Councilmembers Nikki Fortunato Bas and Carroll Fife rallied hundreds Tuesday evening to support their vision for public safety in Oakland.
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Oakland City Council president proposes trimming $18 million from police department budget
District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas unveiled her amendments to Mayor Libby Schaaf’s proposed two-year budget Monday.
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A far-right militia came to Oakland to attack police last year
Members of the “Grizzly Scouts” hunted law enforcement during the 2020 protests, and one of them allegedly murdered a federal guard.
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Oakland police chief: Tear-gassing of George Floyd protesters violated policy
OPD Chief LeRonne Armstrong said today multiple officers will be disciplined for misconduct during demonstrations last summer.
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Oakland police officers are facing discipline for last year’s protest crackdown
Police commission investigators found multiple officers improperly used force, mistreated arrestees, and other policy violations.
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Beyond the video: The life of Mario Gonzalez
A video of the Oakland resident’s death is all most people know of him. His friends and family remember him as a caretaker, mentor, and role model.
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One year after George Floyd: When will white Americans rise up for justice?
An interview with Savala Nolan, the executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the UC Berkeley School of Law.
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California’s attorney general is fighting to keep the names of CHP officers who killed Erik Salgado secret
But the officers’ identities could be made public as early as next month after a federal judge ruled the public has a right to know.
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Maintain police spending or invest in alternatives: What do Oaklanders really want?
Mayor Schaaf said a supermajority of residents want more police, but reform advocates say the public is really on their side.
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The A’s and MLB just raised the stakes for the Howard Terminal ballpark project
Major League Baseball and the Oakland A’s say the team will consider leaving the city if it doesn’t get a waterfront stadium. Here’s what to keep an eye on next.
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What’s in Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 2021-23 Oakland budget proposal?
Schaaf’s budget plan maintains police spending in a year when many are calling for ‘defunding’ and ‘reimagining.’
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Police in Oakland and across CA are failing to comply with records requests
Law enforcement agencies often ignore such requests, despite a 2019 California law mandating the release of certain records related to police misconduct.
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City of Oakland wins major court decision in police oversight case
A state appeals court ruled that police officers under active investigation aren’t entitled to investigator’s confidential records.
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The Oaklandside is hiring a senior City Hall and policing reporter
Join our growing nonprofit newsroom and help Oakland residents better understand how local government impacts their lives—and how to get involved.
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Gun violence: The other public health crisis that spiked in Oakland last year
Nearly as many Black people died in Oakland from a bullet in 2020 as from COVID-19.
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The battle over a ballpark at Howard Terminal
The city has to decide whether to build the A’s proposed stadium in West Oakland. There’s far more at stake than just baseball.
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U.S. Justice Department says Alameda County’s mental health care system is unconstitutional
A federal investigation found that the county’s lack of community-based services forces people into inadequate treatment in emergency rooms and Santa Rita Jail.
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Oakland police chief praises Chauvin verdict, says ‘change has already begun’ at OPD
At a press conference on Wednesday, Chief LeRonne Armstrong said department reforms have led to progress. Others question whether the gains are sustainable.
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‘We still have so much work to do’: East Oakland residents gather to process the Chauvin verdict
We asked community members at a sunset healing circle at Liberation Park to share their feelings about the murder conviction of the Minneapolis officer who killed George Floyd.
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Sheriff’s candidates wouldn’t need law enforcement experience under proposed bill
Critics of Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern are supporting a bill to promote competitive elections and progressive candidates.
