Updated: The Oakland police union began robo-calling Oakland residents yesterday, blaming Councilwoman Jean Quan for the city’s plan to lay off cops — even though she is not the driving force behind the layoff plan. The automated calls provide residents with Quan’s council office phone number and urge people to phone her and tell her not to put Oakland “lives at risk.” The calls represent a new escalation in the battle over whether police should begin contributing to their own pensions or face layoffs. And because they single out Quan, the union’s actions appear to be political since she is running against the police union’ favored candidate — Don Perata, who has taken up the union’s cause in this debate.
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