> Nguyen said in a statement That's the head of the police union. Not an objective outsider. > It is true that OPD is severely understaffed by hundreds of off

> Nguyen said in a statement That's the head of the police union. Not an objective outsider. > It is true that OPD is severely understaffed by hundreds of officers And despite increasing staffing a little, overtime went up a lot. Two things can be simultaneously true: Oakland PD is understaffed and Oakland PD isn't managing overtime spending well. If they only correct the understaffing problem without fixing overtime, they're going to exacerbate the budgetary issues. It's important for officers to be well-rested when doing their work.