Jon Kawamoto is a reporter covering the Lamorinda area, Danville and San Ramon. He was the Hills weeklies editor, in charge of the Alameda Journal, Berkeley Voice, El Cerrito Journal, The Montclarion and The Piedmonter. He previously worked as an editor with the Los Angeles Times, the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune. Kawamoto is a central California native and a graduate of Fresno State University.Source
By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After concluding the police department’s budget took a deep enough cut last month, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf cast the tie-breaking vote late Tuesday to prevent it from being slashed further.“Oakland must create a new system of public safety and justice based on real numbers that do not mislead the public,” Schaaf said as she stepped in to reject a proposal by council members Dan Kalb and Sheng Thao to cut $2.75 million from the police budget.Kalb and Thao wanted that money to be spent instead on the city’s violence prevention program, cleanups of homeless...…By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After concluding the police department’s budget took a deep enough cut last month, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf cast the tie-breaking vote late Tuesday to prevent it from being slashed further.“Oakland must create a new system of public safety and justice based on real numbers that do not mislead the public,” Schaaf said as she stepped in to reject a proposal by council members Dan Kalb and Sheng Thao to cut $2.75 million from the police budget.Kalb and Thao wanted that money to be spent instead on the city’s violence prevention program, cleanups of homeless...WW…
By | Bay Area News GroupMORAGA — Some Moraga residents are calling for the expulsion of a few Campolindo High School students shown laughing while dropping the “n” word repeatedly in a video tweet.In a Tuesday statement to the Campolindo community, school Principal John Walker acknowledged the emails calling for punitive measures against the students — and mentioned that since Friday, additional videos have surfaced of different students using racial slurs. He said he is working with Acalanes Union High School District supervisors “to ensure that the students who engaged in racist behavior...…By | Bay Area News GroupMORAGA — Some Moraga residents are calling for the expulsion of a few Campolindo High School students shown laughing while dropping the “n” word repeatedly in a video tweet.In a Tuesday statement to the Campolindo community, school Principal John Walker acknowledged the emails calling for punitive measures against the students — and mentioned that since Friday, additional videos have surfaced of different students using racial slurs. He said he is working with Acalanes Union High School District supervisors “to ensure that the students who engaged in racist behavior...WW…
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