The Oakland Police Department is the most dysfunctional police agency in California, and it may be the most dysfunctional governmental agency of any kind in the state. For years, OPD has been unable to solve the vast majority of crimes committed in the city as it racked up a deplorable record for police misconduct. But recently, matters have gotten even worse with revelations that OPD appears to have misspent up to $20 million in public funds at a time when some police employees were engaging in racist acts.
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