The Fault Lines Project

The Fault Lines Project is about the many people who live with violence in Oakland. They are from every walk of life - children, adults, drug addicts, drug dealers, police officers, case workers, parolees, bus drivers, teachers - All have to live with the reality that Oakland is still perceived to be one of the most violent cities in the country, and still it is home. This project aims to give voice to those people, and start a dialogue across the fault lines of this divisive issue.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Five Years of Measure Y Part 1: Community Policing

Yesterday, we aired Sandhya Dirks' first part in the second installment of our series.

In this two-part story, she takes a look at the violence prevention initiative, Measure Y, approved by Oakland voters five years ago. Her first part looks at the community policing element of Measure Y through a profile of Problem Solving Officer Clay Burch as he patrols his beat in East Oakland.