3.19 21-0727 Subject: Informational Report On Outside Law Enforcement Agencies
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Regarding The Presence And Operations Of Outside Law Enforcement Agencies, Including The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) And California Highway Patrol (CHP), In The City Of Oakland; Including Any Information Related To The Recent Killing Of Michael Jonathan Cortez By An FBI Agent, The Existence Of Any Contracts Or Use Of Public Dollars To Support These Outside Agencies, How Investigations Concerning These Agencies' Activities Are Being Handled, And The City's Public And Media Communications Policy With Regards To How These Entities Operate In Our Community; On The November 9, 2021 Public Safety Committee Agenda
Absolutely we need to know what is going on in our city. It is your job to protect the city, and to do that you need to know what is going on here. We demand answers and Information Related To The Recent Killing Of Michael Jonathan Cortez By An FBI Agent. We demand to know if any of our money is being used to Support These Outside Agencies, and How Investigations Concerning These Agencies' Activities Are Being Handled. Oakland's history is that of Black liberation, law enforcement and the FBI in particular have always involved themselves in opposition to our survival and basic rights. We MUST understand what is going on here today. I ask City Council to Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Regarding The Presence And Operations Of Outside Law Enforcement Agencies, Including The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) And California Highway Patrol (CHP), In The City Of Oakland; Including Any Information Related To The Recent Killing Of Michael Jonathan Cortez By An FBI Agent, The Existence Of Any Contracts Or Use Of Public Dollars To Support These Outside Agencies, How Investigations Concerning These Agencies' Activities Are Being Handled, And The City's Public And Media Communications Policy With Regards To How These Entities Operate In Our Community.
Absolutely we need to know what is going on in our city. It is your job to protect the city, and to do that you need to know what is going on here. We demand answers and Information Related To The Recent Killing Of Michael Jonathan Cortez By An FBI Agent. We demand to know if any of our money is being used to Support These Outside Agencies, and How Investigations Concerning These Agencies' Activities Are Being Handled. Oakland's history is that of Black liberation, law enforcement and the FBI in particular have always involved themselves in opposition to our survival and basic rights. We MUST understand what is going on here today. I ask City Council to Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Regarding The Presence And Operations Of Outside Law Enforcement Agencies, Including The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) And California Highway Patrol (CHP), In The City Of Oakland; Including Any Information Related To The Recent Killing Of Michael Jonathan Cortez By An FBI Agent, The Existence Of Any Contracts Or Use Of Public Dollars To Support These Outside Agencies, How Investigations Concerning These Agencies' Activities Are Being Handled, And The City's Public And Media Communications Policy With Regards To How These Entities Operate In Our Community.