You decide.
Oakland Police Department avoids federal takeover, but agrees to unprecedented control over police 12/06/2012
"It's really up to the city how much federal control there will be," attorney Jim Chanin said. "If they can't deliver (on the reforms), we now have someone who will deliver."
In a sign that Oakland's 13-year court-mandated police reform drive might soon be winding down, the city's court-appointed police monitor plans to change his focus to ensuring that the police department doesn't backtrack on reforms.