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How Trump Yields the Presidential Pardon

Liz Oyer (left), a former U.S. pardon attorney who reviewed and investigated applications for executive clemency, speaks alongside Ryan Crosswell, Rachel Cohen and Stacey Young

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Dublin Council Takes Stand Against Turning Closed Prison Into ICE Detention

Roughly three dozen people spoke Tuesday night in favor of the resolution, with just one speaker opposed. One of those who spoke was Liz Schmitt,

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Farmworkers Pursue the American Dream in Fear of ICE Raids

California is home to some of the most productive agricultural land in the country, but it could not operate without the hundreds of thousands of

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After Vision Zero, San Francisco ‘Overhauls’ Approach to Tackling Traffic Violence

However, some transportation experts and advocates have questioned whether a Safe System approach, the official strategy for roadway safety in the U.S., goes far enough

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What Should Mixed-Status Students Know About FAFSA This Year?

According to the California Dream Act website, “any information you provide on a CA Dream Act Application (CADAA) is only used to determine eligibility for

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Oakland’s License Plate Camera Contract Is Back Up for a Vote. Critics Are Crying Foul

According to Lance Wilson, policy and communications director at the Anti Police-Terror Project, the contract was only added to the Rules Committee meeting agenda on

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Alameda County DA Drops Charges Against San Leandro Officer in Fatal 2020 Shooting

Blakely told the courtroom that after weighing the evidence with the community’s interest in seeing Taylor’s case go to trial, “the balance falls in favor

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How the Trump Administration Uses Federal Dollars to Impose His Agenda

President Donald Trump is using National Guard troop deployments to pressure cities and counties into following his conservative agenda. But attorney Jill Habig says he

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‘Your Free Speech Does Not Apply’: Suspended UC Berkeley Lecturer Speaks Out

“Just a heads up that the lectures I give may be a little bit wobbly and poor quality,” Kao allegedly said during a class in

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US Judge Hears Lawsuits Over ICE Arrests at Courthouses, Immigration Check-Ins

Since May, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been handcuffing asylum seekers and others in the halls of immigration courthouses and at required check-ins with