Mayor Johnson drops ShotSpotter veto plan, political brawl over police tool continues
Mayor Brandon Johnson is dropping his plan to veto a City Council ordinance aimed at continuing the ShotSpotter gunshot ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson won't veto ShotSpotter ordinance
The ordinance sought to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to renew the city's ShotSpotter contract, but the mayor's office ...
Oakland committee OK's extending controversial ShotSpotter contract
The Oakland Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved a new contract for the controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection ...
Oakland officials consider future of police department's ShotSpotter program
On Tuesday evening, Oakland's Public Safety Committee met to consider whether to renew the contract for the city's ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t veto ShotSpotter ordinance after all
The City Council’s ordinance aims to compel the city to sign a new contract for gunshot detection technology. Johnson said it ...
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Oakland, Calif., to Decide on ShotSpotter Contract
The fate of the Oakland Police Department's ShotSpotter program remained uncertain Tuesday after some council members ...
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ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows
This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, with support from the Puffin ...
Critics condemn ShotSpotter based on new data as Oakland votes on new contract
For the past 20 years, Oakland has used ShotSpotter as one of its tools to fight crime. But critics argue that new data ...
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South Side Officials Raise $2.5 Million In Effort To Keep ShotSpotter In Chicago
A committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is also pledging to help extend ShotSpotter's use in the city weeks after the ...
Mayoral foes delay debt refinancing plan
During a Finance Committee meeting earlier this week, skeptical alderpersons demanded and received written assurance that the ...