How will the search for yet another police chief tip the balance of power in Oakland?

Unlike several predecessors, Mitchell was not fired due to scandal, but simply appeared to grow weary of the various forces ...

Oakland issued checks to police officers, city workers who had personal info exposed in ransomware attack

The data breach in 2023 led to reams of sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, being published on the dark web.
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Timeline: History of Oakland police chiefs

Oakland has had many police chiefs over the years, in part to scandals, and in part, due to the department's cumbersome ...
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Short on staff, Oakland police will reassign community resource officers to patrol duty

CROs work closely with neighborhoods to solve hyper-local public safety issues. Residents say OPD’s staff shuffle is a bad ...
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Oakland police collaborating with NAACP to hire more officers amid staffing crisis

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The push to get new officers is a collaborative effort, says the Oakland Police Officers' Association. Besides the police department itself, the Oakland chapter of the NAACP ...

Oakland’s revolving door of police chiefs spins with Floyd Mitchell’s resignation

Police chiefs have not lasted long in Oakland within the past decade. On Wednesday, Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced his resignation and intent to leave the ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announces his resignation less than 2 years into the job

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is stepping down from his position less than two years after taking the reins of a ...