City Council OK’s hiring law enforcement consultants including ex-LAPD chief William Bratton
“I’m getting a little bit concerned that we bring in consultants, we’ve got a compliance director, and a Wasserman contract; we’ve got other jurisdictions in here helping address the issues in our city,” Brooks said. “When all of those people go away, we are back to the same leadership. What will we do after 180 days?”
https://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/23/city-council-oks-hiring-law-enforcement-consultants-including-ex-lapd-chief-william-bratton/
June 2012
Damning Report of OPD
And, moreover, the Frazier Report gives a detailed and somewhat devastating list of criticisms focusing on OPD's system for investigating officer misconduct and crime. Not only does the department not learn from past mistakes, the reports states, but Oakland police officers even acknowledge that the lack of consequences for violating policy or engaging in criminal misconduct has fostered a culture of impunity. Thus, the report raises serious questions whether the recommended reforms can so easily be completed.
The Frazier Group's findings identify systematic deficiencies that largely reflect OPD's failure since 2004 to implement the court-ordered reforms demanded by US District Judge Thelton Henderson. The report gives a detailed accounting of organizational dysfunction, inadequate planning and investigations, and a lack of accountability
Despite the city's claims of reform, the Frazier Report details the Oakland police department's culture of impunity and failure to change.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/damning-report-of-opd/Content?oid=3244833
Oakland Crime Reduction Project
Bratton Group Findings and Recommendations
May 8, 2013
https://www.scribd.com/doc/140618581/Bratton-Group-Report-051813
May 2013 / August 2016
In a critique that should sound eerily familiar to Oakland police leaders, a star-studded consultant team on Thursday said the department needed to beef up investigative units and improve its focus on identifying crime trends in order to reduce sky-high rates of burglaries, robberies and shootings.
The team, headed by former New York City and Los Angeles police Chief William Bratton, found that Oakland police effectively were not investigating burglaries in a city where the crime jumped 43 percent last year.
Harnett and Andrews, another longtime associate of Bratton’s, are no strangers to Oakland. The duo was paid $50,000 six years ago to produce a report that made several of the same recommendations that they are once again making as members of the Bratton team, which the city is paying $250,000.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/05/09/new-oakland-crime-plan-has-a-familiar-ring/
Feb 2013
Is 'Supercop' William Bratton the Answer to Oakland's Police Problem?"
Oakland recently hired famed police chief William Bratton as a consultant in an effort to find a solution to its ongoing problems with its Police Department
Also troubling about OPD's current operations is the ongoing lack of accountability and internal monitoring, which is at the core of the consent decree. Many observers believe that the most important reforms that were to be undertaken through the consent decree have largely been ignored.
The internal affairs process has generally been seen as either incompetent or corrupt, or a combination of both.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=9755#pop1
May 2013
Bratton trots out ‘broken windows’ for Oakland
The Bratton Group, which he heads, was paid $250,000 for their six-page report of findings and recommendations for the OPD.
https://sfbay.ca/2013/05/11/bratton-trots-out-broken-windows-for-oakland/
December 2012
Oakland hires former LA police chief as consultant
The city will pay $350,000 for the services of Bratton and Wasserman's group. It has spent about $1 million this year on police consultants, mainly to help reduce a backlog of internal affairs investigations
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-oakland-hires-former-la-police-chief-as-consultant-2012dec27-story.html
May 2013
REPORT CRITICAL OF OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMAND STAFF
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The people running the Oakland Police Department claim they welcome a new report that is critical of the command staff. That report comes just one day after Chief Howard Jordan suddenly quit.
This is the long-awaited report following the controversial hiring of police consultant Bill Bratton. Protesters say his methods attack Constitutional rights. On Thursday, Bratton's report took aim at the Oakland Police Department's poor implementation of its crime-fighting plan.
"They broke my door. They were inside the house when I opened the door into the hallway," said Oakland resident Marilyn Rhodes.
http://abc7news.com/archive/9096095/
May 2013
Bratton: Oakland's police lack accountability (Full report)
A report by former Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton says that high-ranking Oakland police officers are not being held properly accountable for the crimes occurring in the areas they oversee.
