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This is a screen shot of a powerpoint slide SJPD presented to SJ City Council this week as the council enthusiastically approved a plan to give police more money to increase pretrial detention. According to the City of San Jose, the police are the central drivers for #bailreform.

Parents, advocates of the teens arrested en masse Saturday during the Dolores Park hill bomb are at the Police Commission tonight, to speak about the treatment of their children that night. Many have vowed to sue. We are live-blogging their comments. missionlocal.org/2023/07/live-p…

2/2 That false binary ignores a better option: providing ample voluntary, community-based, culturally appropriate, client-centered treatment/housing + investment in prevention.

🧵 This should give pause to those who continue to insist there only two options to address people who are experiencing homelessness AND suffering from mental illness and/or substance use disorder: forced institutionalization or dying on the streets. 1/2 mercurynews.com/2023/07/10/opi…

The KDF Tenants have gathered in full force ready to picket their corporate landlord and demand negotiation #KDFtenants

The KDF Tenants are demanding that: Roll back the Rent to June 2022 Update appliances and renovate common areas of all apartments Enforce a standard for high quality repairs Instate a Formal complaint policy in tenants preferred language Improve security

"I want to remind you that housing is a human right and we will fight not to be displaced" -Ofelia Nuno, KDF Tenant Association

💥BREAKING VICTORY💥: LA Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff found it unconstitutional for LA County and City of LA to jail people between arrest and their first court date simply because they couldn’t afford bail. (🧵tldr at the end)

Fill out the Housing Element survey to share with the City of East Palo Alto how they are doing, what policies they should keep and what new policies they should consider! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@markdinan (2/2) and continue to perpetuate, we do not wish to engage with you. You cause very real, direct harm to our community while benefiting from your own privileges and the years of hard work we have done to better our community.

@markdinan (1/2) Thought about just not responding but we’ll bite. You, sir, have a well-documented track record of blatantly racist remarks to EPA residents of color, especially Black residents. Until you take public accountability and work to atone/repair the harm you’ve caused,

East Palo Alto fam, City Council is currently deliberating the Opportunity to Purchase Act (OPA)! Listen in by clicking here: us06web.zoom.us/j/86520513649 We want to love tweet tonight’s meeting! #YEStoOPA #OPA4EPA #OpportunityforUS #EastPaloAlto

Spooky season is here!🍂Celebrate all the spook-tivities with us at the YUCA house by coming to our haunted house on October 29th, 2021. See you there, if you dare 😉🎃👻

Come join our team! 😄 Campaign Organizer position is open until filled! No need to worry about not having experience, as long as you feel you align with YUCA, this is the place for you! Please share and help us spread the word.

COVID-19 has had a harsh impact on many communities and unfortunately not many people know about the rental assistance that is available. Help us and your community members by sharing this post! (p.s Tongan translation in the works!)

@SIRENImmiRights ✊🏽🔥‼️

Meet eight of the SIREN Youth Liberation Summer Institute participants!Our youth are leading discussions and learning about various intersecting topics with immigrant and refugee rights!! ✊🏽✨

Only 1.1% of philanthropy $$ are invested in Latinx Orgs. We need long term investment in Latinx led & Latinx serving nonprofits! SIREN is a Latina led Immigrant Rights org & more $$ means we can hire more attorneys, more organizers to advocate for essential workers & families!

and beyond. Not sure what “police abolition” means? This workshop will define and discuss police abolition, including how we can build a more just community for everyone.