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After The Oaklandside's blockbuster investigation into runaway overtime spending at the Oakland Police Department, real policies were changed. 

Investigative reporter Beck Klein and news editor Darwin BondGraham break it down. 

Plus: Oakland's speed cameras start issuing real tickets, schools across California — including OUSD — hand out thousands of layoff notices, the City Council demands hospitals continue gender-affirming care, pro women's football comes to Oakland, and more.

Stories we cover in this episode:

OPD overtime

• OPD overtime: Superhuman hours, fat checks and sparse records
• 6 takeaways from Oaklandside's investigation into OPD overtime 
• Oakland police say they're investigating overtime issues revealed by Oaklandside 
• Overtime at OPD is now much harder to greenlight, following investigation by Oaklandside

Transportation

• Which Oakland streets saw the most speed camera warnings? 
• New Oakland speed cameras send 70K warnings in first month

Education

• California school districts issue thousands of pink slips 
• OUSD board approves 421 staff layoffs 

Politics and government

• Gender-affirming care: Oakland demands hospitals continue services 
• Lateefah Simon talks about repping Oakland in a GOP-dominated Congress 

Sports

• Women are bringing tackle football back to Oakland 

Find all these stories and more at oaklandside.org. Have feedback or story ideas? Email us at editors@oaklandside.org.