The report was issued a week after a court-appointed overseer criticized department leadership, and a day after Police Chief Howard Jordan surprisingly stepped down citing health issues.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/09/37204/bratton-oakland-s-police-lack-accountability-full/
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Sunday, December 18, 2016
05 Oakland Police Department - repeatedly violates its own crowd control policies
More than 1,000 complaints have been filed over the OPD's handing of various Occupy Oakland protests, according to the East Bay Express. The OPD has repeatedly violated its own crowd-control policy, which was adopted following an aggressive response to a 2003 antiwar protest that resulted in lawsuits that cost the department more than $2 million. OPD Chief Howard Jordan, who was a lieutenant at the time, was involved in policing that protest and was deposed during the ensuing investigation. In both cases, the heavy-handed tactics centered on the use of "less-lethal" projectiles, such as the beanbag round that later injured Scott Olsen. The Frazier report said such weapons should be replaced with "state of the art equipment that will reduce injuries" and "help prevent property damage."
Oakland Police Dept Crowd Control Policy
https://localwiki.org/oakland/OPD_Crowd_Control_Policy
July 2012
How OPD Violates Their Crowd Control Policy.. Again & Again
http://www.beortamedia.com/bellas-corner/how-opd-violates-their-crowd-control-policy-again-again
August 2013
Timeline: A History of Oakland Police's Crowd-Control Policy
Jan. 22, 2003: The City of Oakland pays $10.9 million in the Allen v. City of Oakland (Riders case) settlement to 119 plaintiffs who alleged police misconduct.
April 7, 2003: At an anti-war protest at the Port of Oakland, at least 57 demonstrators, including Sri Louise Coles and longshoremen, are injured.
June 26, 2003: Sri Louise Coles, the longshoremen's union, and other plaintiffs file suit against the city, setting in motion the beginnings of OPD's crowd-control policy.
Aug. 20, 2003: The District Court appoints an independent monitoring team to oversee the reforms required by the Riders settlement.
Oct. 28, 2005: The OPD crowd-control policy is finalized on Dec. 20, 2004, and issued in a training bulletin by the OPD.
Dec. 28, 2007: Federal court oversight of the crowd-control policy expires.
Jan. 1, 2009: Oscar Grant is killed. His death sparks protests and riots in Oakland.
Nov. 5, 2010: in the killing of Oscar Grant. OPD unlawfully arrests approximately 150 demonstrators.
June 13, 2011: In Spalding et al v. City of Oakland, the National Lawyers Guild files suit on behalf of the 150 arrested demonstrators.
Oct. 25, 2011: OPD clears the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza, resulting in injuries and unlawful arrests.
Nov. 2, 2011: OPD responds violently to an Occupy Oakland "General Strike" protest: Suzi Spangenberg is hit with grenades and shot with less-lethal munitions; Scott Campbell is shot in the upper thigh with a beanbag round; Kayvan Sabeghi is beaten.
Nov. 14, 2011: The NLG and the ACLU file suit on behalf of those injured and arrested on the nights of Oct. 25 and Nov. 2.
Jan. 24, 2012: The District Court finds OPD has failed to comply with the terms of the Riders settlement. OPD is on the brink of federal receivership; the department is stripped of independence and put under direct supervision and control of a compliance director, Thomas Frazier.
Jan. 28, 2012: OPD arrests 400 demonstrators. A case filed on behalf of those arrested is ongoing.
June 14, 2012: OPD's compliance director Frazier releases an investigative report into the department's response to Occupy Oakland, criticizing OPD's crowd-control and use-of-force practices.
June 24, 2013: Spalding et al v. City of Oakland settles for $1.025 million.
