The cameras and computer system will be capable of identifying traffic violations without the assistance of a human.
Category: Crime & Safety
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Posted inCity Hall & Policing
What violence prevention in Oakland looks like
The city is cutting the Department of Violence Prevention’s budget by $4.4 million to help address a historic deficit. We followed a violence interrupter to see what could be lost.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Gus Newport’s family files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of the former Berkeley mayor and longtime Oakland resident alleges that a Florida-based company is responsible for injuries that led to his death.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Heated public safety meeting in Montclair reveals a divided Oakland
District Attorney Pamela Price defended and explained her public safety philosophy during an emotional town hall that drew hundreds.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
In Oakland police bribery case, an internal investigation revealed more troubling practices at OPD
Veteran officer Phong Tran faces criminal charges for his handling of a murder case. His internal affairs file reveals that unrecorded cash payments to witnesses have been allowed at OPD for years.
Posted inRoad Safety
Traffic safety advocates deliver Oakland budget petition to City Council
Bike and pedestrian activists want the council to increase spending on road infrastructure by $20 million, taking this funding out of the police budget.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Why are postal delivery workers being robbed in Oakland?
Violence and burglaries are the latest problems to delay mail delivery. We talked to postal workers about what’s being done.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
‘I was not truthful’: Murder conviction overturned after witness says Oakland police officer paid for her testimony
A star witness who sent a man to prison for life in a 2011 slaying revealed recently she felt “pressured” to lie by an OPD officer.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Oakland baker Jen Angel dies of injuries sustained during attempted robbery
Angel’s family and friends noted her history as an activist opposed to “putting public resources into policing, incarceration, or other state violence that perpetuates the cycles of violence that resulted in this tragedy.”
Posted inCrime & Safety
Oakland will let shops fortify themselves against car crashes and smash robberies
The city plans to let stores set up ‘Jersey barriers’ to blockade themselves from the street.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
District Attorney Price to reopen 8 police killings for possible criminal prosecution
The new DA has asked for case files from various police agencies, including two Oakland police shootings from over a decade ago.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
‘It’s not a pretty process’: The Oaklandside’s Darwin BondGraham on his new book investigating Oakland police
The Riders Come Out at Night, co-authored by Ali Winston, reports untold stories of brutality, corruption, and attempted reform in OPD.
Posted inArts & Community
Guns to gardens: how Oakland community leaders are forging a message of peace
A grandmother, a church, the police, and a local blacksmith are teaming up to take guns off the street.
Posted inBusiness
Family of Lucky Three Seven’s Artgel ‘Jun’ Anabo raising funds for his son’s future
Anabo was killed Wednesday in front of his restaurant. His sister has launched a GoFundMe to support his child.
Posted inHealth & Environment
In Eastmont Hills, mixed reactions to plans for new neighborhood stairways
Some fear the pathways will increase crime and violence nearby. Others support connecting neighbors and building community.
