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News, Seven Days, Dec 19, 2012
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More of the Same from OPD?

The new settlement agreement between civil rights attorneys and the City of Oakland may not reform the city's troubled police department.
- by Robert Gammon and Ali Winston
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Police Department, Thelton Henderson, John Burris, Jim Chanin, The Riders

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News, Feature, Nov 14, 2012
Getting Away with Murder

The Oakland Police Department can't lower the city's crime rate, because it doesn't catch criminals.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: Feature, Longreads, Oakland Police Department, Samier Ayesh, Evaristo Toscano, Hector Vilchis, Sean Fleming, Alan Blueford, Miguel Masso, clearance rate, Eugene O'Donnell, Jean Quan, Deanna Santana, Thelton Henderson, Alameda County Civil Grand Jury, Mike McQuiston, ATF, Mary Gibbons, Samuel Walker, Jim Chanin, Howard Jordan, Johnny Davis, David Faigman, ShotSpotter, Luis Cardenas-Morfin, Eric Milina

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News, Election 2012, Oct 31, 2012
The Anti-Endorsement: Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn't Vote for Ignacio De La Fuente

Read this if you're still thinking about casting your ballot for the longtime Oakland councilman.
- Tags: Election 2012, Ignacio De La Fuente, Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Police Department, FBI, Maurice Himy, Donald Cooper, Don Perata, ranked-choice voting, Ron Dellums, Desley Brooks, Jean Quan, Oakland Raiders, ABC Security, Ana Chretien, Larry Tramutola

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News, Election 2012, Oct 24, 2012
Larry Reid Touts Police, Again

The longtime councilman, who has failed to reduce crime in his district, is running for a fifth term, saying once again that he will improve public safety.
- by J. Douglas Allen-Taylor
- Tags: Election 2012, District 7, Larry Reid, Public Safety Committee, The Riders, Oakland Police Department, Elihu Harris, Sheryl Walton, Beverly Williams, Jean Quan, Ignacio De La Fuente

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News, Editor's Note, Oct 17, 2012
Express Wins More Honors

Both for its news and arts coverage, and for its contributions to the East Bay community.
- Tags: Editor's Note, Oakland Police Department, Negotiated Settlement Agreement

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News, Seven Days, Aug 8, 2012
OPD: Worst in the State

Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.
- by Robert Gammon and Steven Tavares
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Police Department, Thelton Henderson, Jean Quan, Robert Warshaw, Courtney Ruby, Barack Obama, Jerry Brown, Ron Dellums, Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen, Pat Dennis, Mark Capitolo, Sandré Swanson

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News, Feature, Aug 8, 2012
The High Costs of Outsourcing Police

Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city — a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain OPD's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.
- by Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston
- Tags: Feature, Oakland Police Department, Thelton Henderson, OPD, federal consent decree, Jean Quan, NSA, Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Police and Fire Retirement System, Yvonne Michelle, Jeremy Miller, Education Not Incarceration, The Riders, Mesha Irizarry, Idris Stelley Foundation, Alan Blueford, Adam Blueford, James C. Westbrook, Oakland Police Officers Association, Sandra Bass, Packard Foundation, US Civil Rights Commission, Rhina Ramos, Ella Baker Center, California State Assembly's Interim Committee on Crime and Corrections, C.L. Dellums, Ron Dellums, Chris Rhomberg, Keith Batt, Frank Vasquez, Trevelyon Jones, Sean Fleming, Randell Wingate, Wayne Tucker, Section 50083 of the California Government Code

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News, Jul 25, 2012
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Oakland Police Officer-Involved Shooting of Alan Blueford Raises Questions

The family of Blueford, who was shot and killed by an Oakland police officer, files a federal lawsuit.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: News, Alan Dwayne Blueford, Oakland Police Department, Miguel Masso, Adam Blueford, Harry Stern, Solomon Unubun, Chris Bolton, Howard Jordan, Jeralynn Blueford, Video

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News, Jul 4, 2012
Oakland Police Commission Faces Obstacles

City regulations and state law preclude an independent commission from shining a light on police misconduct and meting out discipline.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: News, Oakland Police Commission, Kevin Lee Thomason, Oakland Police Department, Rashidah Grinage, Public Safety Committee, Nancy Nadel, PUEBLO, Pat Kernighan, Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Police Officers' Association, Jean Quan, Hector Jimenez, Jody Woodfox III, Andrew Moppin-Buckskin, Copley Press Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, Citizens Police Review Board, San Francisco Police Commission, David Sklansky, Sam Walker, Charlie Beck

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News, May 16, 2012
Is It Time for a Special Prosecutor?

