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LET'S GO! Please support if you live in Oakland/ the East Bay!
"Last year, The Oaklandside’s reporters and editors worked on several fronts to advance the public’s right to access government records, and we pushed back against a law infringing on the First Amendment.
For doing so, our newsroom was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter with a prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information Award."
#oakland #oaklandside #nonprofit #news
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/oaklandside-wins-press-freedom-award/ -
LET'S GO! Please support if you live in Oakland/ the East Bay!
"Last year, The Oaklandside’s reporters and editors worked on several fronts to advance the public’s right to access government records, and we pushed back against a law infringing on the First Amendment.
For doing so, our newsroom was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter with a prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information Award."
#oakland #oaklandside #nonprofit #news
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/oaklandside-wins-press-freedom-award/ -
LET'S GO! Please support if you live in Oakland/ the East Bay!
"Last year, The Oaklandside’s reporters and editors worked on several fronts to advance the public’s right to access government records, and we pushed back against a law infringing on the First Amendment.
For doing so, our newsroom was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter with a prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information Award."
#oakland #oaklandside #nonprofit #news
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/oaklandside-wins-press-freedom-award/ -
LET'S GO! Please support if you live in Oakland/ the East Bay!
"Last year, The Oaklandside’s reporters and editors worked on several fronts to advance the public’s right to access government records, and we pushed back against a law infringing on the First Amendment.
For doing so, our newsroom was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter with a prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information Award."
#oakland #oaklandside #nonprofit #news
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/oaklandside-wins-press-freedom-award/ -
#Oaklandside, eg https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/, is doing a great job reporting on the question of #Flock cameras in #Oakland. the only significant bit they forgot to mention: Oakland's own Privacy Commission, charged exactly with balancing public safety with privacy, evaluated Flock and voted NOT to recommend them for Oakland:
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/06/oakland-privacy-commission-rejects-flock-safety-cameras/ -
#Oaklandside, eg https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/, is doing a great job reporting on the question of #Flock cameras in #Oakland. the only significant bit they forgot to mention: Oakland's own Privacy Commission, charged exactly with balancing public safety with privacy, evaluated Flock and voted NOT to recommend them for Oakland:
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/06/oakland-privacy-commission-rejects-flock-safety-cameras/ -
#Oaklandside, eg https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/, is doing a great job reporting on the question of #Flock cameras in #Oakland. the only significant bit they forgot to mention: Oakland's own Privacy Commission, charged exactly with balancing public safety with privacy, evaluated Flock and voted NOT to recommend them for Oakland:
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/06/oakland-privacy-commission-rejects-flock-safety-cameras/ -
#Oaklandside, eg https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/, is doing a great job reporting on the question of #Flock cameras in #Oakland. the only significant bit they forgot to mention: Oakland's own Privacy Commission, charged exactly with balancing public safety with privacy, evaluated Flock and voted NOT to recommend them for Oakland:
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/06/oakland-privacy-commission-rejects-flock-safety-cameras/ -
Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Interesting read to see the application of AI at the city level. Very curious about the oversight. Great work from the team at Oaklandside!
"It’s clear that these guidelines are not uniformly applied, though. In one case where we’re aware AI was used — to generate an image of City Hall for a mayor’s office press release this month — no citation was included. And in records of chat logs we’ve received, where city staff ask ChatGPT for assistance writing emails, the city redacted some names before sharing them with us, indicating personally identifiable information was entered against the rules.
Along with these guidelines, the city adopted an “equity statement” applying to AI use. That document says Oakland will develop and use technology that “reduces racial biases” — a concern with many AI tools — and ensure privacy, transparency, and community engagement."
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #ai #tech #government #city #thetown #news #oaklandside
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Interesting read to see the application of AI at the city level. Very curious about the oversight. Great work from the team at Oaklandside!
"It’s clear that these guidelines are not uniformly applied, though. In one case where we’re aware AI was used — to generate an image of City Hall for a mayor’s office press release this month — no citation was included. And in records of chat logs we’ve received, where city staff ask ChatGPT for assistance writing emails, the city redacted some names before sharing them with us, indicating personally identifiable information was entered against the rules.
