I really love the work you do and enjoy seeing you at OPC meetings. It os nice to hear a voice of reason. You point about ad hocs also indicates that the OPC lacks the will to complete any jobs, preferring to leave them open indefinitely as a possible means of arguing for more funding.
Just a side not on the photos above. There's a Pic of a police officer holding a baton and the caption reads "Oakland police officer holding a baton on July 8, 2010". That is not an OPD officer. The magazine pouch and belt are basket weav. OPD uses plain leather gear.
Thank you for your comment, and for pointing out the detail in the photo. We have corrected the photo's caption to read, "Police officer holding a baton in Oakland, California on July 8, 2010."
Thank you Rajni and Oakland Report for this important overview. Oakland police oversight is much too complicated, wastes too much time and resources of our OPD and others. We need to simplify the process, set up an advisory board that works directly with our police officers. I have found that Oakland's city officials and others spend more time on oversight of our police, rather than doing what they should do to actually aide our OPD to actually fight crime. Mindy Pechenuk, candidate for Oakland Mayor 2026
I really love the work you do and enjoy seeing you at OPC meetings. It os nice to hear a voice of reason. You point about ad hocs also indicates that the OPC lacks the will to complete any jobs, preferring to leave them open indefinitely as a possible means of arguing for more funding.
Just a side not on the photos above. There's a Pic of a police officer holding a baton and the caption reads "Oakland police officer holding a baton on July 8, 2010". That is not an OPD officer. The magazine pouch and belt are basket weav. OPD uses plain leather gear.
Thank you for your comment, and for pointing out the detail in the photo. We have corrected the photo's caption to read, "Police officer holding a baton in Oakland, California on July 8, 2010."
Thank you Rajni and Oakland Report for this important overview. Oakland police oversight is much too complicated, wastes too much time and resources of our OPD and others. We need to simplify the process, set up an advisory board that works directly with our police officers. I have found that Oakland's city officials and others spend more time on oversight of our police, rather than doing what they should do to actually aide our OPD to actually fight crime. Mindy Pechenuk, candidate for Oakland Mayor 2026