Oakland’s Allen Temple hosts event promoting use of restorative justice to get to root of juvenile-related violence (Community Voices)
Article by Micky Duxbury.
Last updated at Tue, 19 Apr at 2:10am.

Can you imagine bringing the descendents of slaves and slave owners to the same table?  Or imagine Mississippi being a state that can teach us how to move forward in race relations?

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Oakland gangs: EBAYC leader describes myth vs. reality
Article by CB Smith-Dahl.
Last updated at Fri, 18 Mar at 8:11am.

Peter Kim is managing director at the East Bay Asian Youth Center. He helps to oversee and coordinate their Street Team Counseling Program and also runs Streetside Productions, a Youth Media program.

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Oakland gang injunctions hearing Feb. 3 denies prosecution's conflict of interest claims
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Sat, 5 Feb at 9:01am.

The most recent court hearing on the controversial issue of Oakland gang injunctions has, for the time being, resulted in an apparent victory for the defense.

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Oakland gang injunction hearing fails to disqualify defense attorneys, judge to rule Feb. 3
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Mon, 10 Jan at 2:35am.

A hearing regarding possible conflict of interest allegations in the ongoing Oakland gang injunctions saga has resulted in the judge issuing a non-ruling, until more evidence is presented.

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Separating Truth from Fiction Regarding Oakland’s Gang Injunctions (Opinion)
Blog entry by Mike Siegel.
Last updated at Wed, 15 Dec at 10:04pm.

by Dan Siegel, Michael Siegel and Jose Luis Fuentes

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Youth Town Hall Is Today at Pro Arts Gallery
Blog entry by Josh Healey.
Last updated at Fri, 12 Nov at 9:02am.

Youth Speaks is working in partnership with other Bay Area youth organizations to host a Youth Town Hall in the wake of the November 5th sentencing of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police Officer convicted of killing Oscar Grant.

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Why the Oakland Gang Injunction is wrong (Op-Ed)
Article by Wilson Riles.
Last updated at Wed, 27 Oct at 12:07am.

I am trying to HOLD both my affection and respect for John Russo, as a thinking person, and my disappointment in what I see as another person implementing policies that speak more to their political aspirations than what’s best for Oakland. The decision to expand the gang injunction frustrates me tremendously.

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July 20-See Learning From Our Mistakes- Transforming California's Juvenile Justice System
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 27 Jul at 7:07am.

The Ella Baker Center is having an event Tuesday night that looks really worthwhile:

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