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Police dispatch time improvements sidelined after the Privacy Advisory Commission
Oakland has one of the slowest 9-1-1 response times in the state. A likely time-saving technology was debated by citizen-run organizations that aim to…
 • Rajni Mandal
Public safety updates: a look ahead to 2026
A list of several public safety-related issues coming up in the new year.
 • Rajni Mandal
City’s cash management report shows $192 million loss since June 30
Rebecca Kaplan’s undocumented special revenue project; city set to forgive $8 million housing loans; Lake Merritt project could be delayed by late…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
The city that sues itself: how the Privacy Advisory Commission enables conflicts of interest
Oakland’s tangled web of citizen commissions takes authority (and accountability) out of the hands of elected officials
 • Alex Montana
Outgoing police commissioners accuse police chief and blame city for "anti-commission harassment"
Termed-out police commissioners Ricardo Garcia Acosta and Omar Farmer, whom city council declined to reappoint, aim to send a statement to the federal…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Oakland’s police commission - when does oversight become obstruction?
Oakland’s tangled web of citizen commissions causes delays, duplicated efforts and dysfunction - Part 1
 • Alex Montana
Measure NN’s oversight commission wields unprecedented citywide power
Oakland’s newest citizen commission now controls $45 million a year and the city’s overall public safety strategy.
 • Rajni Mandal
Gripped by Oversight
How the Police Commission controls OPD’s equipment and operational effectiveness.
 • Rajni Mandal
Policing the police: Oakland's push to remove Internal Affairs from the police department
Oakland considers civilianizing misconduct investigations.
 • Rajni Mandal
Twenty years under watch: will Oakland police finally exit federal oversight this year?
A court hearing is scheduled for July. The federal monitor has used ambiguous evaluation criteria and has not issued a mandatory quarterly report…
 • Rajni Mandal
Oakland releases police staffing study—it says a minimum of 877 officers are needed
After denying a public records request, the city reversed course and released the full report
 • Tim Gardner
Oakland is withholding a 2024 police staffing study that cost residents $310,000
The 300-page study says Oakland needs 805 sworn police officers, but the city won’t release it, claiming exemption under the California Public Records…
 • Tim Gardner
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