William Bratton Will Be Named Oakland's Police Chief #Oakland

William Bratton Will Be Named Oakland's Police Chief. A good, well-placed City Hall Source has told this vlogger exclusively that William Bratton, who was just hired as the $250,000 consultant to the Oakland Police Department, will be named the next Chief Of Police for OPD by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. The move was made to counter internal complaints of confusion regarding who was in charge at OPD, and to streamline spending prior to the upcoming budget hearings. But Bratton, who's no stranger to controversy with his no-nonsense policies and his "stop and frisk" tactic that is seem as racially-biased in its implementation, comes to California's most dangerous city with a lot of baggage, and its a certainty that Oakland's community activist community will raise a loud voice against the decision. Still, I'm told the City Hall aides who put this decision in motion for Mayor Quan are confident Bratton's the right choice. But this move also pushes current Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan out of his power position and is something I personally saw coming. Jordan has to feel blindsided by Mayor Quan. Stay tuned and Lirpa Sloof.