Police oversight board needs more resources and authority, Oakland auditor says

Without stronger civilian oversight, Oakland will keep struggling to regain control of its police force and exit federal oversight.

Oakland police make ‘significant dent’ in disciplinary hearing backlog

OPD reported a 73% reduction in pending Skelly hearings in a 15-month period. But questions linger over who should run the process.

## Oakland’s police misconduct watchdog has a new leader

Antonio Lawson, a veteran civil rights and employment rights attorney, is the Community Police Review Agency’s new executive director.