July 3, 2013: Campbell et al v. City of Oakland settles for $1.17 million. As part of the Spalding and Campbell settlements, the crowd-control policy is placed back under court supervision for four years, which can be expanded to seven years if violations occur.
http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/timeline-a-history-of-oakland-polices-crowd-control-policy/Content?oid=2827010
Oakland Police Dept Crowd Control Policy
https://localwiki.org/oakland/OPD_Crowd_Control_Policy
July 2012
How OPD Violates Their Crowd Control Policy.. Again & Again
http://www.beortamedia.com/bellas-corner/how-opd-violates-their-crowd-control-policy-again-again
August 2013
Timeline: A History of Oakland Police's Crowd-Control Policy
Jan. 22, 2003: The City of Oakland pays $10.9 million in the Allen v. City of Oakland (Riders case) settlement to 119 plaintiffs who alleged police misconduct.
April 7, 2003: At an anti-war protest at the Port of Oakland, at least 57 demonstrators, including Sri Louise Coles and longshoremen, are injured.
June 26, 2003: Sri Louise Coles, the longshoremen's union, and other plaintiffs file suit against the city, setting in motion the beginnings of OPD's crowd-control policy.
Aug. 20, 2003: The District Court appoints an independent monitoring team to oversee the reforms required by the Riders settlement.
Oct. 28, 2005: The OPD crowd-control policy is finalized on Dec. 20, 2004, and issued in a training bulletin by the OPD.
Dec. 28, 2007: Federal court oversight of the crowd-control policy expires.
Jan. 1, 2009: Oscar Grant is killed. His death sparks protests and riots in Oakland.
Nov. 5, 2010: in the killing of Oscar Grant. OPD unlawfully arrests approximately 150 demonstrators.
June 13, 2011: In Spalding et al v. City of Oakland, the National Lawyers Guild files suit on behalf of the 150 arrested demonstrators.
Oct. 25, 2011: OPD clears the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza, resulting in injuries and unlawful arrests.
Nov. 2, 2011: OPD responds violently to an Occupy Oakland "General Strike" protest: Suzi Spangenberg is hit with grenades and shot with less-lethal munitions; Scott Campbell is shot in the upper thigh with a beanbag round; Kayvan Sabeghi is beaten.
Nov. 14, 2011: The NLG and the ACLU file suit on behalf of those injured and arrested on the nights of Oct. 25 and Nov. 2.
Jan. 24, 2012: The District Court finds OPD has failed to comply with the terms of the Riders settlement. OPD is on the brink of federal receivership; the department is stripped of independence and put under direct supervision and control of a compliance director, Thomas Frazier.
Jan. 28, 2012: OPD arrests 400 demonstrators. A case filed on behalf of those arrested is ongoing.
June 14, 2012: OPD's compliance director Frazier releases an investigative report into the department's response to Occupy Oakland, criticizing OPD's crowd-control and use-of-force practices.
June 24, 2013: Spalding et al v. City of Oakland settles for $1.025 million.
July 3, 2013: Campbell et al v. City of Oakland settles for $1.17 million. As part of the Spalding and Campbell settlements, the crowd-control policy is placed back under court supervision for four years, which can be expanded to seven years if violations occur.
http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/timeline-a-history-of-oakland-polices-crowd-control-policy/Content?oid=2827010
03 Oakland Police Dept (OPD) - Occupy Oakland Protester / Iraq War Vet Critically Injured - $4.5M
March 2014
Occupy protester wounded by Oakland police gets $4.5 million
$4.5 million to settle suit by vet shot at Occupy rally
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Occupy-protester-wounded-by-Oakland-police-gets-5337743.php
OPD Response during Occupy Oakland resulted in a $1.4m lawsuit (after they critically injured war vet Scott Olsen) There were also reports of journalists being jailed and an injury of a 15 year old protester
A United States military veteran who was critically injured by the police during an Occupy Wall Street protest in October 2011 will be awarded $4.5 million by the city of Oakland, California.
