Rashidah Grinage

Rashidah is the Executive Director of PUEBLO (People United for a Better Life in Oakland)

Watchdog Groups Confront Oakland Police Compliance Director

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Today a group of activists affiliated with Oakland’s PUEBLO and the Ella Baker Center tried to meet with Oakland Police Department NSA Compliance Director Tom Frazier. Angered by his decision to veto the hard fought goal of assigning police complaint intake workers out of OPD’s Internal Affairs Department to the Civilian Police Review Board, they … Read more

Carribean Allstars At PUEBLO Dinner In Oakland, Nov. 9

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You won’t want to miss the Carribean Allstars who are the featured performers at PUEBLO’s 24th Annual Dinner Celebration. The event begins at 6:00 PM with a multi-ethnic assortment of dishes to suit every taste and will culminate with the honoring of Davey D. Cook who was selected to receive PUEBLO’s Community Leader Award for … Read more

Deanna Santana: Oakland City Administrator Wants To Hide In Closed Session

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The Finance Committee of Oakland’s City Council is scheduled to consider the job classification of personnel who will intake complaints against police officers on Tuesday morning. But in an email to Committee members, City Administrator Deanna Santana requested that the item be ‘deferred’ to a closed session discussion on Sept. 17th. Why the need for … Read more