Along with these guidelines, the city adopted an “equity statement” applying to AI use. That document says Oakland will develop and use technology that “reduces racial biases” — a concern with many AI tools — and ensure privacy, transparency, and community engagement."
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #ai #tech #government #city #thetown #news #oaklandside
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Interesting read to see the application of AI at the city level. Very curious about the oversight. Great work from the team at Oaklandside!
"It’s clear that these guidelines are not uniformly applied, though. In one case where we’re aware AI was used — to generate an image of City Hall for a mayor’s office press release this month — no citation was included. And in records of chat logs we’ve received, where city staff ask ChatGPT for assistance writing emails, the city redacted some names before sharing them with us, indicating personally identifiable information was entered against the rules.
Along with these guidelines, the city adopted an “equity statement” applying to AI use. That document says Oakland will develop and use technology that “reduces racial biases” — a concern with many AI tools — and ensure privacy, transparency, and community engagement."
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #ai #tech #government #city #thetown #news #oaklandside
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Chronicle says former #Oakland mayor ShengThao was indicted.
Has not been verified by #OaklandSide
In other new, NYC mayor Eric Adams is visiting Mar-a-Lagoon, hoping for a pardon
#ShengThao
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/oakland-sheng-thao-indicted-20038739.php -
Chronicle says former #Oakland mayor ShengThao was indicted.
Has not been verified by #OaklandSide
In other new, NYC mayor Eric Adams is visiting Mar-a-Lagoon, hoping for a pardon
#ShengThao
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/oakland-sheng-thao-indicted-20038739.php -
Chronicle says former #Oakland mayor ShengThao was indicted.
Has not been verified by #OaklandSide
In other new, NYC mayor Eric Adams is visiting Mar-a-Lagoon, hoping for a pardon
#ShengThao
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/oakland-sheng-thao-indicted-20038739.php -
This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
@lauren
Lauren,
Here's an interview with Scott Wiener about speed-limiting tech, by #OaklandSide reporter Jose Fermoso, specializing in traffic safety.
May not convince you, but worth sharing
#VisionZero
https://oaklandside.org/2024/02/13/qa-state-sen-scott-wiener-on-his-new-bill-to-mandate-speed-limiting-tech-in-cars/
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@lauren
Lauren,
Here's an interview with Scott Wiener about speed-limiting tech, by #OaklandSide reporter Jose Fermoso, specializing in traffic safety.
May not convince you, but worth sharing
#VisionZero
https://oaklandside.org/2024/02/13/qa-state-sen-scott-wiener-on-his-new-bill-to-mandate-speed-limiting-tech-in-cars/
@kkeller -
@lauren
Lauren,
Here's an interview with Scott Wiener about speed-limiting tech, by #OaklandSide reporter Jose Fermoso, specializing in traffic safety.
May not convince you, but worth sharing
#VisionZero
https://oaklandside.org/2024/02/13/qa-state-sen-scott-wiener-on-his-new-bill-to-mandate-speed-limiting-tech-in-cars/
@kkeller -
Resurrecting CEASEFIRE in Oakland! Too many of my toots wind up being recommendations of #Oaklandside stories, but I need to do it again: If you live in #Oakland and want to know what constructive steps can be taken to reduce #gun #violence, read this:
https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/12/oakland-murders-and-shootings-ceasefires-audit/
Eli Wolfe gives a great summary of an important audit of Oakland’s #CEASEFIRE crime reduction program, funded by Kaiser Foundation and the U.S. Dept. Justice.
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Resurrecting CEASEFIRE in Oakland! Too many of my toots wind up being recommendations of #Oaklandside stories, but I need to do it again: If you live in #Oakland and want to know what constructive steps can be taken to reduce #gun #violence, read this:
https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/12/oakland-murders-and-shootings-ceasefires-audit/
Eli Wolfe gives a great summary of an important audit of Oakland’s #CEASEFIRE crime reduction program, funded by Kaiser Foundation and the U.S. Dept. Justice.
