Monday, February 02, 2009

Eric Holder Officially Confirmed As Attorney General, 75 to 21

According to Wolf Blitzer on the CNN Situation Room, Eric Holder was just officially confirmed as U.S. Attorney General by the Senate, 75 for to 21 against.  Holder becomes the first African American AG.

BART Shooting: Nancy Nadel On Police and People of Color

I talked with Oakland District 3 Councilmember Nancy Nadel at the BART Shooting Community meeting held January 8th 2009. Here, Nadel expresses her concern about the use of police "deadly force" on people of color.