Oakland police may be forced to make budget cuts

OAKLAND, Calif. - The city of Oakland may soon be forced to make cuts in the police department, due to the city's growing budget crisis.

The San Francisco Chronicle obtained a memo written by acting police chief Susan Manheimer that outlines some of those proposed cuts.

They include ending foot patrols in Oakland's Uptown district and scaling back a program to curb gun violence.

The proposal also calls for relieving police of their current duty to provide security when city workers clear homeless camps.