"The appointed Alameda County District Attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, was the endorsed candidate of the Pamela Price recall committee, which promised to end the alleged coddling of criminals. Indeed, Jones Dickson promises justice by prosecuting more children as adults and sending them to adult prisons. Now, though, she has finally found a judge to drop manslaughter charges against the killer of Steven Taylor, former San Leandro cop Jason Fletcher."
"If Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal LLC and its partners intend to develop their export terminal for coal, then they should build the specialized, enclosed, dome-shaped terminal they had said they would build to address coal dust health concerns dust that could harm port workers and nearby residents. The best outcome would be building a bulk terminal to export hundreds of commodities, excluding coal."
Ursula Jones Dickson, the appointed Alameda County District Attorney and recall committee–endorsed candidate, promised tougher prosecutions including prosecuting more juveniles as adults. She has moved to drop manslaughter charges against former San Leandro officer Jason Fletcher for the killing of Steven Taylor, despite a Probable Cause Declaration stating Taylor was tased twice, struggling to remain standing, pointing a bat at the ground, and posing no imminent deadly threat. A writer calls for a single standard of justice. Opponents warn that an Oakland bulk terminal handling coal would worsen particulate pollution and climate impacts and should be enclosed or exclude coal.
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