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Tag Archives: stop and frisk
Oakland Police Consultant Defends 'Stop, Ask and Frisk'
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Police can't control crime without stopping and frisking suspects, says William Bratton, a consultant Oakland officials have tapped to cope with the city's surging crime rate. Speaking in an interview on KQED's "This Week in Northern California," on Friday, Bratton … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Votes to Hire William Bratton as Police Consultant
From KQED's Andrew Stelzer: Former New York City and Los Angeles police chief William Bratton is coming to Oakland as a consultant to the city's struggling Police Department. After a nine-hour meeting and four hours of public comment, the Oakland … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Considers Consultant Contract For William Bratton
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Recent Oakland City Council meetings have proved loud and contentious, and with the proposed $250,000 contract to bring on controversial police consultant William Bratton on the agenda, tonight's meeting may be just as raucous. The former Los Angeles police chief … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: SF Mayor Drops Stop-and-Frisk; SF Parking Plan Aimed to Discourage Driving; Bay Area Burglaries on the Rise
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Ed Lee drops stop-frisk plan amid uproar (SF Chronicle) Mayor Ed Lee has dropped plans to bring New York City's controversial stop-and-frisk policy to San Francisco and instead will rely on targeted police enforcement, crime-tracking software and increased involvement by … Continue reading
Stop and Frisk: San Francisco Plunges into a New York Controversy
San Francisco may seem like the last place in the world to enact something as anathema to civil rights advocates as "stop-and-frisk," a controversial policing tactic that allows officers to detain and search individuals whom they suspect of carrying weapons. … Continue reading
SF Mayor Clarifies Stop-and-Frisk Policy Comments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is clarifying his comments about a controversial stop-and-frisk policy used to reduce violent crime in other major cities, including New York and Philadelphia. Lee said in a statement Tuesday that he … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Trustees Say SF City College to Stay Open; SF Stop-and-Frisk Idea Blasted; Yoga Instructor Fired for Silencing Phones
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S.F. City College trustees try to calm fears (SF Chronicle) A long, bright future is ahead for City College of San Francisco, but it's going to take a lot of hard work to get there. That was the message Tuesday … Continue reading
