Tag Archives: Alameda Police Department

Fund the police

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

There’s one lesson the Merry-Go-Round has learned about reviewing Council agendas since Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft became mayor: Don’t overlook the items on the “consent calendar.” If you do, you might miss something important – like, say, a staff recommendation that … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall | Tagged Alameda Police Department, APOA, Gerry Beaudin, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Mali Watkins, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Nancy Bronstein, Police | 9 Comments

The CARE program begins

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

The City’s pilot program for responding to “mental health crisis” calls began operating on December 16, 2021. Today, the Merry‑Go‑Round will report on the results thus far.

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Family Services, Alameda Fire Department, Alameda Police Department, CARE program, Katherine Schwartz, Mental health crisis, Nicholas Luby, Nishant Joshi, Police reform | 4 Comments

Super Chief

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

Let’s begin the new year with a question: Suppose you were a member of the Alameda City Council and needed advice about whether automated license plate readers were an effective tool for fighting crime. Whom would you turn to: Alameda … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Alameda Police Department, ALPRs, APD, Automated license plate readers, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Nishant Joshi, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 17 Comments

The Gonzalez autopsy reports

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

The autopsy reports released on Friday undermine, if not override, the narrative that has grown up around the death of Mario Gonzalez in police custody last April.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alameda Police Department, APD, Julia Sherwin, Mario Gonzalez, Michael Haddad, Police reform, Vivian Snyder | 17 Comments

Fire wins again

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

Well, it looks like the City finally is going to launch a program to take the responsibility for responding to so-called “mental-health calls” away from the Alameda police department, as police-reform advocates have been demanding for months. But it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Al Gilbert, Alameda Police Department, Crisis response, Curtis Penn, Jeff DelBono, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Police reform, Ricci Zombeck, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 4 Comments

Crisis response crisis?

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

The process of finding a way to replace having police officers respond to “mental-health crisis” calls has taken awhile – and it’s not over yet.

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Al Gilbert, Alameda Police Department, Crisis response, Curtis Penn, Felton Institute, Jeff DelBono, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Police reform, Ricci Zombeck, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 12 Comments

What’s in the budget

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

City staff released its first draft of the budget for the next two fiscal years Thursday, and here are salient features (we hesitate to call them “highlights”): The City is projected to lose money in the fiscal year ending June … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Firefighters | Tagged Alameda Police Department, CAHOOTS, John Knox White, MACRO, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Police reform, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 2 Comments

The legacy of Mali Watkins

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

With two weeks left before the recommendations by the Police Reform and Racial Justice subcommittees are to be presented to City Council, the Merry-Go-Round wanted to circle back to where it all began: the “Mali Watkins incident.”

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Al Mance, Alameda Police Department, Jim Oddie, John Burris, John Knox White, Mali Watkins, Malia Vella, Police reform | 18 Comments

Police reports

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

The reports by the five “police reform” subcommittees are now making the rounds through City Commissions in advance of being presented to Council in March. Not among them, however, is the one report the Merry-Go-Round would have liked to have … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Alameda Police Department, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Police reform | 24 Comments

The “police reform” subcommittees speak

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

The recommendations by the five subcommittees appointed by the “Committee on Police Reform & Racial Justice” are now out. Although the subcommittees urge that the police department’s staffing and budget “should be maintained only at the level necessary to properly … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall | Tagged Alameda Police Department, APD, John Knox White, Police reform | 12 Comments

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