The troubling saga of the Oakland Police Department took an ugly turn this week with the news that City Administrator Deanna Santana contends that Robert Warshaw, the independent court monitor overseeing OPD, made inappropriate advances toward her earlier this year. The revelation has already threatened the integrity of the oversight process of OPD and could delay a decision on whether the department should be put in federal receivership. In short, it’s a big mess.
Santana Warshaw
