The Oakland City Council, a longtime leader in the Black Lives Matter movement to cut police funding, reversed course Tuesday and voted to hire more officers as it grapples with a surge in homicides and gun violence. The proposal by Mayor Libby.
The Oakland City Council is set to vote on a proposal by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to add two new police academies and unfreeze positions within the department to add 60 new officers
The Oakland City Council has approved a proposal by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to add two new police academies and unfreeze positions within the department to