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Oakland officials defend new anti-crime measures

Oakland city leaders held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to address four new crime fighting measures that the city council approved very early that morning. They include the controversial hiring of a former New York police commissioner to help devise a crime reduction plan. "I think we have an opportunity ...

OAKLAND: Mayor Quan, Police Chief defend consultant hire

OAKLAND: Mayor Quan, Police Chief defend consultant hire

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Police Chief Howard Jordan answered their critics Wednesday about the decision the hire former LAPD Chief William Bratton as a crime strategy consultant.

BRATTON: Raw footage of exclusive interview with new OPD consultant

BRATTON: Raw footage of exclusive interview with new OPD consultant

KTVU reported Ken Wayne traveled to Detroit to speak with former LA Police Chief William Bratton before he comes to Oakland to help reform city's police department.

DETROIT: New OPD consultant talks about plans for department

DETROIT: New OPD consultant talks about plans for department

New OPD consultant talks about plans for department.

Heated Oakland crime plan debate ends with hiring of controversial consultant

The Oakland City Council approved four crime-fighting measures early Wednesday morning, including a controversial measure to hire former New York and Los Angeles police chief William Bratton as a consultant to provide advice to the Oakland Police Department. The council voted 7-1 to approve hiring Bratton shortly after 2 a.m. ...

Crime-fighting plans met with opposition at tense Oakland meeting

A new strategy to police the streets of Oakland was met with vocal opposition Tuesday night, despite the bullets and bloodshed that have claimed six lives in just the past week. The public safety committee meeting stretched late into the evening inside Oakland City Hall. Initially, the tone was raucous, ...

OAKLAND: Heated debate over proposed crime-fighting plans continue

OAKLAND: Heated debate over proposed crime-fighting plans continue

Heated debate over proposed crime-fighting plans continued at an Oakland City Council meeting Tuesday.

OAKLAND: City Council passes controversial crime plan proposals

OAKLAND: City Council passes controversial crime plan proposals

Oakland City Council passes controversial crime plan proposals.

OAKLAND: Oakland officials approve crime fighting measures after heated debate

OAKLAND: Oakland officials approve crime fighting measures after heated debate

Oakland officials approve crime fighting measures after heated debate

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