The incident occurred less than five weeks after the Occupy movement started on the other side of the country in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, and was among several similar incidents that solidified focus on one of many issues the group for the most part rallied against: the excessive use of force by ever increasingly militarized police forces across the country.
https://www.rt.com/usa/occupy-scott-olsen-settlement-433/
Oakland police used "an overwhelming military-type response" to disperse Occupy Oakland demonstrators and fired at a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who was critically injured in the clashes in October, according to a report issued on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-occupy-oakland-idUSBRE84008320120501
May 2010 - Another injury from OPD response
student falls from I-880 highway overpass during Occupy Oakland Protest
As police were attacking the crowd, Francois Zimany, a fifteen-year old high school student, fractured his skull after a 25-30 foot fall off the freeway. Questions have arisen over whether he fell, jumped, or was pushed by police off of the freeway.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/05/18639862.php
January 2012
Journalists arrested at Occupy Oakland Protest
All of the journalists arrested over the weekend who spoke to Oakland North said they tried to identify themselves to police as reporters.
“I showed [an officer] my press pass and asked if I could get out of here and he said no,” Hanes said. “Then I asked if I could talk to a sergeant and he said no.”
The trio next went to an officer who was arresting protestors, but the cop rejected their press passes.
http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/01/31/journalists-arrested-at-saturday-occupy-oakland-protest/
http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/03/12/student-perspective-on-march-4-during-the-freeway-takeover-some-reporters-got-the-story-four-of-them-got-arrested/
Oakland changes crowd control policy
OPD’s handling of Occupy Oakland protests has led to two investigations, one conducted internally by the department, and one by a federal monitor. The results of each investigation are expected to be released soon, Jordan said Monday. He said the changes to the existing crowd control policy are part of a larger effort by the department to be in compliance with the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement stemming from the “Riders” lawsuit.
https://oaklandnorth.net/2012/04/23/opd-changing-its-crowd-control-policy/
Indpendent Report: Flawed response by Oakland Police to October 25 "Occupy Oakland" Protest.
Oakland Police, Mayor, Administrator Say Reforms arleady in progress. Pledge Continued Improvements
Indpendent reports commissioned by the City Administrator confirmed that the Oakland Police Department's respose to the Occupy Oakland protest on October 25 last year was flawed by inadequate staffing, insuffient planning, lack of understanding of modern crowd management techniques, and outdated policies and protocals
https://www.scribd.com/document/97137127/City-of-Oakland-Findings-on-independent-report-investigating-OPD-handling-of-Occupy-protesters
Occupy protester wounded by Oakland police gets $4.5 million
$4.5 million to settle suit by vet shot at Occupy rally
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Occupy-protester-wounded-by-Oakland-police-gets-5337743.php
OPD Response during Occupy Oakland resulted in a $1.4m lawsuit (after they critically injured war vet Scott Olsen) There were also reports of journalists being jailed and an injury of a 15 year old protester
A United States military veteran who was critically injured by the police during an Occupy Wall Street protest in October 2011 will be awarded $4.5 million by the city of Oakland, California.
The incident occurred less than five weeks after the Occupy movement started on the other side of the country in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, and was among several similar incidents that solidified focus on one of many issues the group for the most part rallied against: the excessive use of force by ever increasingly militarized police forces across the country.
https://www.rt.com/usa/occupy-scott-olsen-settlement-433/
Oakland police used "an overwhelming military-type response" to disperse Occupy Oakland demonstrators and fired at a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who was critically injured in the clashes in October, according to a report issued on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-occupy-oakland-idUSBRE84008320120501
May 2010 - Another injury from OPD response
student falls from I-880 highway overpass during Occupy Oakland Protest
As police were attacking the crowd, Francois Zimany, a fifteen-year old high school student, fractured his skull after a 25-30 foot fall off the freeway. Questions have arisen over whether he fell, jumped, or was pushed by police off of the freeway.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/05/18639862.php
January 2012
Journalists arrested at Occupy Oakland Protest
All of the journalists arrested over the weekend who spoke to Oakland North said they tried to identify themselves to police as reporters.
“I showed [an officer] my press pass and asked if I could get out of here and he said no,” Hanes said. “Then I asked if I could talk to a sergeant and he said no.”
