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Oakland Police Officers’ Association Recommends a YES Vote on Measure S1 to Strengthen Oakland’s Police Commission
Sep 09, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2020
Contact: Oakland Police Officers Association: (510) 834-9670 or policeofficers@opoa.org
Link to Full-Page Ad in Wednesday’s EAST BAY TIMES Below
Oakland Police Officers’ Association Recommends a YES Vote
on Measure S1 to Strengthen Oakland’s Police Commission
Oakland – Inviting Oakland residents to work in collaboration with its police officers to
decrease violent crime in Oakland, the Oakland Police Officers’ Association (OPOA)
released today an advanced copy of its full-page ad running in tomorrow’s EAST BAY
TIMES newspaper in support of Measure S1 to strengthen the City’s Police Commission.
“In order for Oakland’s police to provide the highest level of service to the community, we
need to become ‘active participants’ in the conversation,” said Sergeant Barry Donelan,
President of OPOA. “We believe supporting the Police Commission measure is a good first
step toward rebuilding public trust and confidence with the community we serve.”
The full-page ad begins with a headline that says “Oakland Residents You Are Being
Heard,” and goes on to list how much violent crime has increased thus far in 2020. “OUR
COMMUNITY desperately needs MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE about how to effectively
deal with the rising violence in Oakland,” the ad states.
The ad says verbatim ‘YOUR POLICE need to do more than talk about change. We need to
embrace it.’
“It’s time for Oakland’s police, its leaders and the community to work together to create
positive change,” Donelan said. “We are, in essence, inviting Oakland to make us
‘community partners’ and true partners compromise for the good of everyone involved.
That’s what OPOA is hoping to achieve by supporting this measure,” Donelan added.
Measure S1 in Oakland’s General Election was placed on the ballot by the Oakland City
Council and strengthens the independence of the Oakland Police Commission by modifying
the powers, duties and staffing of the Oakland Police Commission and the Community Police
Review Agency.
Here is a link to the ad in the EAST BAY TIMES:
https://files.constantcontact.com/bcccf957101/a250f037-e3d0-414a-94c9-56139af78002.pdf
About the Oakland Police Officers’ Association: The Oakland Police Officers’ Association (OPOA) represents all sworn members at all ranks within the Oakland Police Department. Representing the hardest working Police Officers in America. The OPOA can be found on the Web at www.opoa.org.
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