City Of Oakland Update On The 31st Avenue Fire At 5:30 p.m. PST
Update from the City of Oakland on the 31st Avenue Fire at 5:30 p.m. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau has provided the City of Oakland the names of … Read More
Tag: Oakland Police Department
Mayor Quan responds to dismissal of compliance director – KTVU San Francisco
KTVU San FranciscoA federal judge has terminated the contract of a compliance director appointed by the court to oversee reforms in the Oakland Police Department. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson … Read More
Jason Kane Anderson Is Oakland Green Party Candidate For Mayor
Jason Kane Anderson is the Oakland Green Party’s candidate for Mayor of Oakland according to Don Macleay, the head of the organization, and in a conversation we had this morning. … Read More
Oakland’s ‘Bonnie And Clyde’ At Large In Honda, Grey, 6HDX632
Oakland, has so many robberies and burglaries, that it was just a matter of time before we had a white male and female team get into the act, and that’s … Read More
Oakland Police Say Armed Robbery Suspect Took Selfie On Victim’s Phone – CBS Local
CBS LocalOakland Police accuse this man of robbing a woman on the 2100 block of East 28th Street and took a picture of himself on the victim’s cellphone on August … Read More
Watchdog Groups Confront Oakland Police Compliance Director
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 … Read More
Phil Matier: Few Recruits For Oakland Police Lateral Academy – CBS Local
Phil Matier: Few Recruits For Oakland Police Lateral AcademyCBS LocalOAKLAND (KCBS)— The Oakland Police Department started a new lateral academy Tuesday designed to help rebuild its understaffed force. While city … Read More
Oakland Lake Merritt: Too Many At-Large Criminals
The Oakland Grand Lake Business District, which for the purpose of this blog post I will say covers the triangle formed by Grand Avenue, Mandana, Lakeshore, and finally Lake Park … Read More
Oakland Wing Stop Restaurant Homicide Suspects Arrested
The new Oakland Wing Stop Restaurant on Lake Park was the scene of a crime that was too close to home for this video-blogger. Fortunately, the homicide suspects were caught … Read More
Will the Mayor’s Proposed Budget Rebuild Oakland’s Police Department?
On Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 114 Montecito, Make Oakland Better Now! will sponsor a public forum, “Can Oakland Afford to Be Safe?,” featuring Chief of … Read More
Can Oakland Afford to Be Safe? MOBN! to Host Forum
Make Oakland Better Now! believes that the top priority for the new budget should be restoring, and growing, the Oakland Police Department in order to make Oaklanders safe. In this light, we are proud … Read More
Erica Maskaleris: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Turns Blind Eye To Missing Woman
Erica Maskaleris, the 31-year-old woman who founded the tech consulting company Geekosystems, has been missing for one solid week now, as of this writing. The news that the jogger was … Read More
Thomas C. Frazier: Oakland Police Compliance Director Called Racist Police Chief In Baltimore
On Monday, Thomas C. Frazier was appointed “Compliance Director” by U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson. In this position, Mr. Frazier will have complete authority over the Oakland Police Department, including … Read More
Trestle Glenn Robber Sought By Oakland Police Department
This is a press release on what this blogger calls the Trestle Glenn Robber issued by the Oakland Police Department: Oakland Police Need Help From the Public Oakland, CA — … Read More
Rebecca D. Kaplan, Art Murmur Shooting: Oakland City Council President Statement
Rebecca D. Kaplan, the Oakland City Council’s At Large representative and new President Pro Tem has sent this statement on the Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Shooting that occurred almost … Read More
Oakland Police Arrest Suspect In First Friday Shooting
The City of Oakland’s Communications Department has released a statement that the Oakland Police have arrested a single suspect in the Art Murmur / First Friday Shooting. Here’s the statement: … Read More
Oakland Art Murmur Shooting: Mayor Quan’s Statement
In the wake of the Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday Shooting of last Friday night, February 1st, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has issued this statement: We are deeply saddened … Read More
iKey Street Case For iPad At Mac World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pabz1-wKrc The iKey Street Case is one of those cool products you’ve got to have if you use your iPad a lot in the field. It basically syncs with your … Read More
Come to Tonight’s City Council Meeting – Make Oakland Better Now!
Oaklanders who follow City Hall know that four public safety proposals are coming before the City Council tonight at its 5:30 meeting, as Council decides whether to: Authorize a temporary … Read More
Four Years From Now In Oakland – Mario Juarez
At the end of my first term I ,Mario Juarez, running for Oakland District Five Councilmember,hope we have a safer city. I believe that Oakland’s biggest challenge is crime. Our … Read More
Occupy Oakland: 1,127 Complaints Against Oakland Police
In a press release sent today, moments ago, the City of Oakland reports that there have been 1,127 total complaints related to the Oakland Police and Occupy Oakland. That’s not … Read More
City Of Oakland: Oakland Police “Flawed Response” To Occupy Oakland Oct 25th Protest
The City Of Oakland admits what many have known for months, and almost cost Oakland Mayor Jean Quan her job, a successful recall effort would have given her one of … Read More
Find Apple iPhone App Helps Oakland Police Catch Robbers
You read that correctly: “Find Apple iPhone App Helps Oakland Police Catch Robbers” I recently purchased an Apple iPad for my Mom, with an eye toward buying her an Apple … Read More
Occupy Oakland Arrestees Tortured In Jail; Oakland “Y” Hosts Protestor Escape
According to the Daily Kos, and other blogs, a number of the 400 people arrested during last Saturday’s Occupy Oakland protest were sent to Santa Rita Jail, and of those … Read More
Occupy Oakland: Protestors And Police Gather For Viral Video Shoot
Frankly, this blogger’s not sure what the value of these Occupy Oakland protests are, except as yet another viral video opportunity for protestors armed with cameras, camcorders, and camcorder-equipped smartphones. … Read More
Police In Oakland Shoot Occupy Oakland Video Blogger
If the video above doesn’t upset you, you’re not human. On the night of the day of the Occupy Oakland General Strike, Scott Campbell, a 30 year old video blogger, … Read More
Oakland – Anthony Batts, Police Chief, Resigns; Russo, Schaaf React
Oakland’s Police Chief Anthony “Tony” Batts announced his resignation today at a 3 PM PST press conference at Oakland’s City Hall. Batts said he was stepping down because of a … Read More