The following constitute Make Oakland Better Now!’s comments on the February 6, 2017 iteration of the Police Commission Enabling Ordinance introduced by Councilmembers Dan Kalb and Noel Gallo. (Read about Measure LL and Oakland’s new Police Commission on our blog: here, here, and here.)
We also include several comments on features in The Coalition on Police Accountability’s proposed substitute ordinance. There are some areas where we agree with the Coalition’s suggestions, and others where we support adoption of the February 6 draft ordinance.
On March 8, we sent these comments to the Public Safety Committee. After public discussion and feedback, the Enabling Ordinance will be revised, refined, and returned to the Public Safety Committee with a recommendation to the full Council for adoption.
