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Oakland Officials Wrestle for Control Over New Police Commission Staff Positions

June 21, 2018

The city council rejected legislation that would have given the city administrator control over the commission's inspector general.

At stake, say activists with the Coalition for Police Accountability, is whether the police commission will truly be independent, or whether two city officials — the city attorney and city administrator — will be able to influence its work.

Oakland Officials Wrestle for Control Over New Police Commission Staff Positions
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