rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/fund-oakland-police-commission?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-fund-oakland-police-commission' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Anti Police-Terror Project https://actionnetwork.org/groups/anti-police-terror-project https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Mayor Lee's mid-cycle budget squeezes the Oakland Police Commission, the Community Police Review Agency (CPRA), and the Inspector General (OIG) - civilian oversight bodies that are already operating at below 60% of their previous budgets and below their Charter-mandated staffing minimums. We do not accept the framing that civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department is a discretionary line item to be trimmed under 'fiscal necessity.' Oaklanders passed Measure LL in 2016 and Measure S1 in 2020 to create and strengthen the Police Commission, CPRA, and OIG. The Charter mandates that they exist, and that they be staffed. We note the following facts on the public record, all anchored to primary government documents: On June 11, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 90827 C.M.S. imposing cuts the Commission itself has described as 'at least 60%' of the combined OPC/CPRA/OIG budget. On the same date, the Council adopted Resolution No. 90826 suspending the Charter-required minimum staffing for OPC and CPRA attorneys. On January 13, 2026, the Police Commission, CPRA Director, and Inspector General jointly filed a Case Management Conference statement in Allen v. City of Oakland (Judge Orrick's NSA litigation) stating: 'The Commission is profoundly concerned that the City's budget does not fully fund the OIG, leaving the IG understaffed and unable to fully perform these kinds of critical duties.' On March 10, 2026, the City Auditor reported that the three oversight bodies met only 26 of 43 select Charter and Municipal Code requirements, with CPRA at 71% of its Charter investigator minimum. On May 15, 2026, Mayor Lee released a mid-cycle budget proposal that does not name the Commission, CPRA, or OIG in its public materials, but whose vacancy freezes and contract reductions, applied to bodies already operating below Charter minimums, function as a further cut. Civilian oversight of OPD is not a luxury. It is the institutional answer to a department that has been under federal court supervision in the Allen NSA litigation since 2003. The Police Commission was built by Oakland voters precisely because the City could not be trusted to hold OPD accountable on its own. Defunding the Commission now is, in practical terms, a vote to return that authority to OPD. We demand the following four amendments to the FY 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget: Fully fund the Office of Inspector General to its Charter-mandated 8 FTE, restoring the four frozen positions identified in the City Auditor's March 10, 2026 report. Restore CPRA investigator staffing to the Charter minimum of seven investigators. Repeal or sunset Resolution No. 90826's suspension of OPC/CPRA attorney minimum staffing. Restore the Police Commission's frozen Administrative Analyst II position and preserve the contract-services line currently funding outside legal counsel. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/fund-oakland-police-commission