Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Pressure grows to charge 2nd officer in shooting of Oscar Grant
January 15, 2021Killed by Bay Area transit police on New Year’s Day, 2009.
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California legislators bring back more bills on police conduct
December 14, 2020Among the bills are one that regulates policing.
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California legislators to reintroduce measures regulating law enforcement
December 4, 2020The bill would also ensure that officers with a history of misconduct could not just resign, keep their records secret, move to another jurisdiction and continue their misconduct.
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‘Housing as a Human Right’ takes center stage in Oakland’s election
November 17, 2020This city’s supporters of housing as a human right, rethinking public safety, achieving racial justice, and upholding public education have a lot to be glad about as election results are finalized.
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Crowd in Oakland, Calif., demands: Count Every Vote
November 6, 2020Among over 60 organizations helping to organize the event: SEIU Local 1021, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, AFSCME Local 3299, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice,...
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Treaty banning all nuclear weapons will become international law
October 27, 2020Historic moment reached in the decades-long struggle for nuclear disarmament.
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Is U.S.-Russia New START treaty back on the negotiating table?
October 23, 2020The question arises after years of stalling by the Trump administration.
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District Attorney says Oscar Grant police murder case to be reopened
October 9, 2020Another important struggle against police killing of unarmed people of color.
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