Public backlash after Oakland councilmember appears to make obscene gesture during meeting

Oakland City Councilmember Gets Backlash for Flipping Off Audience During City Council Meeting

An Oakland City Council discussion about Flock cameras was already pretty testy, but Councilmember Ken Houston flipped it off even more by giving the finger to an audience member while the meeting was in progress. Tuesday’s Oakland City Council meeting was the site of a very spirited debate about police use of ​​automated license plate-reading cameras from the surveillance company Flock Safety. On one hand, we have seen these cameras lead to the…

Public backlash after Oakland councilmember appears to make obscene gesture during meeting

An Oakland city councilmember is facing public criticism after video circulated online appearing to show him making an obscene gesture toward the audience during a City Council meeting.

Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston says he won't apologize for obscene gesture during meeting

By Katie Nielsen One Oakland city council member is defending his behavior after a heated exchange during the discussion regarding the city’s use of Flock license plate reader cameras. It happened last night with District 7 representative Ken Houston. “I wanted to finish because if they can come out deep, we can come out deep too, and I wanted to find out — Excuse me! Let me finish what I’m saying. Shut up,” said Oakland City Council President K…