The Oakland Police Department took a step toward addressing what city leaders described as a staffing crisis. On Friday, 14 ...

The Oakland Police Department got a much needed infusion of new officers Friday with the graduation of 14 recruits from the ...

The department now has 618 sworn officers, but would like to have at least 700.

AMID A POLICE STAFFING CRISIS, Oakland is reviving a program to prepare interested youth for a career in law enforcement in ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Wednesday announced that the city has secured nearly $900,000 from Kaiser Permanente and PG&E to ...

The program, which recruits college students to earn part-time work experience and receive mentorship, is intended to retain ...

Oakland's police cadet program shut down in 2023 due to a lack of funding. But Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said at a press ...

Close to $1 million in private funding will provide mentorship and paid, part-time work, to prepare college students for the ...

With multi-year projections of massive budget shortfalls, Oakland and the mayor are turning to private funding in a joint ...

Oakland will revive the police department's Cadet Program in an effort to boost staffing and address public safety concerns.

Amid a police staffing crisis, Oakland is reviving a program to prepare interested youth for a career in law enforcement in ...