Oakland police department

Family presses for answers about death of Oakland teen in officer-involved shooting

Kyung-Jin Lee — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:31:25 +0000

One hundred and thirty-one people were murdered in Oakland last year – that’s the highest number since 2006. Other crime is up too, but the number of officers is down. So is police response time.

Oakland City Council enacts controversial public seating rule

Hana Baba — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:14:55 +0000

On September 18th, an incident cut short an Oakland City Council meeting (see what happened in the video below).

http://vimeo.com/49788771

Oakland considers youth curfew

Holly Kernan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:57:52 +0000

Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan is again calling for a youth curfew as a way to reduce crime in the city. The idea is backed by council President Larry Reid and Ignacio de la Fuente. But, the East Bay Express has published reports showing that youth curfews don’t work. The most recent data available from the California Department of Justice shows that felony youth crime has dropped substantially in Oakland, plummeting 26.4 percent from 2001 through 2010.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Jayme Catsouphes — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:37:15 +0000

(Sacramento Bee) // The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow, but not require, business owners who contract with the state to self-identify as gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual. The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce both support the bill because it would allow the government to collect data on the economic impact of LGBT-owned businesses. The bill goes to the Senate next...

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Mary Rees — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:12:03 +0000

The Oakland police department has announced it will reduce the number of officers in the city’s most violent blocks, following complaints from residents of the Oakland hills and North Oakland that burglaries have increased in their neighborhoods, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.