To request inclusion of your local peace and social justice action, please email BerkSpeak@gmail.com.
These alerts are for mid-January 2026. Happy New Year!
Background and Details for the Urgent Action Guide:
- Tuesday Jan. 13 at 10am, first hearing in the lawsuit by the Director of Police Accountability against the Berkeley Police Chief. See the Facebook event for Tuesday’s hearing here.
This initial hearing will be essentially a request by the plaintiff for a summary judgment, for the judge to order the Chief to comply with the Director. If that is not successful, a full hearing may be ordered in the case.
You can read more about the lawsuit at https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/17/bpd-chief-sued-by-odpa-berkeley-pab.
For more information about the BPD’s history of non-cooperation with the police accountability structure, read our article from Fall 2025: Berkeleyside and Berkeley Speaks: On Police Accountability; Comparison and comment.)
For more information, or to get involved, contact us at BerkSpeak@gmail.com.
- Thursday Jan. 15 from 3-4pm, BPD Community Discussion on Public Safety Technology
“Join a conversation with Berkeley Police about how technology like license plate readers, security cameras, and more help support criminal investigations.”
See: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/events/community-conversation-public-safety-technology
The meeting will be held in person and will also be available remotely via Zoom (zoom link).