Bay Area
Community safety message about Carjackings
The Berkeley Police Department has noticed a trend of carjackings occurring in Berkeley. Carjackings are a form of robbery where a suspect takes a victim’s vehicle by force or fear. In 2022, there were 15 reported carjackings total. So far this year, we have already had 6 reported carjackings.

The Berkeley Police Department has noticed a trend of carjackings occurring in Berkeley.
The Berkeley Police Department has noticed a trend of carjackings occurring in Berkeley. Carjackings are a form of robbery where a suspect takes a victim’s vehicle by force or fear. In 2022, there were 15 reported carjackings total. So far this year, we have already had 6 reported carjackings.
The majority of the carjackings have occurred in the evenings or early morning hours. In most of the cases, the people who have been carjacked have been threatened with knives or guns.
While we work to arrest the persons responsible for the carjackings, we encourage the public to take the following precautions.
- When selecting a place to park, find the most well-lit and well-travelled parking space.
- When returning to your vehicle, have your belongings situated in such a way that you can quickly get in your vehicle, lock the door, and drive away.
- Remain alert and aware of your surroundings.
- If you are meeting someone for an exchange, consider making the exchange at safe-exchange site or in a well-lit well-travelled location.
- If you see something suspicious, do not hesitate to report it.
- If you do become a victim of a carjacking, report the crime as soon as possible.
- You may also want to consider adding a way to track your vehicle—such as a LoJack-style system or Airtag-style device hidden inside the vehicle.
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Oakland Post: Week of June 7 – 13, 2023
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Big Picture Living Day
Through their global network of nearly 300 schools, Big Picture Learning activates their core initiatives by encouraging 6 healthy habits of proper nutrition, movement, healthy relationships, managing stress, adequate sleep and avoiding substances of risks.

By Carla Thomas
On Friday, June 2 Big Picture Lving Day will be celebrated with a series of virtual events designed to improve the life of participants. Through a virtual network of schools and organizations the event will feature speakers on health, wellness, mindfulness, exercise, and overcoming challenges.
Participants will practice Yoga & Mindfulness with Dawn M. Rivers.
Dr. Marsha-Gail Davis will discuss lifestyle medicine and healthy practices, and BPL alumni former advisor Chef Bree reunites with former principal Danique “Dr. DD” Dolly and a few of their former students will discuss health and lifestyle changes.
Big Picture Learning Day was created by
Big Picture Learning, an organization of progressive learning concepts centered around the belief that all students can and should live lives of their own design, supported by caring mentors and equitable opportunities to achieve their greatest potential.
Through their global network of nearly 300 schools, Big Picture Learning activates their core initiatives by encouraging 6 healthy habits of proper nutrition, movement, healthy relationships, managing stress, adequate sleep and avoiding substances of risks.
Co-founded by Elliott Washor a veteran educational leader in Rhode Island, BPL grew out of a passion for students and improving the concept of learning.
“We just had this fierce desire to evolve our educational system to one that puts students at the center of their own learning with mentors, time immersed in the community and not evaluated solely on standardized tests,” said Washor.
“The entire Big Picture Learning experience is personalized to each student’s interests, talents and needs beyond mere academic work and involves looking at each student holistically.”
Former BPL principal, Danique Dolly says, “There are youth and adults in schools and organizations throughout the nation practicing the 6 healthy habits and speaking up on it. People have created rooms and spaces that focus on relaxation and meditation. Many adults and youth are taking steps towards wellness, a total lifestyle change and health and wellness are a part of students learning goals just as English and math are.”
“With BPLiving Day we invite all to get up, get out and get living and to do something around health and wellness,” said Dolly.
For students Jasmine Poirier and Angel Feliz and educator Andrew Coburn BPL has been life changing.
“Through collaborative physical movement, nutrition education and eating healthy together and various group activities for relaxation and mental health support, many are finding ways to live healthier and happier,” said Colburn. “For Big Picture Living Day we’re celebrating lifelong healthy habits for teens and the communities around them. BPL Day is a celebration of all the progress we have made.”
“Whether it is in my school campus or through a zoom call with people all across the world, BPLiving has an ability to bring people together to share wellness habits with each other,” said Feliz.
“Through spreading the principles of BPLiving into the everyday academic learning of my peers, I have seen them improve the quality of their lives physically, mentally and emotionally,” said Poirier. “By reestablishing sports culture with school-wide volleyball and capture the flag tournaments, students have been able to connect with each other across different grade levels, become more physically active and take a break from our everyday learning.”
In Oakland at MetWest, a BPL school in Oakland, the garden is run by parents and students. The garden serves as the foundation for nutritional learning and generational collaboration.
Today, Big Picture Learning network schools can be found in over 80 schools in 28 states, and hundreds more around the world.
For more information visit BigPicture.org
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