Police Public Safety
Police Oversight Commission Clears First Hurdle
Posted in Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein A resolution that allows discussion and action on a proposed…
Gallo Backs Community Call for Police Accountability
Posted in Community, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein Councilmember Noel Gallo is pushing the City Council to consider placing a…
OPD Wants to End Shotspotter – Council Members Disagree
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ashley Chambers The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is considering ending its use of ShotSpotter,…
We Can Help Young People Leave the Street Life for the University, Says Dr. Victor Rios
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety By Ken A. Epstein Award winning sociologist Dr. Victor Rios came home to Oakland…
City Struggles to Increase Numbers of Police
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Post Staff With public safety consistently a top issue among Oaklanders, many residents are…
BART Police Respond to Alleged Dancing on Train, Arrest and Assault Young Woman
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Spencer Whitney When 19-year-old Nubia Bowe was returning home on BART with friends on…
OPD Still Struggling to Report Officer Misconduct, Reduce “Unjustified Use of Force,” Says Warshaw
Posted in Police-Public Safety Court-appointed overseer finds reasons for “cautious optimism” By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland Police Department’s…
PUEBLO Proposes Public Commission to Oversee Police Department
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ken A. Epstein Local police accountability activists have begun a campaign to place a…
City Seeks to Renew Measure Y Public Safety Tax
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein Local leaders are encouraged by the results of a…
Op-ed: Instead of Racial Profiling, Oakland Needs Jobs and Family Support Services
Posted in Commentary, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety, Politics By Dan Siegel A report released last week by the Oakland Police…