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Judge orders one-year OPD ‘sustainability’ period beginning June
A judge ordered Oakland Police Department to start a one-year sustainability period that could lead to the end of federal oversight.Read More
As OPD hits oversight milestone, Schaaf praises commission she was accused of interfering with
In Wednesday’s briefing about Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight “milestone,” Mayor Libby Schaaf praised the police commission she was once accused of interfering with. Read More
Seeking accountability, Oakland hires first-ever independent police inspector general
The Oakland Police Commission has hired Michelle Phillips as independent inspector general in a move to increase the Police Department's accountability. Read More
Oakland invites resident applications for police oversight commission
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is encouraging residents to apply for the city’s police commission, which she called the most powerful and independent in the country. In a statement released...Read More
Commission votes to fire Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick
Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has been fired from her job, according to the Oakland Police Officers’ Association. The association issued a statement at 8:09 p.m., about the firing...Read More
Oakland employee resigns police commission post in disgrace
A city of Oakland employee has resigned from her post as vice chair of the panel that picks members of the city’s Police Commission following her conviction on a...Read More
Ballot measure effort underway to empower Oakland Police Commission
"The commission doesn't have the independence that it should, it doesn't have the funding that it should."Read More