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CHP will boost traffic patrol on Oakland streets, mayor says

Aug 12, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    18% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    2% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "But today we have a commitment (from the governor) to send law enforcement resources to Oakland," she said.
53% : Earlier this week, Carl Chan, president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and an advocate of increased policing, announced during a news conference that he had asked Newsom to declare a "state of emergency" and send state law enforcement help, including the Highway Patrol, to "preserve the peace, protect the public and save our lives."
52% : Earlier in the press conference, when asked by reporters whether he would beef up law enforcement in Oakland, Newsom vaguely replied that the state would be doing "more" to help existing task forces in Oakland.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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