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Council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao Introduces Immediate Police Hiring Plan to Address OPD Vacancies, Crime Surge, 911 Response Time |

By Council Press Office Calling Oakland’s efforts to fill its 60 vacant police officers’ positions, “an unacceptable failure,” City Council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao introduced on Wednesday a new hiring incentive program for the Oakland Police Department (OPD) that will focus on immediately filling officer vacancies. The program will provide significant cash incentives for […]| By Council Press Office Calling Oakland’s efforts to fill its 60 vacant police officers’ positions, “an unacceptable failure,” City Council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao introduced on Wednesday a new hiring incentive program for the Oakland Police Department (OPD) that will focus on immediately filling officer vacancies. The program will provide significant cash incentives for […] ....

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Oakland Invests Big In Violence Prevention Department


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Oakland Invests Big In Violence Prevention Department
The city’s Department of Violence Prevention will receive $17 million across the next two years in an effort to combat steeply rising rates of homicides and violent crimes. But making significant changes will take time.
July 19, 2021 • 
(TNS) A small Oakland, Calif., department that until recently had few resources is now central to the city s effort to fight a resurgent homicide rate and reduce other violent crimes.
Oakland created the Department of Violence Prevention in 2017, but the department lacked substantial funding and leadership. In 2019, the city hired a respected anti-violence expert to head the agency, but it wasn t until June that officials directed significant resources to it. ....

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