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Eight days, 25 dead: California shaken by string of mass shootings – The Guardian

1.25.2023

A series of four attacks have upended communities across the state, from a city to farming towns By Lois Beckett and Sam Levin | Jan, 25 2023 | The Guardian l the names of the dead from one California mass
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East Bay Reformers Got Their Progressive D.A. Now Comes the Hard Part – SF Chronicle

1.1.2023

By Justin Phillips | January 1, 2023 Pamela Price, the next district attorney of Alameda County, spent the early afternoon of Dec. 13 in a quiet Oakland conference room, fine-tuning a press release announcing her transition team. In between a
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With Oakland DA Win, Reformers Rebuild Strength in the Bay Area – Bolts Magazine

11.21.2022

Pamela Price, a civil rights attorney, won the DA race in California’s Alameda County after a campaign that promised to combat racial disparities and harsh sentencing. Piper French | November 21, 2022 Just months after its setback in a San
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Community Groups See Pamela Price Win as Force for Change in Alameda Co. District Attorney Office – ABC7

11.20.2022

ByAnser Hassan – Sunday, November 20, 2022 OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Many community groups say Pamela Price’s win in the Alameda County District Attorney’s race against veteran prosecutor Terry Wiley signals that big changes are ahead. “I think it really
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UPM Member Organizer Evelyn Canal Op-Ed On Voting – Davis Vanguard

10.23.2022

Guest Commentary: To Alameda County’s Newly-elected Leaders – Count on Black and Brown Youth to Vote This November Davis Vanguard – Date: October 23, 2022 I used to think my opinion didn’t matter. From Section 8 and food stamps
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Youth organizers explore ‘pathways to liberation’ at Winter Justice House town hall

Urban Peace Movement’s ‘That’s Oakland, Baby!’ summer block party series drew hundreds to celebrate creativity, unity, and resilience

EAST BAY TIMES: Youth organizer decries DA move to prosecute more teens as adults

BREAKING AP NEWS: UPM leader pushes back against Trump’s false claims about Oakland

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