Burny Matthews Interview

Sharifa Wilson

Oral History Work

Burny Matthews Interview

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Interview of Burnham “Burny” Matthews by Sharifa Wilson. Topics include: moving to the Bay Area from Michigan to work for the Oakland Police Department in 1968; hired as EPA Police Chief in 1991; poor state of the department when he arrived; working with Just Us to combat drug buying in EPA; relationships with Menlo Park PD, Palo Alto PD and the SMC Sheriff Office; eventually putting together the Red Team task force with them and the California Highway Patrol; John Sterling as a partner; details of this law enforcement coalition, which later resulted in the High Crime Response Team. Governor Pete Wilson’s attention and led to more support from the State; what EPA can be proud of; notable people in his tenure from 1991-1994; why the work was successful; thoughts on community policing; and his wish for the future of EPA.

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