The trio next went to an officer who was arresting protestors, but the cop rejected their press passes.
http://oaklandnorth.net/2012/01/31/journalists-arrested-at-saturday-occupy-oakland-protest/
http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/03/12/student-perspective-on-march-4-during-the-freeway-takeover-some-reporters-got-the-story-four-of-them-got-arrested/
Oakland changes crowd control policy
OPD’s handling of Occupy Oakland protests has led to two investigations, one conducted internally by the department, and one by a federal monitor. The results of each investigation are expected to be released soon, Jordan said Monday. He said the changes to the existing crowd control policy are part of a larger effort by the department to be in compliance with the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement stemming from the “Riders” lawsuit.
https://oaklandnorth.net/2012/04/23/opd-changing-its-crowd-control-policy/
Indpendent Report: Flawed response by Oakland Police to October 25 "Occupy Oakland" Protest.
Oakland Police, Mayor, Administrator Say Reforms arleady in progress. Pledge Continued Improvements
Indpendent reports commissioned by the City Administrator confirmed that the Oakland Police Department's respose to the Occupy Oakland protest on October 25 last year was flawed by inadequate staffing, insuffient planning, lack of understanding of modern crowd management techniques, and outdated policies and protocals
https://www.scribd.com/document/97137127/City-of-Oakland-Findings-on-independent-report-investigating-OPD-handling-of-Occupy-protesters
02 Oakland Police Dept (OPD) - 13+ years of federal oversight - taxpayer cost: 13.6+ million
Why is Oakland hurting for money? These scandals are expensive.
July 2016
Oakland Police Department (OPD) on its 13th year of Federal Oversight - costing taxpayers $13.6 million
His statement underscores a reality for Oakland police: What was supposed to be at most seven years of oversight by a federal judge and a team of independent monitors has dragged into its 13th year, costing Oakland taxpayers $13.6 million, as a carousel of police chiefs, mayors and other civic leaders have entered and exited City Hall.
Of the $13.6 million spent to date for the federal monitoring program, about $6.2 million is going to the team run by the current monitor and compliance director, Robert Warshaw, according to city records. The rest has gone to other teams, equipment and audits of the department.
The program began as part of a settlement in the Riders civil case, in which 119 plaintiffs, all but one African-American, were paid $10.5 million after four rogue officers allegedly beat and planted evidence on them. As part of the negotiated settlement agreement, the department was given 51 tasks to complete — from documenting and reducing racial profiling in car and pedestrian stops, to tracking discipline of officers through internal affairs.
But the oversight is not limited to those tasks. For example, the monitors were critical of the department’s handling of Occupy Oakland protests in fall 2011, which led to a report questioning the use of force and internal investigations of officers involved.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/13/oakland-police-in-13th-year-of-federal-oversight/
July 2016
Oakland Police Department (OPD) on its 13th year of Federal Oversight - costing taxpayers $13.6 million
His statement underscores a reality for Oakland police: What was supposed to be at most seven years of oversight by a federal judge and a team of independent monitors has dragged into its 13th year, costing Oakland taxpayers $13.6 million, as a carousel of police chiefs, mayors and other civic leaders have entered and exited City Hall.
Of the $13.6 million spent to date for the federal monitoring program, about $6.2 million is going to the team run by the current monitor and compliance director, Robert Warshaw, according to city records. The rest has gone to other teams, equipment and audits of the department.
The program began as part of a settlement in the Riders civil case, in which 119 plaintiffs, all but one African-American, were paid $10.5 million after four rogue officers allegedly beat and planted evidence on them. As part of the negotiated settlement agreement, the department was given 51 tasks to complete — from documenting and reducing racial profiling in car and pedestrian stops, to tracking discipline of officers through internal affairs.
But the oversight is not limited to those tasks. For example, the monitors were critical of the department’s handling of Occupy Oakland protests in fall 2011, which led to a report questioning the use of force and internal investigations of officers involved.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/13/oakland-police-in-13th-year-of-federal-oversight/
01 Oakland Police Dept (OPD) Riders Scandal - Planting drugs, beating suspects, fabricating evidence
December 2000
Rampart-Like Scandal Rocks Oakland Justice System, Politics
Riders face criminal charges and a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that they fabricated evidence, planted drugs and wantonly beat suspects bloody.
