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In 2015, Brooks was arrested protesting Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's ban on night-time marches on public roadways. [1] [4] In 2018, Brooks was a candidate for mayor of Oakland, running against the incumbent, Libby Schaaf. [5] Her campaign involved collaborative assembly meetings intended to gather public feedback on local policies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is increasing state police presence in Oakland under a new law enforcement campaign to target rising violent crime and theft. Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in ...
Mark Everett Comfort (February 6, 1934 – November 6, 1976) was a community activist who worked in early Oakland grassroots civil rights movements in the 1960s, before moving to Lowndes County, Alabama.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong is extending a plan that he says has tamped down violent crime, but for some activists the strategy is a return to failed policies of the past. Oakland ...
Copwatch calls for responses to, or critical evaluation of, police controls in order to support those affected, especially by racial or class profiling. [7] Educational work regarding the powers of the police as well as civilian rights is a focus of Copwatch in order to support more people in their encounters with police. [8]
However, Oakland is the only city in the state with an anti-pursuit regulation - something that CHP Deputy Commissioner Ezery Beauchamp says is to the detriment of the community.
" Oakland police fire tear gas against protesters. Oct. 25. Scott Olsen can be seen being evacuated at :58—1:23. [107] "Occupy Oakland video: Interview with Scott Olsen About His Injury from the Police Attack on October 25th, 2011." Scott Olsen discusses the events of Oct 25th, his injuries, and the Oakland police department investigation [108]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy. “Although some California jurisdictions allow vehicle pursuits for ...