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Dysfunction Plagues Oakland’s Top Cop Search While Crime Rates Rise
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‘Chair-driven’ protocol 10 concerns abused power accountable Activism affected neighborhoods Alameda County DA Assistant Chief Darren Allison attempted power grab Bay Area Cathy Leonard Ceasefire crime reduction program Chair Milele chief’s firing city and the federal court city council City Government City of Oakland city streets City’s HR Department clear abuse of power Coalition for Police Accountability code of conduct commission's Inspector General commission’s chair commission’s efforts Community controversial local TV outlet credibility Crime crime prevention personnel critics direct violation dwindling audience equity Ethics Commission complaint extremist attack fairness false allegations featured federal oversight federal pandemic funding firing of the chief former Alameda County Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Wiley former three-time chair of the commission functioning of the commission good people of Oakland Government hiring an executive search consultant increasing enforcement internal OPD case Ken Epstein KTVU interview KTVU’s news reporting KTVU2 leadership LeRonne Armstrong libels LL and S1 Local malicious assertions May 25 police commission meeting Mayor Sheng Thao Mayor Thao members of the Police Commission Milele's leadership new police chief News nominee search firm Oakland Oakland Police Department Oakland Post Oakland voters officers OPD retreat paramount assignment personal agenda police accountability activists police commission police commission activities police presence political extremists Politics Post News Group Rashidah Grinage reckless disregard for the truth Regina Jackson retaliated against commissioners rising crime wave search process searching for a new police chief seasoned leadership seize power seriously mounting crime issues Sgt. Michael Chung six police academies small band small group of politically ambitious zealots standing strongly worded press statement subpoena records that inaccurate transparent troubled local TV station’s (reporting) trust of the community Tyfahra Milele unaccountable unelected verifiable facts will of the Oakland electorate
