PHOTO/C-SPAN CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | It’s been a hard week in Congress. House Republicans and Democrats are dueling over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and there’s uproar over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking before Congress… Read More ›
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East Bay Reps Sign On to Reverse Decision on Licenses For Immigrants
CONGRESS | IMMIGRATION | Last week, the federal government denied a design change for California driver’s licenses to be offered sometime in 2015 to undocumented residents in the state. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rejected the design citing… Read More ›
San Leandro Considering License Plate Readers In Public Places
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//PRVACY | The use of license plate readers by police in the name of public protection has been debated before in San Leandro. Now, its police chief wants to install the controversial plate readers in two undisclosed… Read More ›
Alameda County Sheriff Lays Out Guidelines For Possible Use Of Domestic Drones
ALAMEDA COUNTY | The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department says strict guidelines will be used to ensure the use of drones for law enforcement purposes will not be used to violate the privacy of county residents. The sheriff’s department laid out… Read More ›
Inclusion Of Drone Purchase On Supervisors Agenda Was An Oversight, Says Undersheriff
Linda Lye, attorney for ACLU in Oakland before Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department says the placement of an agenda item before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning requesting approval for… Read More ›
Hayward Latinos Voice Concern Over Federal Anti-Illegal Immigration Program
Dec. 19, 2011 | The Department of Homeland Security cracked down on Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio last week for his often times overzealous use of a controversial federal program that tends to target Latinos–regardless of their immigration status. Half of those deported… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisors To Set Stage For $3 Million in Homeland Security Grants
Supervisors met Nov. 22 at DHS office in Dublin. Dec. 5, 2011 | The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to grant approval to the county sheriff to apply and accept over $3 million in grants from the Department… Read More ›