OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department plans to silence its radios this week, cutting off public access to real-time information that has been available to the public for decades. Beginning at 4 a.m.

The Oakland Police Department's plans to begin encrypting its radio transmissions this week is drawing public scrutiny due to concerns over transparency in the department. Police radios allow for ...

RICHMOND — The Richmond Police Department will no longer be allowed to add what it claims is vital context to body worn camera footage of officer-involved shootings, a decision city councilmembers ...

In California, a state law called POBOR prevents many records of police internal investigations from being made public. Most states have a version of POBOR, but many make records more open. Here's how ...