How a George Floyd-inspired California law accidentally weakened police accountability

Investigations into fatal shootings by California police now take so long that officers often can’t be decertified or prosecuted.

Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Tebello Mosikili said the timing of the now suspended police minister’s disbandment letter was suspect

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.