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Three officials raised police chief search at 7 meetings. Ricardo Garcia Acosta raised it most, at 5.

We count who raised it, not which side they took.

7meetings where an official raised it
3officials

Spot check: 14 of 19 lines were on topic. · Quotes from Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026 · How we count

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The Police Commission raised police chief search at 35% of its meetings, more than any other body

Share of each board's transcribed meetings where an identified official raised it. Shaded band: 90% range; overlapping bands are too close to call. Boards with fewer than six meetings left out.

  1. Police Commission35% · 6 of 17 transcribed meetings
  2. Rules and Legislation Committee3% · 1 of 29 transcribed meetings

The 7 meetings where an official raised police chief search

Newest first. School-board meetings open the district's own video.

  1. Jun 25, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →
  2. May 28, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →
  3. May 7, 2026Rules and Legislation CommitteeFrom the start →
  4. Mar 12, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →
  5. Feb 26, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →
  6. Feb 12, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →
  7. Jan 22, 2026Police CommissionFrom the start →

Three officials, by meetings where they raised it

91% of officials’ talk time on it is identified, so counts are at least these.

Shane WilliamsMayoral Appointee · Police Commission2meetings

“I’m happy to report out that we’ve, we’ve been working with the city administrator’s office to identify a professional firm to help us with the recruitment for the Oakland police chief, and we are happy to announce that that firm has been selected.”

Play at 3:38:23Feb 12, 2026
Also raised it
Ricardo Garcia AcostaSelection Panel Appointee · 5 meetingsKen HoustonCouncilmember

seven local news articles on police chief search in 12 months, and seven meetings that took it up

Month by month · articles we found in local outlets (Oakland North, San Francisco Chronicle, The Oaklandside), not all coverage

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Meetings that raised police chief search drew 5.9 public speakers each

Public speakers per meeting, the whole meeting, not only this item · counts of people, never names · members of the public are never named, pictured or quoted

Meetings that raised police chief search5.9
7 meetings
All other meetings we counted10.7
190 meetings

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