Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission
Published on June 02, 2026
Media Advisory
Oakland City Council Adopts First-Ever Community Violence Reduction Plan
OAKLAND, CA — On June 2, 2026 the Oakland City Council adopted the City’s first-ever four-year Community Violence Reduction Plan (CVRP), advancing a coordinated, data-driven approach to public safety and ensuring that key violence intervention strategies funded through Measure NN will be implemented. These include sustaining Ceasefire and delivering services to people at the center of gun and gender-based violence.
The CVRP was developed by the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission (OPSPOC) in close collaboration with the three departments that receive Measure NN funding: the Oakland Police Department, the Department of Violence Prevention, and the Oakland Fire Department. This plan reflects one year of cross-agency coordination, community input, and synthesis of best practices in violence reduction.
Oakland voters approved Measure NN in 2024 to generate approximately $45M in stable funding for critical public safety services. All funds must be used to meet the three objectives of Measure NN: 1) reduce homicides, homicides, robberies, carjackings, and break-ins, domestic violence, and other gun-related violence; 2) improve 911 response times and quality of response; 3) reduce the incidence of human trafficking, including the sexual exploitation of minors.
“The adopted plan sets four-year goals, strategies and metrics that we, as a community, can use to track progress toward meeting the objectives of Measure NN,” explained OPSPOC Commissioner and former Chair Yoana Tchoukleva. “It ensures that every dollar of Measure NN funding is tied to outcomes that improve safety and support communities most impacted by violence.”
“We heard from community members all over Oakland that folks want to see 911 response times improved, they want community policing restored, and more funds invested in addressing human trafficking”, added OPSPOC Chair Julia Owens. “The plan includes multiple strategies to meet the goal of having all 911 calls be answered in 15 seconds by 2030, as well as strategies related to improving sworn and non-sworn OPD recruitment and retention, and expanding human trafficking enforcement.”
The full plan, which is available on the Commission’s website, contains twelve strategies divided into three categories: direct interventions for people impacted by violence, strengthening public safety systems, and improving emergency response.
“Within these broad strategies, departments retain authority to make programmatic decisions and City Council retains their power to make budget allocations,” explained OPSPOC Vice Chair Caheri Gutierrez.
The plan first advanced through the Public Safety Committee on May 26, 2026.
“Adoption of the CVRP before the July 1st deadline, set by Measure NN, ensures that critical violence reduction efforts implemented by OPD, DVP, and OFD are sustained,” said former Chair Yoana Tchoukleva. “Now, though, we begin the real work of seeing the strategies put into action and evaluating how they are actually improving the safety of our communities.”
The OPSPOC welcomes community members to attend public commission meetings at City Hall on the third Monday of every month to share their ideas, questions, or concerns about public safety. Members of the public may also email Felicia Verdin, Assistant to the City Administrator, at fverdin@oaklandca.gov.
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