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17 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026; all transcribed, for 68 hours.

typical meeting 3 h 56 min · 6 members seated · Chair: Ricardo Garcia Acosta

The talk-time ranking for the Police Commission is held

66% of members’ talk time is identified; members are compared from 60% (preliminary under 80%). Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

Latest meetings

  • Nov 251
  • Dec 251
  • Jan 262
  • Feb 262
  • Mar 262
  • May 262
  • Jun 262
  • Jul 261
  • Aug 261
  • Sep 262
  • Oct 261
17 meetings, all transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.Newest: Oct 8, 2026
Police Commission · 5 h 38 min · 9 public speakersOct 8 · Commission meetingA motion to recommend approval of replacements for the robot, LRAD and explosive breaching devices, with decommissioning of existing equipment, was put to a roll call; the result was announced as "4 ayes and 1 abstention."Speakers: Ricardo Garcia Acosta, Shawana Booker, Evelio Grillo, Angela Jackson-Castain and 1 more
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Police Commission · 3 h 37 min · 4 public speakersSep 24 · Commission meetingThe commission took up agenda item 5, the Oakland Police Department update, and a presenter from the department reviewed policy work and staffing figures.Speakers: Ricardo Garcia Acosta, Shane Williams
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Police Commission · 5 h 44 min · 7 public speakersSep 10 · Commission meetingA lieutenant from the Oakland Police Department gave the department's update, covering staffing, long-term leave, academies, Skelly cases and Internal Affairs.Speakers: Shawana Booker, Ricardo Garcia Acosta, Angela Jackson-Castain, Omar Farmer and 1 more
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Police Commission · 2 h 42 min · 1 public speakerAug 13 · Commission meetingThe commission took up item 5, OPD's Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Policy (DGO D24), as a discussion item with a Deputy Chief of OPD.Speakers: Ricardo Garcia Acosta, Angela Jackson-Castain, Evelio Grillo, Omar Farmer and 1 more
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All 17 transcribed meetings

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 20): 0

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Five public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 14, came on Nov 20, 2025

Nov 20, 202514 speakersMar 12, 2026Agenda item 5, the police chief search community input discussion, was taken up as a community forum on leadership priorities.12 speakersOct 8, 2026The Oakland Police Department update was taken up, with a deputy chief from the Bureau of Risk Management reporting for the department.9 speakersSep 10, 2026A lieutenant from the Oakland Police Department gave the department's update, covering staffing, long-term leave, academies, Skelly cases and Internal Affairs.7 speakersJan 8, 2026After closed session, a readout was given: the commission voted in closed session on 11/20/25 to start the process to appoint a permanent Executive Director of the Community Police Review Agency.7 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting