The Brief
- The city of Oakland has hired a firm to conduct a national search for a new police chief.
- That’s because the last one, Floyd Mitchell, left after 18 months.
- Applications are due by March 30.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The city of Oakland has hired a firm to conduct a national search for a new police chief, after the last one left after 18 months on the job.
In a city posting, Ralph Andersen and Associates, based in Rocklin near Sacramento, said the city is now accepting applications through March 30 for the post, which pays between $280,504 and $358,840 a year.
The last chief, Floyd Mitchell, left in December 2025, after observers noted he regularly complained about having to deal with the bureaucracy of federal oversight enacted more than 20 years ago because of past racial abuses by the department.…