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Richmond man urging calm assaulted in Oakland protests

By Knowles Adkisson | December 10, 2014 | 4

A Richmond man taking part in protests against police force in Oakland recently was assaulted by masked men who took issue with his attempts to put out a dumpster fire in the street.

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In Richmond, solidarity with victims of violence in Ferguson and New York breaks boundaries

By Semany Gashaw | December 9, 2014 | 20
RPD Chief Chris Magnus, left, and Mayor-elect Tom Butt, right, showed support at a peaceful protest organized by the RYSE Center. (Photo by Bonnie Chan)

With national protests erupting over the non-indictment of the police officers involved in the Brown and Eric Garner cases, Richmond served as a rare example of a peaceful protest on Tuesday.

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Weekend marches turn violent as Berkeley protests police killings of unarmed black men

By Tom Goulding | December 9, 2014

In reaction to the recent non-indictments of police killings of unarmed black men, hundreds marched throughout Berkeley Sunday night. Riots broke out around 10 p.m., as a mass of protestors vandalized and looted storefronts along the downtown corridor and Telegraph Avenue. Sunday night was also marked by clashes between violent protestors and non-violent ones.

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Richmond Police Department announces banner year in crime reduction

By Phil James | December 7, 2014 | 5

Crime fell across the board in Richmond thus far in 2014, suggesting another banner year for the city’s law enforcement, according to statistics released by the Richmond Police Department last week.

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Oakland protestors take to the streets in sympathy with Eric Garner case

By Brett Murphy | December 4, 2014

Demonstrators took the streets of Oakland to rally against another grand jury non-indictment.

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Black Friday protestors demonstrate at Hilltop Mall

By Brett Murphy | December 1, 2014 | 2

More than 200 fair labor protestors greeted shoppers going into the Walmart at Hilltop Mall on Black Friday.

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Police and demonstrators clash as Black Friday protests turn violent in San Francisco

By Tom Goulding | November 29, 2014

An anti-Black Friday protest marched through San Francisco on Friday night, leading to a number of arrests and smashed storefronts throughout the Mission District. The march combined protestors from a wide range of causes, such as anti-police brutality, Ferguson and Ayotzinapa, and began at Embarcadero at around 5p.m.

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Dozens arrested during third night of Ferguson protests in Oakland

By Tom Goulding | November 27, 2014

Dozens of protesters were arrested in Oakland Wednesday during a third night of protests against the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri.

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RPD Chief Chris Magnus assists DOJ investigation in Ferguson, Missouri

By Martin Totland | October 10, 2014 | 6

Magnus was invited by federal officials to “look at protocols, procedures, training and supervision,” will return to Ferguson next month to help complete a report on what the local police can do to reduce deadly force and avoid crises in the future.

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