During a press conference last month, the Oakland NAACP chapter called out the city and Mayor Sheng Thao for their failure to apply in time for the state grant, missing out on almost $15 million in funding that could be used to prosecute retail crime with extra police patrols, squad cars, and automated license plate readers to track down suspected perpetrators of crime.

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