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Defund the police? Oakland's budget shortfall could force cuts FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Officers Bryant Ocampo and Daniel Cornejo-Valdivia patrol downtown Oakland. As the city struggles to fill a widening budget gap, a memo by the interim police chief offers a glimpse of what cuts might look like.Photos by Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Oakland Officers Bryant Ocampo (right) and Daniel Cornejo-Valdivia visit with an officer on horseback patrolling downtown. The Police Department has eliminated details that put extra officers in areas with high rates of violent ...

Members of Oakland 'defund police' task force push for more homicide investigators, dispatchers By Lisa Fernandez Henry Lee reports on what each side would like to see. OAKLAND, Calif. - Five Black community members, some of whom have long been critical of police, and all of whom sit on a task force to "reimagine public safety," are imploring Oakland leaders to not simply slash the police budget unless they also find solid ideas for better alternatives.  There are certain elements of policing that are important to keep the community safe, said community activist John Jones III who is fo...