Lorenzo Hall awarded $300K for false imprisonment, arrest by Oakland City Council-- See the video
Article by Oriana Bolden.
Last updated at Tue, 22 Feb at 2:39pm.

Update, February 21, 2011: In a closed session this week, the Oakland City Council agreed to award Oakland resident Lorenzo Hall (known as Zoe tha Roasta) and his attorneys $300,000 in settlement for the Oakland Police planting a gun on him.

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NEW VIDEO: Justice for Oscar Grant Rally: Rain Falls But Does Not End the Call to Rein in Injustice
Article by Oriana Bolden.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Oct at 9:06pm.

Cries of “An injury to one is an injury to all,” “Justice is an American value,”  and “No justice, no peace,” were heard throughout Oakland's Frank Ogawa (City Hall) Plaza on Saturday. The threat of impending rainfall did not deter hundreds of people from showing up and calling out for justice.

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March 4 day of action to defend education: March with us (Opinion)
Article by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Thu, 4 Mar at 8:18pm.

Tomorrow many of us will march and rally and walk out (if we are still teaching or can get into a class) for the cause of public education.

California was famous for its record of forward thinking about higher education. In 1960, the state passed a Master Plan for Higher Education, which promised a nearly free college education for any student who could make the grades.

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