Some academics and policing experts question whether OPD and the Alameda County DA can properly investigate law-enforcement misconduct.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: News, Special prosecutor, Oakland Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Occupy Oakland, Danielle London, Teresa Drenick, Samuel Walker, ACLU of Northern California's Paul Robeson chapter, Eugene O'Donnell, Kamala Harris, Trayvon Martin, Richard Daley, Erwin Chemerinsky, Bill Lockyer, Nelson Rockefeller, Special State Prosecutor for the New York City Criminal Justice System, Knapp Commission, Frank Serpico, Mario Cuomo, John Kenney, Andrew Moppin-Buckskin, Mack Woodfox, Gary King Jr., Jose Buenrostro, Hector Jimenez, Robert Roche, Patrick Gonzales, Earl Warren, Nancy O'Malley, Johannes Mehserle, George Gascón

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News, May 2, 2012
Oakland's Struggle for Live Entertainment

Two years ago, Oakland reformed its cabaret law to make it easier and safer to have live entertainment in the city. But the results have been mixed.
- by Laura Hautala
- Tags: News, Cabaret law, Rebecca Kaplan, Nancy Nadel, Actual Cafe, Sal Bednarz, Dom Arotzarena, Mama Buzz Cafe, Jade Benetatos, Karibbean City, Oakland Police Department, Jason Herbers, Eli's Mile High Club, Richard Ali

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News, Apr 4, 2012
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupy

A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: News, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Internal Affairs, Oakland Police Department, Frank Ogawa Plaza, May Day action, October 25, November 2, Criminal Investigation Division, Frazier Group LLC, Donald Frazier, tear gas, less-than-lethal munitions, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, Bureau of Field Operations report, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Samuel Walker, Jim Chanin, John Burris, Jean Quan, Howard Jordan, Robert Warshaw

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News, Feature, Mar 14, 2012
Homeless on the Bay

A growing number of homeless people are taking up illegal residence on off-anchor boats — and some say their presence is causing increased environmental pollution and crime.
- by Amina Waheed
- Tags: Feature, Homeless, Bud Brown, Oakland estuary, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Fifth Avenue Marina, Union Point Marina, Alameda, Brock de Lappe, Oakland Police Department, Embarcadero Cove, Christopher Keden, Coast Guard Island, Jack London Aquatic Center, Jim Gordon, Office of Homeland Security, Port of Oakland, America's Cup

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News, Feb 22, 2012
Cop Identified in Scott Olsen Incident?

Video and police records indicate that Oakland Police Officer Robert Roche threw a stun grenade at protesters trying to help the injured Iraq War vet.
- by Ali Winston
- Tags: News, Occupy, Scott Olsen, Robert Roche, Occupy Oakland, Oakland Police Department, Tango Teams, Mike Hennessey, Kara Apple, R. Michael Flynn, Jim Chanin, Rachel Lederman, Ronald Brazier, Jeremiah Dye, Jose Buenrostro, Ronald Holmgren, Kayvan Sabeghi

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The new settlement agreement between civil rights attorneys and the City of Oakland may not reform the city's troubled police department.

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The Oakland Police Department can't lower the city's crime rate, because it doesn't catch criminals.

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Read this if you're still thinking about casting your ballot for the longtime Oakland councilman.

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The longtime councilman, who has failed to reduce crime in his district, is running for a fifth term, saying once again that he will improve public safety.

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Both for its news and arts coverage, and for its contributions to the East Bay community.

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Court documents reveal that some Oakland police commanders believe cops could avoid shooting suspects if they were allowed to "rough" people up.

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Newly released police records prove that the medical pot institutions are not menaces to society.

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Why federal consent decrees are working in Detroit, but not in Oakland.

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Emails show that Oakland's city administrator sought to redact portions of the Frazier Report that included strong criticisms of the police department and its handling of Occupy Oakland.

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There are still many unanswered questions about the former East Bay political activist and his relationship to the FBI.

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OPD will have to overcome fear and distrust in parts of the community.

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Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.

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Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city — a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain OPD's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.

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The family of Blueford, who was shot and killed by an Oakland police officer, files a federal lawsuit.

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City regulations and state law preclude an independent commission from shining a light on police misconduct and meting out discipline.

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Some academics and policing experts question whether OPD and the Alameda County DA can properly investigate law-enforcement misconduct.

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Two years ago, Oakland reformed its cabaret law to make it easier and safer to have live entertainment in the city. But the results have been mixed.

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A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.

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A growing number of homeless people are taking up illegal residence on off-anchor boats — and some say their presence is causing increased environmental pollution and crime.

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Video and police records indicate that Oakland Police Officer Robert Roche threw a stun grenade at protesters trying to help the injured Iraq War vet.

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