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/11/news/mn-64091
February 2001
Oakland Fires Last of 'Riders' / One of 4 cops facing charges
Hornung and former Officers Clarence "Chuck" Mabanag, 35; Jude Siapno, 32, and Francisco Vazquez, 44, are facing a combined 63 felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly beating, kidnapping or planting drugs on people in West Oakland last summer.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Fires-Last-of-Riders-One-of-4-cops-2952349.php
December 2004
OAKLAND / 'Riders' lied, brutalized man, ex-rookie testifies / Whistle-blower says he feared losing job by coming forward
Keith Batt, 28, described how the ex-officers had forced him to lie on police reports, told him to ignore what he had learned in the police academy and beaten a man so hard that he screamed "at the top of his voice."
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Riders-lied-brutalized-man-2629441.php
March 2005
OAKLAND / Closing 'Riders' retrial arguments / Ex-officers broke public trust by falsifying documents, assaulting suspects, jurors told
Three former Oakland police officers known as the Riders abused their power by falsifying reports and assaulting suspects in their custody in 2000
Fired officers Jude Siapno, 36, Matt Hornung, 33, and Clarence "Chuck" Mabanag, 39, thought they could get away with it because they believed no one would believe suspected West Oakland drug dealers, Deputy District Attorney Terry Wiley said.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Closing-Riders-retrial-arguments-2721110.php
December 2012
Federal Oversight of OPD
four Oakland police officers charged in 2000 but never convicted of a multitude of police misconduct felony charges.
What happened to the case: Vazquez fled the country and remains a fugitive. None of the other three officers was convicted, but the city paid $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging police abuse.
What happened Wednesday: U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson approved a reform plan stemming from the Riders case that includes federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department.
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2012/12/12/oakland-where-the-riders-are-today/
Rampart-Like Scandal Rocks Oakland Justice System, Politics
Riders face criminal charges and a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that they fabricated evidence, planted drugs and wantonly beat suspects bloody.
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/11/news/mn-64091
February 2001
Oakland Fires Last of 'Riders' / One of 4 cops facing charges
Hornung and former Officers Clarence "Chuck" Mabanag, 35; Jude Siapno, 32, and Francisco Vazquez, 44, are facing a combined 63 felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly beating, kidnapping or planting drugs on people in West Oakland last summer.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Fires-Last-of-Riders-One-of-4-cops-2952349.php
December 2004
OAKLAND / 'Riders' lied, brutalized man, ex-rookie testifies / Whistle-blower says he feared losing job by coming forward
Keith Batt, 28, described how the ex-officers had forced him to lie on police reports, told him to ignore what he had learned in the police academy and beaten a man so hard that he screamed "at the top of his voice."
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Riders-lied-brutalized-man-2629441.php
March 2005
OAKLAND / Closing 'Riders' retrial arguments / Ex-officers broke public trust by falsifying documents, assaulting suspects, jurors told
Three former Oakland police officers known as the Riders abused their power by falsifying reports and assaulting suspects in their custody in 2000
Fired officers Jude Siapno, 36, Matt Hornung, 33, and Clarence "Chuck" Mabanag, 39, thought they could get away with it because they believed no one would believe suspected West Oakland drug dealers, Deputy District Attorney Terry Wiley said.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Closing-Riders-retrial-arguments-2721110.php
December 2012
Federal Oversight of OPD
four Oakland police officers charged in 2000 but never convicted of a multitude of police misconduct felony charges.
What happened to the case: Vazquez fled the country and remains a fugitive. None of the other three officers was convicted, but the city paid $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging police abuse.
What happened Wednesday: U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson approved a reform plan stemming from the Riders case that includes federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department.
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2012/12/12/oakland-where-the-riders-are-today/
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