Advocacy groups, including the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP), and impacted family members convened outside Oakland Police Department headquarters Thursday, demanding the release of body camera footage and related records following the city’s third fatal police shooting of the year, an incident involving an unhoused individual.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has called for heightened transparency from the Oakland Police Department (OPD) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) following a fatal police shooting in East Oakland on Monday, asserting that authorities have not furnished sufficient information to ascertain the justification for the use of deadly force.
The family of former NFL running back Doug Martin has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Oakland, several Oakland police officers, and a private ambulance provider. The complaint alleges Martin died after officers restrained him in a prone position during a mental health crisis, with delayed medical intervention contributing to his fatality.
The Anti-Police Terror Project has called for increased funding and strengthened accountability measures following the termination of federal oversight for the Oakland Police Department. The organization contends that this action jeopardizes public accountability and disproportionately affects Black and Brown communities.
Secure Justice has sued the City of Oakland for allegedly violating state law, its own municipal rules, and a 2024 settlement agreement governing the use of automated license plate reader technology.
The Oakland City Council’s unanimous rejection of the reappointments of two Police Commission members was met with backlash from the Anti Police-Terror Project, which accused the council of ignoring the law and disrespecting the democratic will of the Oaklanders who fought to create the commission.
Doug Martin, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, died at age 36 after being detained by the Oakland Police Department, sparking outrage and calls for accountability from the Anti Police-Terror Project.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has condemned the Oakland Police Department’s decision to encrypt all radio communications, citing it as an attack on public oversight and transparency.
In the latest episode of Pamela Price Unfiltered, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland community leader John Jones III discuss the Oakland Police Department’s decades-long public safety challenges and the community’s determination to shape its future.
The Anti Police-Terror Project and the Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation are calling on the Oakland City Council to restore funding for the city’s cultural affairs manager position, which would be eliminated to fund a five-year contract to lease vehicles for the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland People’s Budget Coalition (OPBC) is calling for a budget that prioritizes investments in working-class, BIPOC, immigrant, and unhoused communities over police expansion, and is urging the city to finalize a budget that reflects the values and survival needs of Oakland communities by June 30.
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