{"id":1067784,"date":"2021-11-30T09:16:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1067784"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:16:16","slug":"oakland-democrat-mayor-libby-schaaf-we-need-more-police-far-left-defund-movement-hurting-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-democrat-mayor-libby-schaaf-we-need-more-police-far-left-defund-movement-hurting-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Democrat Mayor Libby Schaaf: We Need \u2018More Police,\u2019 Far-Left \u2018Defund\u2019 Movement Hurting Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foakland-democrat-mayor-libby-schaaf-we-need-more-police-far-left-defund-movement-hurting-cities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1067784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) warned during a CNN interview on Monday that the far-left defund the police movement was hurting the abilities of cities to attract and retain police recruits which she says are badly needed to combat a surge in crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these [murders] are happening in many cities now \u2014 is what does comprehensive mean? And what is the solution to stopping this?\u201d CNN host Kate Bolduan asked. \u201cI mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: Oakland needs more police,\u201d Schaaf said. \u201cWe have been impacted by staffing reductions. COVID interrupted our recruitment and training processes. And the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. And we know that that is not unique to Oakland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want people to be proud of being in this service to our community and we are going to be staffing up,\u201d she added. \u201cThat is a necessity at this moment where we are with our crime in this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>KATE BOLDUAN, CNN HOST: Josh, thank you so much for that reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>OUTFRONT with me now is Libby Schaaf. She is Democratic mayor of Oakland, one of the city\u2019s that\u2019s been hit by these smash-and-grab robberies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mayor, thanks for being here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You heard Josh Campbell just talk about the security guard, the guy was \u2014 the man who was working security who was shot and killed while protecting a local news crew in your city. I mean, that is a tragedy, by itself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But does this speak to a bigger problem? I mean, how concerned are you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF (D), OAKLAND, CA: Kate, it does. Oakland had been successful at cutting gun violence in half, and sustaining those reductions for more than five years. But with COVID, we saw that progress undone. And the horrid death of Kevin Nishida is one example of so many tragedies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Every injury, every death caused by gun violence is an absolute loss for the community. And we, for one, are committed to having a comprehensive and effective approach to stopping it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BOLDUAN: I think \u2014 and the big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these are happening in many cities now \u2014 is what does comprehensive mean? And what is the solution to stopping this? I mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>SCHAAF: Well, we already doubled down on prevention as well as standing up a non-police response option.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But let me be clear: Oakland needs more police. We have been impacted by staffing reductions. COVID interrupted our recruitment and training processes. And the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. And we know that that is not unique to Oakland.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But let me be clear: We appreciate the incredible service of the hardworking men and women that are in our police department. Oakland has been ranked number one by Eight Can\u2019t Wait as the major department in the country that\u2019s been most successful at reducing racial disparities in arrests.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We want people to be proud of being in this service to our community and we are going to be staffing up. That is a necessity at this moment where we are with our crime in this season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BOLDUAN: But look, Mayor, I mean, you say you need more police. The police chief has asked for help. The police union says that the officers who are on the job right now are hitting a breaking point.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I want to read for you \u2014 and I am sure you have seen it \u2014 what the president of the \u2014 of the police union wrote in an op-ed. Writing in part, many officers and their families have had enough of mandatory overtime, the lack of support, and the city\u2019s unwillingness to stem the tide of violence or even condemn it. They leave the cities \u2014 meaning, these officers \u2014 they leave for cities that value their service, experience, and professionalism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mayor, it does not sound like there is a quick fix to this.