UPDATED: Feb. 9, 10:45 a.m.
Oakland’s interim police chief Susan Manheimer retired on Feb. 7 after a 10-month stint with the department.
A congregant at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, Manheimer was tapped to fill in for the leadership role last April after the city’s previous police chief, Anne Kirkpatrick, was fired by a civilian-run police commission.
Manheimer was originally hired for six months, but the commission extended her tenure by four months so it would have more time to conduct background checks on her replacement. Her contract was due to end this week.
“The overarching goal remained the one that was, in the end, most important, which was providing stability and leadership in a time of transition,” Manheimer said in an interview with J. “Which also, consequently, turned out to be a time of upheaval for policing in America and Oakland.”