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Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s license plate readers have been off for months, so why does the city want more?
OPD quietly shut down its license plate reader system in February, but officials are pushing for more cameras.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
What can Oakland’s City Council do about crime?
Residents often look to their neighborhoods’ elected representatives to “clean up the streets.” Here’s how city councilmembers can—and can’t—affect public safety in their districts.
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
A show of unity after Oakland suffers 4 homicides in 10 hours
Oakland’s police chief and chief of violence prevention outlined the city’s strategies for dealing with gun violence.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
District Attorney Pamela Price’s critics take first steps toward potential recall
Price was elected on a reform platform last November. Her critics say she’s too lenient.
Posted inNosh
A man is charged with murdering Jen Angel. Her friends are still pushing for restorative justice
The Oakland baker’s close friends say she would want accountability and healing that doesn’t involve prison.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
At North Oakland town hall, some residents demand more police and harsher penalties
Many of the 200 people attending a District 1 public safety forum lashed out at city officials.
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 inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland is giving small grants to support healing for those injured by violence
The Department of Violence Prevention “mini-grants” are for small nonprofits and individuals leading community healing initiatives. The deadline to apply is Nov. 3.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland Chamber of Commerce wants City Hall reopened and more police and security patrols downtown
Business groups aren’t satisfied with the city’s current efforts to reduce crime and bring pre-pandemic vibrancy back to downtown.
Posted inRoad Safety
Oakland residents cheer new catalytic converter law, but some worry it won’t end thefts
A bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom regulates the recycling of catalytic converters to prevent thefts, a problem that’s been rampant in the East Bay.
