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California Highway Patrol officers. (Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

CHP Renews Oakland Patrols, Sheriff’s Office Pulls Deputies

The California Highway Patrol has renewed a deal to help Oakland’s undermanned police force by patrolling the city’s streets while the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office will not.

2013/04/23

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Oakland Extends Agreement With CHP To Deploy Extra Officers

The Oakland City Council approved spending $162,000 for two more months of the extra patrols.

2013/02/20

Attendees wait their turn to speak inside Oakland City Council chambers, January 15, 2012. (CBS)

Oakland Plan To Hire Police Consultant Under Fire Over ‘Stop And Frisk’

Emotions ran high at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday night as dozens of people spoke out against a controversial plan to bring a former Los Angeles and New York police chief in to advise Oakland’s Police Department.

2013/01/16

Oakland police officers block a sidewalk (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Committee Approves Funding To Help Rebuild Oakland Police Department

Oakland City Council’s Finance Committee approved funding to rebuild the police department by unanimous vote on Tuesday. The three-step plan now goes to a vote before city council.

2013/01/15

Oakland City Hall. (CBS)

Oakland City Council Elects New President As New Members Take Office

There was a changing of the guard at the Oakland City Council Monday with three new members being sworn in and Councilwoman Pat Kernighan being elected as the council’s new president.

2013/01/07

Oakland City Hall. (CBS)

Oakland City Council Gets 3 New Members

The Oakland City Council will get a brand new look on Monday when three members are sworn into office.

2013/01/05

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is interviewed in the KCBS studio (CBS)

Quan: Oakland In Strongest Financial Position In A Decade

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Monday that a new report indicates that her city’s fiscal position is the strongest it’s been in a decade.

2012/10/29

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Oakland City Council Candidate Robbed At Gunpoint

A City Council candidate running to represent Oakland’s District 1 was robbed Wednesday night in Oakland, police said.

2012/10/18

Oakland Shooting Scene

Parents Of Teen Shot By Oakland Officer Slams Police Report

Civil rights attorneys and the parents of 18-year-old Alan Blueford on Tuesday criticized the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for not prosecuting the Oakland police officer who fatally shot Blueford in May.

2012/10/16

Oakland Shooting Scene

Oakland Police Officer Won’t Be Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Teen

The Oakland police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Alan Blueford during a foot chase in May won’t face criminal charges because the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has determined that the shooting was justified.

2012/10/09

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