Community Safety and Police AccountabilityThe Campaign for Community Safety and Police Accountability (CCSPA) works to challenge the racism inherent in the city of Oakland’s policing practices and fights to hold officers accountable to the community they serve by documenting and validating incidents of police misconduct and organizing community members to advocate for more responsive and accountable police practices.
Professor Sam Walker addresses ACLU 
Nationally-recognized expert on police practices and accountability, Professor Emeritus Sam Walker made an appearance at the Paul Robeson Chapter of the ACLU annual event. He addressed issues of civil liberties related to the expansion of homeland security, and discussed the need for more civic engagement to pressure municipal governments to reign in unacceptable police practices, such as racial profiling.
Youth Proposals to Chief Jordan 
OYPB members met with Chief Jordan on May 10th to propose policies to improve the relationship between youth and police in Oakland. Please sign this petition to express your support for these initiatives.
Judge Henderson Considers Sanctions 
On January 9, Judge Thelton Henderson heard a motion brought by Riders' Plaintiffs Attorneys John Burris and James Chanin that sought Federal sanctions for officers who had covered their name plates during Occupy eviction actions by the Oakland Police Department.
PUEBLO Weighs in on Measure Y
PUEBLO presented at the Measure Y Oversight Committee meeting on Dec.19th. Gwen Hardy was one of the speakers who urged the Committee to hold off on issuing new RFPs for the final three years of the Measure Y term. PUEBLO believes that current providers should have their contracts renewed for an additional six months while the Oversight Committee and the City Council re-visit violence prevention priorities.
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About Community Safety and Police Accountability
Advocating for more responsive and accountable police practices.
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