Oakland Homicides
Make Oakland Better Now! was an early proponent of Ceasefire, the program that significantly reduced the number of Oakland homicides from a high of 126 homicides in 2012 to a…
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September 14, 2022
MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW! ASKS YOU TO SUPPORT ANTI-HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS
Good Morning Oaklanders, Most community members are aware of our City’s severe and ongoing homelessness problems. Although the most recent major count (three years ago) was in 2019, it showed…
March 25, 2022
2021 End of Year Crime Report
Below are the end of year crime reports from the Oakland Police Department.
January 4, 2022
City Council Meetings Tomorrow
As most Oaklanders know, Tuesday morning at 10:30 and Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 will be key City Council meetings concerning public safety. In the first, Council will consider proposals to…
December 6, 2021
CITY COUNCIL AGREES TO INCREASE POLICE ACADEMIES AND VOTES THAT GUN VIOLENCE CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Last Friday, Make Oakland Better Now! reported on Oaktalk that Council Member Sheng Thao was proposing that the City Council increase the budgeting for Police Academies to permit one additional…
September 23, 2021
Oakland Gun Violence is a Public Health Emergency
Make Oakland Better Now! supports City Council Member Treva Reid’s proposal to declare that the gun violence in Oakland is a public health emergency. Her full statement, which was released…
September 18, 2021
In Case You Missed It: “Oakland residents and civic leaders counting on art to combat gun violence and bring peace to their streets”
"Oakland residents and civic leaders counting on art to combat gun violence and bring peace to their streets" By: Nick Marnell, Bay City News Foundation https://localnewsmatters.org/2021/05/11/oakland-residents-and-civic-leaders-counting-on-art-to-combat-gun-violence-and-bring-peace-to-their-streets/
May 14, 2021
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Recommendations
The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force has approved 90 recommendations on actions that can be taken to improve public safety in Oakland. The City Council voted to establish this Taskforce…
April 2, 2021
10 Questions with Pat Kernighan on Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
Photo Provided By Pat Kernighan The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, comprised of 17 members, will engage in an open, transparent, and thorough process—co-led with the community—to create a shared…
January 8, 2021
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