On July 18, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to terminate the Oakland Police Department’s federal agreement with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), formerly known as ICE. The resolution by Council Member Rebecca Kaplan followed a unanimous recommendation from the…
Originally printed in the East Bay Express on June 28 2017 On July 11, the City of Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will consider two landmark policies to defend community members against the Trump Administration’s war on sanctuary cities and immigrants.…
Sent 6/12/17 Dear Senate President pro Tempore de León, Oakland Privacy writes in strong support of SB 54 (de León). Oakland Privacy is a citizen’s coalition that works regionally to defend the right to privacy and enhance public transparency and…
Following up on the Privacy Commission’s recommendation that OPD sever ties with ICE, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan quickly showed leadership by agreeing to sponsor the Resolution necessary to rescind the prior Council authorization to enter into such an agreement. …
On June 1, Oakland’s Privacy Commission, the first citizens municipal commission on privacy in the country, recommended the termination of the memorandum of understanding between the Oakland Police Department and the federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Division (ICE). The…
This open letter instructs data mining and broker firms that it would be unlawful, unethical and a human rights violation for them to participate in constructing any kind of a “Muslim Registry” for Trump’s federal government.