
Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks wants the Oakland Police Department to lower written exam requirements in order to open the door to greater diversity among officers.
by AWR Hawkins17 Oct 2015, 11:59 AM PST0

Hundreds of #BlackLivesMatter demonstrators marched through the streets of Oakland on Friday, and a dozen people locked arms and chained themselves together in the middle of a busy intersection, to voice their unrest over the shooting death of Demouria Hogg, 30, last week.
by Adelle Nazarian14 Jun 2015, 1:53 PM PST0