Oakland

Journalists -- Myself Included -- Swept Up in Mass Arrest at Occupy Oakland

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:32:12 -0500

Full article: Mother Jones
Gavin Aronsen
On Saturday, Occupy Oakland re-entered the national spotlight during a day-long effort to take over an empty building and transform it into a social center. Oakland police thwarted the efforts, arresting more than 400 people in the process, primarily during a mass nighttime arrest outside a downtown YMCA. That number included at least six journalists, myself included, in direct violation of OPD media relations policy that states "media shall never be targeted for dispersal or enforcement action because of their status."

Journalist Swept Up in Arrests During Oakland Protests

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:52:56 -0500

Full article: San Francisco Bay View
A journalist covering the protests against the killing of Oscar Grant by Oakland, Calif., police was arrested and his camera confiscated.

U-verse or U-Discrimination? AT&T's Fiber Rollout Increasing Digital Divide

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:43:10 -0500

Full article: Davis Freeberg's Digital Connection
AT&T is cherry-picking neighborhoods for the U-verse broadband service in Oakland, California. And according to the new statewide video franchising law, the practice is perfectly legal.

Dellums Urges Expansion of Baily Investigation

Stevie Converse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:14:00 -0500

Full article: Maynard Institute
Richard Prince
Oakland, Calif., Mayor Ron Dellums called for an expansion of the state investigation into the Police Department's handling of journalist Chauncey Bailey's slaying to include a newly reported delay in the raid of Your Black Muslim Bakery, an operation Bailey was investigating.