Several councilmembers wanted bigger cuts, and signaled future plans to reduce by up to $150 million.
Category: City Hall & Policing
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A Juneteenth I’ve been waiting for
Juneteenth has always been about much-needed conversations. This year, the volume got turned up.
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Angela Davis to speak at Friday’s Juneteenth Oakland port shutdown
Davis joins Boots Riley and others to celebrate the 155th anniversary of freedom from slavery and to rally against police violence.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s City Council debates ‘defunding’ the police
Several councilmembers and many civilian city employees say it’s time to rethink OPD’s budget.
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Should the Oakland police officers who killed Josh Pawlik remain fired? A federal judge steps in
The twists and turns of a two-year battle over police discipline.
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‘Defund the police’: Protesters march to Oakland mayor’s house
A rally led by Oakland youth focused on calls to cut the budgets of city and schools police.
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Oakland’s old Lake Merritt Lodge will become a COVID-19 homeless shelter
Advocates hope Alameda County will buy other empty buildings to become housing for unsheltered Oaklanders.
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Erik Salgado and Brianna Colombo were apparently unarmed when CHP officers shot them
OPD said the officers opened fire after Salgado rammed his car into CHP vehicles.
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Should funds for parks and homeless services pay for Oakland cops?
A decision on how to spend Measure Q revenue comes as activists urge the city to “defund the police.”
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Rep. Barbara Lee’s plan for reckoning with 400 years of systemic racism
The congresswoman calls for a new federal body to address the impact of slavery and systemic racism on Black communities.
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Clean-up and conflicting views after Friday’s massive downtown protest
Scenes from a furious gathering of 5,000 that left major destruction and confusion in its wake.
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The long history of curfews against anti-racist movements
To understand why countless Oakland residents will gather to defy the curfew tonight, it’s important to understand how curfews have long been used to quell pain and fury in communities of color.
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‘Pillar’ organizations call for civil disobedience against Oakland’s curfew
Leaders hope Wednesday night’s action forces a turning point in the conversation about funding for local law enforcement versus other public resources.
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How 2 Oakland students got 15,000 people to march against police violence
Youth organizers hope the massive student-led action will inspire other young people to safely organize, too.