Federal Monitors 'not happy' with police response to Occupy Oakland
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 1 May at 11:54pm.

As part of their overall quarterly report on compliance with the Negotiated Settlement Agreement, federal monitors took a hard look at Oakland police actions during the early days of Occupy Oakland and they didn't like what they saw.

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Oakland guards against abrupt departure in police chief contract
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sat, 24 Mar at 6:30am.

Hoping to avoid being burned again, the city of Oakland has made sure it won't be caught off guard if Police Chief Howard A. Jordan decides to depart.

In Jordan's new contract, Oakland requires the police chief to give the city 90 days notice if he plans to resign or quit.

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City Council to again discuss Port of Oakland demonstration measure - TONIGHT
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sun, 19 Feb at 10:13am.

The Oakland City Council - TONIGHT, Feb. 7 - will once again consider a measure designed to block any potential shut down of the Port of Oakland by large public demonstrations.

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City Council to vote on additional $100K for OPD federal monitors
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sun, 19 Feb at 10:10am.

Next week, the Oakland City Council is expected to consider a new pay boost for the federal monitors overseeing reform efforts at the Oakland Police Department.

City Administrator Deanna J. Santana is requesting an additional $100,000 to cover the cost of extra work given to the monitors by the federal judge assigned to the police department's negotiated settlement agreement.

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ACLU: Victory for Oakland Protesters, Despite Court Ruling (Opinion)
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 13 Dec at 4:16pm.

By Linda Lye, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California

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Letters to johns on hold, undercover officers to be deployed to battle child sex trade in Oakland
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Tue, 6 Dec at 2:51pm.

As young teenagers continue to be peddled for sex on Oakland's International Boulevard, a neighborhood idea of sending warning letters to the "johns" who prey on kids and buy sex with them is being scuttled for legal reasons.

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Experts, community discuss how to combat race bias in Oakland policing (Analysis)
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Mon, 3 Oct at 7:05am.

Bias is built in to the human psyche - and it has an inevitable influence on law enforcement.

Since it's impossible to prevent police (or anyone) from having biases, the challenge is how can Oakland police and communities work together to shed light on existing biases and minimize their impact on how policing gets done around here?

This was focus of discussion at a public forum hosted last Thursday by Oakland's Citizens' Police Review Board.

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Illegal street dumping in Oakland posing public health threat

Article by Juan Antonio Mart....
Last updated at Sun, 4 Sep at 11:40pm.

Mattresses ... clothes ... wood. 

What do these things have in common?

No, they are not props used in any horror flick. They do, however, happen to be some of the objects and items that are consuming the sidewalks and streets throughout the city of Oakland.

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