University of California Approves New Weapons for its Police Force Amid Protest
Why did you shoot us?” one shouted — a reference to the less lethal rounds used at last spring’s campus unrest.  Regent ...
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UC regents approve campus police requests for additional less-lethal weapons
Police departments at UC’s Berkeley, Santa Cruz and San Francisco campuses also requested new drones. Berkeley also requested ...
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UC regents approve campus police requests for more military-style weapons, ammunition
Police departments at UC’s Berkeley, Santa Cruz and San Francisco campuses also requested new drones. Berkeley also requested a new hazardous devices robot. Merced, meanwhile, plans to purchase five ...
A real-life RoboCop? ACLU urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign killer drone ban
The civil rights advocacy organization, which represents California’s three ACLU chapters, sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging his signature on AB 2681, a bill by Assemblywoman Akilah Weber, ...