Gun violence in Oakland prompts community leaders to ask for outside help

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : It recommended grants for universal basic income, Black-owned businesses, counseling and down payment for assistance programs.
57% : Carl Chan, president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and an advocate of increased policing, announced during a news conference Tuesday at a popular Chinatown plaza that he's asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a "state of emergency" and send state law enforcement help, including the California Highway Patrol, to "preserve the peace, protect the public and save our lives."
53% : While there have been calls across Oakland and the country this year to reallocate police funding to other services, the City Council adopted a 2021-2023 budget that increased police spending by about $38 million over what the department spent the previous two years.
46% : He stopped short of signing Chan's letter to the governor, explaining to reporters that any law enforcement sent into the city would "have to comply with our standards of policing.

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