Oakland has a police academy and a fire academy, intensive training programs where cadets are given skills they’ll need to work as police officers and firefighters. In two years, it will also have a ...

The Oakland branch of the NAACP announced Monday that it is partnering with the city and police department to recruit new officers. At a press conference alongside Councilmember Charlene Wang and ...

We have a lot of good leaders in the Oakland Police Department,” Mitchell said. “Jim Beere stood above them all.” ...