Twice-rejected Oakland commissioner who wants to defund police gets elevated after improper vote

4 April 2026, 5:00 pm

Omar Farmer — a police commissioner twice rejected by Oakland’s City Council — is back at the center of a growing political firestorm after being elevated again in a vote critics are calling a ...... Read More »

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