Tag Archives: Oscar Grant

BART review committee discusses police practices during meeting

November 25, 2009 – 4:07 pm

Members of the BART Police Department Review Committee raised questions Wednesday about the police practices at the West Oakland BART station on Nov 21 that resulted in the arrest and injury of an intoxicated train passenger.

By Thomas Gorman | Posted in Crime, Downtown, Front, Neighborhoods, Politics, Public Policy, Safety | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Mehserle trial goes to Los Angeles, judge rules

November 20, 2009 – 12:59 pm

An Alameda County judge ruled yesterday that the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer charged in the January 1 shooting of Oscar Grant, will take place in Los Angeles.

By Jake Schoneker | Posted in Crime, Downtown, Front, Neighborhoods, Politics | Also tagged , , | Comments (3)

Art, live from Death Row

October 25, 2009 – 2:58 pm

At 23rd and Telegraph, inside a storefront/gallery/craft space called Rock Paper Scissors, neatly hung canvas paintings and framed ink drawings lined the walls. Cards below each piece identified the artist: all are prisoners at San Quentin.

By Puck Lo | Posted in Crime, Culture, Downtown, Front, Neighborhoods, Perspectives | Also tagged , , | Comments (3)

Mehserle’s lawyer argues Oakland’s too biased for BART shooting trial

October 7, 2009 – 7:14 am

The lawyer for Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Oscar Grant, is trying to persuade an Oakland judge that his client can’t receive a fair trial here. Story by Jake Schoneker/Oakland North.

By Jake Schoneker | Posted in Front, Politics, Safety | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

Oakland Sends BART Board Back to the Drawing Board

August 9, 2009 – 7:02 am

By STEVE SALDIVAR
The BART board listened last Thursday as Oakland residents made some corrections and additions to the draft model for a Citizen Oversight Committee presented by BART.
The draft the board presented on Monday called for a Citizen Oversight Committee and an independent auditor.
The committee would be made up of 11 members.and  an independent auditor [...]

By Steve Saldivar | Posted in Neighborhoods, Politics, Public Policy | Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Preliminary BART Hearing from the Hall

May 21, 2009 – 9:22 am

There’s an awful lot that happens outside the Alameda County Superior Court room. By SHILANDA WOOLRIDGE

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