Oakland Police Archives - Oakland Voices

Police chase policies spotlight competing priorities

October 1, 2025 Don Thompson

Governor Gavin Newsom pressured Oakland to change its police chase policy to allow Oakland Police to chase suspects.

Trump: Oakland out of control, ‘so far gone’

August 13, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

President Trump criticized Oakland while announcing federal takeover of D.C. police. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee clapped back.

Oakland Police must stop high speed pursuits

July 21, 2022 Cat Brooks and Prism Reports

Death of Lolomanaia Soakia latest example of why Oakland Police must end reckless chases

Justice

Oakland can ‘Defund the Police’ and ‘Refund the Community’

March 29, 2021 Cat Brooks

Process to reimagine police can lead to improvement in quality of life for Oakland.

cellular image of novel coronavirus with the word Oakland above

COVID-19 cases rise in Oakland’s Fruitvale

August 14, 2020 Iris Crawford

Amid coronavirus, teachers reach tentative deal and police say crime on the rise.

A young African American man, Akil Riley, stands in front of a fence for a photo.

Oakland Voices: Youth activists leading the Black Lives Matter Movement

July 1, 2020 Bill Joyce, Debora Gordon and Sarah Belle Lin

Oakland Voices interviewed five young leaders who have taken the Black Lives Matter Movement by storm and reminded us that not only are our youth the future, but they are also the present.

Alameda County coronavirus cases to top 1,500

April 27, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland COVID-19 Updates: Oakland cases increasing, artists create masks, and Oakland Police arrest two outreach workers serving unhoused residents.

Oakland Police arrest two unhoused outreach workers during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 Admin

Oakland Police arrest two homeless outreach workers at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. One man was arrested, cited, and released.

Oakland COVID-19 Update: First Alameda County death, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools

March 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 in Oakland: First coronavirus-related death in Alameda County, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools closed, Kaiser treats cruise ship passengers or crew.

To a Cop On a Chase, a Stolen Car May Be Worth More Than Your Life

February 23, 2013 Ronald Owens

What’s more valuable, your life or a stolen vehicle? To most people, that’s probably a no-brainer. Your life, of course. Let’s rephrase the question. What’s more valuable to a police officer chasing a suspected car