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- ↑ "Complaint accuses Oakland police chief of making false statements about ICE operation". 7 November 2017.
- ↑ Dowd, Katie (February 25, 2020). "Ex-Oakland police chief claims refusal to give 'special treatment' part of reason she was fired". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Oakland fires police chief after trust 'irrevocably broken'". San Francisco Chronicle. Bay City News Service. February 20, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-finds-ex-oakland-police-chief-anne-kirkpatrick-was-wrongfully-terminated-awards-damages/
