"It's multi factorial but I think our oversight mechanisms, which include the police commission, the privacy commission, the Measure NN commission, as well as the negotiated settlement agreement, all those. No other place has this many hurdles the police department has to go through,"
"And that leads to decreased case clearance and crime solving on the street. It has a downstream effect,"
"We're not going to accept just slander out here and attacking our commissioners when we're doing the best job that we can in moving the city forward,"
"With the deep love we all have for our city, we hope that the next chief commits long-term and rolls up their sleeves and gets down with us to make the city a better place,"
Floyd Mitchell announced his resignation as Oakland Police Chief, marking the 11th police chief in 15 years. Commissioners and members of the public addressed the resignation during a police commission meeting. Some attendees attributed the resignation to extensive oversight mechanisms, including the police commission, privacy commission, Measure NN commission, and a negotiated settlement agreement, and warned that frequent leadership changes harm morale and case clearance. Commission chair Ricardo Garcia-Acosta defended the commission's relationship with the chief and rejected accusations of slander. The commission has no set timeline for a search but expressed determination to find a committed, long-term chief.
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