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Oakland formed a task force to help defund the police. Now some members want the city to reconsider
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1of9The Oakland Police Department investigates a fatal shooting in the 1900 block of 84th Ave. in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. One victim was a 19-year-old male who went by the nickname Lalo. The event left three shooting victims, with two fatalities. This incident marks the 77th and 78th homicides of the year in Oakland.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of9Oakland councilman Loren Taylor (District 6), center, is flanked by Eden Silva Jequinto, left, and Sizwe Andrews - Abakah, right, and others as he meets with Oakland residents at the Akoma Outdoor Market on Sunday, October 18, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Taylor is co-chairing the Reimagine Public Safety Taskforce. At the height of the summer s racial justice protests, Oakland city leaders, like so many of their counte