In January, citing reporting by the East Bay Express as well as the numerous allegations found in some of the lawsuits described in this story, State Sen. Nancy Skinner wrote a letter to the Board of Supervisors expressing support for an independent financial and performance audit.
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Legislation that would help the City of Oakland finance infrastructure and transportation projects for a new ballpark at Howard Terminal was approved Monday by the State Senate.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, chairwoman of the Senate Public Safety Committee, points to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine.
One guest interview is with state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the author of bills to suspend local government restrictions on growth and increase funding for tenants at risk of homelessness, and a key supporter of SB 50.
SB293, authored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), would streamline the process for financing infrastructure improvements — roads, walkways, electrical and sewer lines — near the new ballpark site.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who authored SB1421, said she has been surprised by the sheer number of sexual assault cases released so far this year. She said the statute is helping to “build back trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
“What we are trying to do is create a new opportunity for the different sides to come together again and have a discussion around the changes to the use of force standard in California,”...
“We clearly have ... many, many, many people up and down the state, and experts, who feel that California’s use-of-force standard should be revised,”...