Protestors push back on further “militarization” of San Pablo police, plan to rally near the project site at 3 p.m. Saturday
SAN PABLO — A $43.6 million law enforcement regional training center and new police headquarters is coming to San Pablo, a largely
The development promises to attract law enforcement agencies from across the Bay Area and alternative public safety organizations, such as Contra Costa County’s mental health crisis programs. It features a host of onsite amenities, including a drone work area, virtual reality simulator, training classrooms, fitness rooms, kennels for police dogs and a 20-lane indoor shooting range.
announced they will rally at Kennedy Plaza at 3 p.m., before marching along San Pablo Avenue toward the project site. Small groups of protesters — primarily made up of young people of color, including some connected to Richmond High School — started marching and posting criticism of the project online in July. Pushback against the development has grown since then, especially as social media connected local organizers with activists across the country.
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