Category Archives: OPD

Time to Listen to Each Other

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Everyone is gearing up for a rough city council meeting tonight; and as a result of last week’s Public Safety Committee meeting, some council members have been sending out notices to their constituents to pack the hall with supporters for … Continue reading →

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Guest Post–We the Policed–by Jan Gilbrecht

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Jan Gilbrecht is an Oakland activist who recently attended the Citizens’ Police Academy and worked with other activists to request that the Oakland City Council consider setting up a police commission, a request the  council failed to take action on. … Continue reading →

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100 Blocks, Violence Prevention, and the Media, What Do We Know?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

I started out to write a blog about the Mayor’s 100 Blocks Initiative last week after attending a presentation by Reygan Harmon, the mayor’s public safety aide, at the Allen Temple Baptist Church. I thought the story was how welcomed … Continue reading →

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OPD Needs Real Civilian Oversight–We Need a Police Commission

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

A coalition of folks are putting together this proposal and asking the City to lend a hand and vote to put this charter change on the ballot for November. The thinking is that now is the time-the threat of a … Continue reading →

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OO Fatigue (or is it harder just being homeless?)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Okay, I know many of us are suffering from OO fatigue. I told everyone at a meeting I was attending last night on that very subject that I couldn’t discuss it anymore. It’s perplexing that the movement that was designed … Continue reading →

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