Posts Tagged ‘Oakland Police Commission’
Four finalists being considered for top position at Oakland Police Department
The Oakland Police Commission announced four finalists under consideration for the role of Oakland’s next Chief of Police. The position has remained open since Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was fired by Mayor Libby Schaaf last February.
Read MoreOakland to vote on stronger police oversight
The measure represents a turning point for the Oakland Police Commission, the civilian body that oversees the Oakland Police Department.
Read MoreOakland Police Commission votes to adopt new use of force policy
Commissioner Tara Anderson described the policy as “one of the most progressive use of force policies in the country.” But some advocates say the policy does not go far enough to change the department’s practices.
Read MoreArrest of former Oakland councilmember sparks outrage at committee meeting
Tuesday night’s Oakland Public Safety Committee meeting’s main agenda item—reviewing a report about holding a special election to amend the regulations that govern the Oakland Police Commission—was initially upstaged by jarring testimony from former Councilmember Wilson Riles Jr. about his arrest last week. Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan introduced the issue for the committee to address.…
Read MorePolicing watchdog groups push for changes to Oakland’s Police Commission
Members of local police accountability and activist groups say that conflicts of interest, unaccountable staff and lack of transparency prevent the Oakland Police Commission from being able to police the police.
Read MoreOakland City Council calls on federal government to protect immigrants
A number of community groups spoke at Tuesday’s Oakland City Council meeting in support of a resolution calling on the federal government to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to immigrants, and to create a path to permanent residency for those protected by the program that was recently eliminated by the Trump administration. TPS provides temporary…
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