The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/08/oakland-police-chief-resigns/For reasons that he did not share publicly, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is leaving his post after less than a year and a half on the job, which leaves Oakland once again in search of a new police chief. The city of Oakland has had quite a few chiefs leading its police department in the last two decades. They don't tend to last long in the job — on average, about two years, with 12 different people holding the post since 2000. And the latest, who was hired after an arduous and controversial selection process under the previous mayor — who was, herself, recalled amid scandal — is saying his goodbyes after just 17 months on the job. Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced Wednesday

See Full Page