. Yet, according to DA George Gascon, his office is stuck in the 1970s. To leap forward a … Continue reading
How a Phony Tweet Moved the Markets: 71 Characters That Briefly Shook the Financial World
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Early yesterday afternoon East Coast time, someone managed to get access to the Associated Press Twitter account and sent out the following message: "Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." That tweet, sent out at … Continue reading
How Tiburon's License-Plate Readers Track Drivers--and Sometimes Track Down Criminals
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If you're going to Tiburon to commit a crime, you might want to take the ferry. Walk. Bike. But whatever you do, don't drive. Cameras mounted on the town's exit and entry points will record your license plate. They'll send … Continue reading
Boston Police: We Have the Suspect in Custody
By Eileen Sullivan, Katie Zezima and Meghan Barr, Associated Press A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and … Continue reading
Martinez Boy, Victim of Marathon Bombing, Recovers After Surgery
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Of the many links between the Bay Area and the Boston Marathon bombing, two stood out on Thursday: a Martinez boy in surgery and a battery from Fremont. Aaron Hern is recovering after surgery to repair wounds from the Boston … Continue reading
11-Year-Old Martinez Boy Injured in Boston Bombings
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Aaron Hern, a 11-year-old from Martinez, needed surgery to treat a wound inflicted by the Boston Marathon bombings, his mother Katherine reported on her Facebook page on Monday night. From the Contra Costa Times: The boy was waiting at the finish … Continue reading
