Police Accountability Board Communications

Read press releases, correspondence to the City Council and other stakeholders, and additional communications from the Police Accountability Board.

Name Date
July 1, 2026 PAB Letter to City Council: The Police Equipment Ordinance (Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.100) and the Oversight Role of the Police Accountability Board
June 30, 2026 PAB Letter to City Council Re -Item 19 — Formal Bid Solicitations and Request for Proposals (Spec. No. 26-11794-C)
May 5, 2026 Press Release -- COMMUNITY INVITATION AND NOTICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD MEMORANDUM TO THE BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
May 4, 2026 PAB Memorandum to Council: Surveillance Technology Procurement — Process Deficiencies, Vendor Dependence, and Availability of Competitive Alternatives
March 18, 2026 PAB Recommendations to Council for the March 24, 2026 Regular Meeting—Item 26: Public Safety Technology: Surveillance Technology Ordinance and Police Equipment Ordinance Approvals, Policy Updates, and Contract Authority
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD TRANSMITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS
March 17, 2026 PAB Response to the Proposed Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 51,408-N.S. Restricting the Use of Air Support and Canine Units and Updating Mutual Aid Policies
Joint Statement - Berkeley Police Department Policy 300 Update Paused; Prior Version Reinstated Pending Review
March 12, 2026 PAB Letter to City Council Re: Urgent Concern Regarding BPD's Unilateral Revision of Council-Approved Use of Force Policy 300
February 23, 2026 PAB Letter to City Council re: Resolution Rescinding Berkeley Police Department's Pepper Spray Reporting Requirements
January 30, 2026 Joint Resignation Statement of Police Accountability Board Members Kitty Calavita and Juliet Leftwich
[PRESS RELEASE] - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD MEMBERS DR. KITTY CALAVITA AND JULIET (“JULIE”) LEFTWICH, J.D., ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION
2026-01-26 PAB Memorandum to Public Safety Policy Committee re: Proposed Resolution to Reinstate BPD's Use of Chemical Agents
2026-01-23 JAC PAB Letter Re Item 21 Military Equipment Ordinance (2).pdf
November 10, 2025 PAB Letter to Council re: "Item 11 - Annual Surveillance Technology Report for Body Worn Cameras, GPS Trackers, Fixed Surveillance Video Cameras ... and Fixed Automated License Plate Readers"
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY REPORT
October 28, 2025 ODPA Letter to Council Re: Importance of Proper Vetting for Public Safety Policy Changes — Concerns About Item 18 “Authorization to Encrypt Berkeley Police Department Primary Radio Channels”
PRESS RELEASE: DIRECTOR OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING POLICE RADIO ENCRYPTION AND NEED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
PAB's September 4, 2025 Request to City Council to Delay Approval of Flock Safety Contract Pending Further Review
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD SUBMITS LETTERS OPPOSING RESCISSION OF LOCAL EQUIPMENT OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE AND RECOMMENDING SAFEGUARDS IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERA POLICY