The Oakland City Council voted to reject two members of the Oakland Police Commission in a move that could complicate the city’s search for a new police chief.

In a 7-0 vote, with Councilmember Carroll Fife excused, the council rejected the nominations of current OPC chairperson Ricardo Garcia-Acosta and current alternate commissioner Omar Farmer.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.