Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention
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Bribery and perjury case against Oakland police detective Phong Tran thrown into limbo just ahead of trial
The bribery and perjury case against Oakland police detective Phong Tran was thrown into limbo Monday, amid the…
Oakland police make ‘significant dent’ in disciplinary hearing backlog
It was a routine report from the Oakland Police Department. At the Police Commission’s Jan. 22 meeting, Lisa…
Oakland’s police misconduct watchdog has a new leader
Oaklanders deserve to know the truth. So we follow the money and investigate the powerful. Will you chip…
Firing of Berkeley’s top police watchdog lands another blow to independent oversight, officials say – The Mercury News
BERKELEY — Berkeley councilmembers have decided to fire the director of the Office of Police Accountability, a decision…
Fremont’s new police chief should have come from the ranks
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Berkeley police oversight resignations should be a ‘wake-up call,’ officials say – East Bay Times
BERKELEY — Resignations by two members of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board on Friday were described as a…
Berkeley police oversight resignations should be a ‘wake-up call,’ officials say – The Mercury News
BERKELEY — Resignations by two members of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board on Friday were described as a…
Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program
Last week, Rep. Lateefah Simon called a conference inside Oakland’s 19th Street BART station to introduce a federal…
Judge hopeful that Oakland police oversight may end under Mayor Barbara Lee
OAKLAND — For over two decades, efforts to lift the Oakland Police Department out from under the watchful…
Walkouts, closures across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown – The Mercury News
Chanting “Abolish ICE” and “Sí se puede,” thousands of students across the Bay Area walked out of their…
6 takeaways from Oaklandside’s investigation into OPD overtime
Yesterday, we published an investigation into overtime spending at the Oakland Police Department, focusing on the city’s highest-paid…