In Response to Extensive Organizing, Oakland’s Task Force To Reimagine Public Safety Issued Key Recommendations to Defund OPD & Hold The City Accountable  Contact: Cat Brooks  (510) 506-2341, [email protected] (Oakland, CA)—As a result of...

By Katie Nielsen March 9, 2021 at 11:35 pm OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Police in Oakland on Tuesday night announced an arrest in an assault and robbery that critically injured a 75-year-old Asian man, according to authorities. An official in Oakland’s Chinatown community...

And non violent crime made up 96% of all service calls to the OPD--Data based on 442,812 calls made to OPD in 2019 Oakland--The Anti Police Terror-Project today released a new report conducted by AH Datalytics to analyze how the Oakland Police Department spends its...

(Oakland) - Thursday, Feb 25, Oakland--A coalition of Oakland progressive community organizations, labor groups, and elected officials are united in a demand to bring the Mobile Assistance Community Responders Of Oakland (MACRO) program in-house as an official city...

Oakland – Today the Defund Oakland Police Coalition released a comprehensive report in response to the draft recommendations issued by Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (RPSTF). At a press event today experts involved with the recommendation...

Contact: Cat Brooks (510) 506-2341, [email protected] (Oakland, CA)—Wednesday, February 24--Today the Defund Oakland Police Coalition released a comprehensive report in response to the draft recommendations issued by Oakland’s Reimagining Public...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OAKLAND IS READY TO REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY THE DEFUND POLICE COALITION RESPONDS TO REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY TASK FORCE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS RELEASED LAST WEEK (Oakland, CA)—On Friday, February 12th, Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task...

Reported by reporter Chen Chengwei/ Wu Lun 2021-02-25 02:14 Brooks, the co-founder of the Anti-Police Terrorism Project, said that he hopes to truly bring security and development opportunities to the house. (Screenshot of video press conference) (Translated...

OAKLAND (BCN/CBS SF) — Oakland city councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to force large grocery stores to raise some workers’ pay by $5 per hour. The ordinance was passed as an emergency ordinance, so it takes effect immediately. It covers stores over 15,000...

Oakland- Community and labor groups today accused the City Administrator of majorly overstepping his executive powers by making budgetary decisions without the input of the City Council or the public. At the January 25th Finance Committee meeting, City...

The REAL People’s Fund plans to distribute its first $3 million this spring to support entrepreneurs of color, among others. By LAURENCE DU SAULT | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group | PUBLISHED: December 18, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. | UPDATED: December 21,...

November 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm OAKLAND, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Poll workers at a voting site in Oakland incorrectly told up to 200 people that their paper ballot was only a receipt and that it could be taken home, leading to the votes not being counted, a coalition of...

SURVEY CONDUCTED BY #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE COALITION FINDS STRONG SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER BAS’S PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE ANOTHER $11.4M FROM OPD’S BUDGET THIS YEAR AND FORM A TASK FORCE OF IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAN NEXT YEAR’S $150 MILLION CUT TO THE DEPARTMENT...

“All budgets are reflections of our city’s values and what our city prioritizes in giving our money to. It’s really about showing what we care about.” Thank you to everyone who came out to last night’s Defund OPD Townhall! We had over 350 people join us as we went...

POSTED BY: ZENNIE ABRAHAM JULY 15, 2020 Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul...

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DISTRUST IN OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS FOR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES ARE IGNORED  Thousands of Oakland residents call foul as their City Council, under the guise of COVID, refuses to invest in community services in favor...

Listen to interview here: https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-june-24-2020/ 0:08 – A video went viral Tuesday of Kentucky voters pounding on the door of a polling place, demanding to be allowed to vote, after the entire city of Louisville, 600,000 people, was allocated...

Read original at www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/06/22/oakland-protestors-hold-caravan-to-rally-for-workers-rights/ Dozens of vehicles drove through the Oakland airport and around nearby hotels on Monday during a caravan protest. Hotel and airport workers, along with their...

GEORGE FLOYD Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police By Julian GloverMonday, June 15, 2020 3:20PMAd Duration00:20 - More InfoPlayPlayCurrent time00:09Seek00:00Duration03:26Toggle MuteVolumeSettingsToggle FullscreenEMBED...

By Julian Glover Monday, June 15, 2020 This image shows protesters demanding to defund the police in Oakland, California on June 15, 2020. (KGO-TV)OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Dozens of Oakland residents marched to a number of Oakland City Council members' homes Monday...

Members of the Oakland City Council woke up to the sounds of mariachi music, drums and dancers this morning as protestors gathered outside their homes calling for them to defund the Oakland Police Department. “We’re coming here to wake him up and bring him on our side...

Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end Oakland Unified School District music teacher Rob Jamner among dozens of parents, teachers and students holds a sign during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...

Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 10: Dozens of parents, teachers and students from the Oakland Unified School District hold signs during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...

Leaders hope Wednesday night’s action forces a turning point in the conversation about funding for local law enforcement versus other public resources. By Darwin BondGrahamJune 3, 2020, 12:57 p.m. One leading organizer said the city and local police should recognize...

PHOTO: Rebecca Kaplan, Council President and Desmond Jeffries, Policy Director and studentadvocates meet to discuss Youth Vote ballot measure, prior to Shelter in Place in Place. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council...

By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media Early data is showing cities in California with some of the hardest-to-count census tracts are among places with above-average U.S. Census response rates so far. Many of them are areas...

A racial justice advocacy group announced this week that it is making available $265,000 in grants to support six racial justice organizations to mobilize voters to get to the polls in Alameda County. Akonadi Foundation President Lateefah Simon, who also serves on the...

NBC News By Bay City NewsWe got power in our veins. Those were the words of young Oakland poet Anatasia King, who kicked off an hour-long panel discussion on voter turnout among young people held tonight in Oakland. King's words mirrored the message of the five...

Ball Park Digest by Zach Spedden on November 18, 2017 in Major-League Baseball, News Over 80% of respondents to a new poll favor the Oakland A’s remaining at the current Coliseum site, instead of building a new ballpark at the team’s preferred location near Laney...

Oakland Post The ballpark would be built at the current site of the Peralta Community College District headquarters, across the street from Laney College. Oakland Rising, an alliance of nine Oakland grassroots groups, conducted a poll of 2,526 registered voters...

Oakland Rising Director Jessamy Sabbag appeared on KTVU news this week to talk about the proposed A's new stadium. [Watch the segment] When asked about the proposed location and the reasons for pushback, Sabbag commented "first and foremost, we're talking about one of...

By David Debolt OAKLAND — A poll released Friday by a group opposing a new ballpark near Laney College found four in five voters want the A’s to stay at the Coliseum. The 2,526 Oakland voters were asked, “should the A’s stay at the Coliseum and invest in East...

East Bay Express "They’re co-opting with our name with an agenda of everything we stand against," said Jessamyn Sabbag, executive director of Oakland Rising. "When they talk about Oakland rising, they’re talking about rising profits. We’re talking about working class...