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By Magaly Muñoz, Post Staff At a special City Council meeting in City Hall Tuesday afternoon, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao laid out her current and future plans for community safety. For some time, public safety has been a major issue in Oakland. City leaders and business owners have been critical of the city’s lack of initiative
By Magaly Muñoz, Post Staff On Wednesday evening, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao launched her Human Trafficking Advisory Council. Collaborating with several agencies, the council aims to devise strategies to prevent and investigate human trafficking crimes, as well as assist victims in healing from these crimes. Thao was joined by City Council President Niki Fortunato Bas, the
Cynthia Adams, the President of the Oakland Branch of the NAACP, released her organization's Ten Point plan for a safer Oakland. She called on voters to fight crime through voting and active monitoring of public safety and local governmental decision-makers. Accordingly, the NAACP presented the following ten strategic goals for a safer Oakland: Increase the
By Magaly Muñoz, Post Staff Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price matched the $2 million Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution state grant that her office was awarded in September with an additional $2 million. This raises the total funding to combat organized retail crimes within the county to $4 million. The funds came from the Budget
Fronts of conflict amongst Palestinians, USG double standards, and AIPAC’s undemocratic control over the US government