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Resurrecting CEASEFIRE in Oakland! Too many of my toots wind up being recommendations of #Oaklandside stories, but I need to do it again: If you live in #Oakland and want to know what constructive steps can be taken to reduce #gun #violence, read this:
https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/12/oakland-murders-and-shootings-ceasefires-audit/
Eli Wolfe gives a great summary of an important audit of Oakland’s #CEASEFIRE crime reduction program, funded by Kaiser Foundation and the U.S. Dept. Justice.
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#oaklandside continues to do the deep reporting: https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/08/hiring-oakland-police-chief-has-always-been-messy/ sketching #OPD history back to Jerry Brown’s era in the 1990’s.
one bit that slipped thru is that in 2014 #OPD was the "first to allow an academic partner to examine data collected from vehicle and pedestrian stops and analyze body-worn camera footage." https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2017/stanford-university-releases-results-of-groundbreaking-analysis-of-oakland-police-body-camera-footage Eberhardt, with #Oakland data, continues to be central to modern #deeplearning analyses of body camera data. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216162120 -
#oaklandside continues to do the deep reporting: https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/08/hiring-oakland-police-chief-has-always-been-messy/ sketching #OPD history back to Jerry Brown’s era in the 1990’s.
one bit that slipped thru is that in 2014 #OPD was the "first to allow an academic partner to examine data collected from vehicle and pedestrian stops and analyze body-worn camera footage." https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2017/stanford-university-releases-results-of-groundbreaking-analysis-of-oakland-police-body-camera-footage Eberhardt, with #Oakland data, continues to be central to modern #deeplearning analyses of body camera data. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216162120 -
#oaklandside continues to do the deep reporting: https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/08/hiring-oakland-police-chief-has-always-been-messy/ sketching #OPD history back to Jerry Brown’s era in the 1990’s.
one bit that slipped thru is that in 2014 #OPD was the "first to allow an academic partner to examine data collected from vehicle and pedestrian stops and analyze body-worn camera footage." https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2017/stanford-university-releases-results-of-groundbreaking-analysis-of-oakland-police-body-camera-footage Eberhardt, with #Oakland data, continues to be central to modern #deeplearning analyses of body camera data. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216162120 -
14th Ave/Beaumont is closed below 580
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14th Ave/Beaumont is closed below 580
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14th Ave/Beaumont is closed below 580
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#Oakland undercover police officer killed today
Officer taken to Highland Hospital
Helicopters still flying over Highland in wide circles
#oaklandside story by Darwin Bond Graham
#OPD
#HighlandHospital
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/29/oakland-police-officer-killed-during-undercover-operation/ -
#Oakland undercover police officer killed today
Officer taken to Highland Hospital
Helicopters still flying over Highland in wide circles
#oaklandside story by Darwin Bond Graham
#OPD
#HighlandHospital
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/29/oakland-police-officer-killed-during-undercover-operation/ -
#Oakland undercover police officer killed today
Officer taken to Highland Hospital
Helicopters still flying over Highland in wide circles
#oaklandside story by Darwin Bond Graham
#OPD
#HighlandHospital
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/29/oakland-police-officer-killed-during-undercover-operation/ -
You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:
Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094How can we help if they won't let us?
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You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:
Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094How can we help if they won't let us?
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You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:
Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094How can we help if they won't let us?
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You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:
Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094How can we help if they won't let us?
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In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
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In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
#oakland #cycling #oaklandside -
In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
#oakland #cycling #oaklandside -
In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
#oakland #cycling #oaklandside -
In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
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@jennyzilliac
#OPD is misleading about chases
Police are not allowed to perform *high speed* vehicle chased.
But they are allowed to record car license and follow up.
Police officer said OPD has 100% recovery when this is done, at meeting of Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Don't know that this is correct@darwinbondgraham
#oaklandside #oakland #daprice #policereform -
@jennyzilliac
#OPD is misleading about chases
Police are not allowed to perform *high speed* vehicle chased.
But they are allowed to record car license and follow up.
Police officer said OPD has 100% recovery when this is done, at meeting of Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Don't know that this is correct@darwinbondgraham
#oaklandside #oakland #daprice #policereform
