ARROGANCE AND INSECURITY (CONT’D): At 12:45 am, police chief demands reporter make changes. “Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan sent his public information officer to an Oakland Tribune reporter’s house in the middle of the night on Friday to push for changes in a story that Meehan thought was inaccurate. Chief Meehan then twice called the reporter, Doug Oakley, and sent him numerous follow up emails urging him to alter wording in the story about a community meeting called to examine Berkeley police response to the Feb. 18. murder of Peter Cukor.”

Reader John Steakley writes: “Reporters should descend upon the Chief’s house tonight and wake him up for an interview. How well do you think he would take that?”