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>SCHAAF: But that\u2019s why I believe now is the time that the leadership will come together to say we need to maintain basic levels of police staffing. That is what we are going to be demanding of all city leadership to get behind. And that\u2019s what I believe that we can do, together, because this unacceptable loss of life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We \u2014 we know what has worked in the past. And it\u2019s not just police. We are looking at the interruption of our entire criminal justice system, the court system, the impacts of new policies with regard to bail. Everything is on the table, as we look at a comprehensive approach to turn the tide<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) warned during a CNN interview on Monday that the far-left defund the police movement was hurting the abilities of cities to attract and retain police recruits which she says are badly needed to combat a surge in crime.\u201cThe big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these [murders] are happening in many cities now \u2014 is what does comprehensive mean? And what is the solution to stopping this?\u201d CNN host Kate Bolduan asked. \u201cI mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again?\u201d\u201cLet me be clear: Oakland needs more police,\u201d Schaaf said. \u201cWe have been impacted by staffing reductions. COVID interrupted our recruitment and training processes. And the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. And we know that that is not unique to Oakland.\u201d\u201cWe want people to be proud of being in this service to our community and we are going to be staffing up,\u201d she added. \u201cThat is a necessity at this moment where we are with our crime in this season.\u201dKATE BOLDUAN, CNN HOST: Josh, thank you so much for that reporting.OUTFRONT with me now is Libby Schaaf. She is Democratic mayor of Oakland, one of the city\u2019s that\u2019s been hit by these smash-and-grab robberies.Mayor, thanks for being here.You heard Josh Campbell just talk about the security guard, the guy was \u2014 the man who was working security who was shot and killed while protecting a local news crew in your city. I mean, that is a tragedy, by itself.But does this speak to a bigger problem? I mean, how concerned are you?MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF (D), OAKLAND, CA: Kate, it does. Oakland had been successful at cutting gun violence in half, and sustaining those reductions for more than five years. But with COVID, we saw that progress undone. And the horrid death of Kevin Nishida is one example of so many tragedies.Every injury, every death caused by gun violence is an absolute loss for the community. And we, for one, are committed to having a comprehensive and effective approach to stopping it.BOLDUAN: I think \u2014 and the big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these are happening in many cities now \u2014 is what does comprehensive mean? And what is the solution to stopping this? I mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again?SCHAAF: Well, we already doubled down on prevention as well as standing up a non-police response option.But let me be clear: Oakland needs more police. We have been impacted by staffing reductions. COVID interrupted our recruitment and training processes. And the defund rhetoric is challenging our ability to attract and retain recruits. And we know that that is not unique to Oakland.But let me be clear: We appreciate the incredible service of the hardworking men and women that are in our police department. Oakland has been ranked number one by Eight Can\u2019t Wait as the major department in the country that\u2019s been most successful at reducing racial disparities in arrests.We want people to be proud of being in this service to our community and we are going to be staffing up. That is a necessity at this moment where we are with our crime in this season.BOLDUAN: But look, Mayor, I mean, you say you need more police. The police chief has asked for help. The police union says that the officers who are on the job right now are hitting a breaking point.I want to read for you \u2014 and I am sure you have seen it \u2014 what the president of the \u2014 of the police union wrote in an op-ed. Writing in part, many officers and their families have had enough of mandatory overtime, the lack of support, and the city\u2019s unwillingness to stem the tide of violence or even condemn it. They leave the cities \u2014 meaning, these officers \u2014 they leave for cities that value their service, experience, and professionalism.Mayor, it does not sound like there is a quick fix to this.SCHAAF: But that\u2019s why I believe now is the time that the leadership will come together to say we need to maintain basic levels of police staffing. That is what we are going to be demanding of all city leadership to get behind. And that\u2019s what I believe that we can do, together, because this unacceptable loss of life.We \u2014 we know what has worked in the past. And it\u2019s not just police. We are looking at the interruption of our entire criminal justice system, the court system, the impacts of new policies with regard to bail. Everything is on the table, as we look at a comprehensive approach to turn the tide of this spike in violence.No one is \u2014 is absent from being part of the solution and we have to have better coordination. I mean, you talked about the coordinated impacts of these criminal caravans. We need state and federal resources to interrupt those efforts. Lord knows, they\u2019re coordinated. We need to be coordinated, as well.BOLDUAN: Mayor, thank you very much for your time.SCHAAF: Thank you.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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