Night 1: "Streams": featuring Wiener Kids Family Band, Mucho Stereo, and Waystanders at Awaken Cafe (1429 Broadway, Oakland) on May 23, 8 p.m.; Night 2: "Currents": featuring Howard Wiley Trio and Mads Tolling Quartet at Duende (468 19th St., Oakland) on May 24, 9 p.m.; Night 3: "Tides": featuring Dave Mihaly & The Shimmering Leaves Ensemble, Sheldon Brown Group, and Liza Mezzacappa-Steve Adams Duo at Community Music Center (544 Capp St., San Francisco)
$10-$45
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.
An arbitrator rules that poor training by the Oakland Police Department — not poor decisions by police commanders — led to the deaths of two officers and a murder suspect.
Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.