Local Government

Santa Rosa residents are organizing against Flock cameras in their community

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Community members gather for North Bay Organizing Project's Civil Liberties Task Forces' "What the Flock" teach-in outside Santa Rosa City Hall.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Nationwide, communities are pushing back on Flock’s usage in their towns – and Santa Rosa is no different. The Civil Liberties Task Force of North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) held a ‘What the Flock’ teach-in outside Santa Rosa city hall on the city’s use of Flock cameras and Automatic License Plate … Read more

Petaluma City Council to put ‘no-cooperation with ICE’ ordinance on future agenda

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People in a crowded city hall with "ICE out of Petaluma" signs in English and Spanish

PETALUMA, Calif. – Petaluma City Hall was packed on Tuesday, July 6,  as residents and community members urged the City Council to adopt a no-cooperation ordinance with ICE. Councilmember Janice Cader Thompson said she and Mayor Kevin McDonnell signed an agreement to place the ordinance on a future City Council agenda. Before the meeting, Migrant … Read more

“Be United” – Community members rally for the firing and decertification of officer Bianca Camacho and demand justice for Maurice Williams

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FAIRFIELD, Calif – Community members rallied and demanded justice for 16-year-old Maurice Williams at Fairfield City Hall earlier this week, after videos circulated online showing Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho aggressively and repeatedly beating the highschooler’s head on the pavement at Fairfield High School. The Fairfield Police Department in a press release on Wednesday said … Read more

Flyers, Building Community, and ICE watch – meet the Norcal Chicane organization creating solidarity in Napa

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NAPA, Calif. – Community Service Organization (CSO) North Bay is a grassroots Chicane organization performing “Barrio Walks,” walking through neighborhoods, monitoring for ICE activity, and handing out “know your rights” pamphlets and cards to community members. For one year now, community organizer Aldo Solano, and other CSO members have been walking through Napa neighborhoods to … Read more