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Oakland officers found a man unconscious in a car with a gun. Then police reform advocates stepped in
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Mabel Kimble (left) with Cat Brooks, executive director of the Anti Police-Terror Project, and Carina Lieu. The three helped call in intervention in a potentially violent standoff.Nina Riggio/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong calls for asking the question in any situation: “Do you need to use force at all?”Santiago Mejia/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
When Carina Lieu got home from dropping her son at day care on May 11, she saw nearly 20 officers, some with rifles drawn, surrounding a silver car that had crashed in the middle of the street outside her Oakland apartment.
Mayor Schaaf s proposed budget doesn t cut Oakland police funding. Police reform activists are angry
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her proposed budget Friday morning.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle
Mayor Libby Schaaf proposed a budget Friday that would spend nearly $700 million, or 18% of Oakland’s overall budget, on the police department, a slightly smaller share of the city’s spending than in previous years.
Though the share is slightly smaller, the $3.85 billion two-year budget actually increases police spending to account for overtime expenses.
Activists who have pushed to cut the police budget in half criticized the plan, arguing that reducing police spending would free up money to fund social services instead.
Oakland city council unanimously approves idea of funding community alternatives to policing
By KTVU staff
Oakland city council considers police funding changes
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council held a special meeting on Monday and approved the idea of diverting millions of dollars from the police department to other services.
Some of the alternatives, according to Councilwoman Carroll Fife, include:
A long-term investment in the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) program which is an alternative to 911.
Increasing gender-based violence services.
Working to end OPD’s use of militarized equipment
Increasing support for restorative justice and violence prevention efforts.