Clean & Safe City Town Hall Series

In Fall of 2024, Mayor Sheng Thao hosted a series of Town Halls throughout Oakland. Residents and community members were invited to meet the City’s Public Safety Leadership Team and also learn about key strategies and initiatives around improving public safety in the City of Oakland. Each Town Hall included presentations from each department followed by a Q&A.

The program featured: Mayor Sheng Thao, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, Department of Violence Prevention Chief Holly Joshi, Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington, City Administrator Jestin Johnson, Assistant City Administrator G. Harold Duffey, OakDOT Director Josh Rowan, and MACRO Program Manager Elliott Jones.

Resources

Recordings of each Clean & Safe City Town Hall and the presentation deck that was shown during the program can be found here:

Beth Eden Baptist Church, August 23

St. John’s Episcopal Church, August 26

Fremont High School, August 27

Allen Temple Baptist Church, August 29

Oakland Asian Cultural Center, August 30

Clinton Square Community Center, September 26

East Bay Church of Religious Science, September 30

Clean & Safe Town Hall Presentation Deck

Questions and Answers

Questions submitted during the Q&A portion in person and online have been documented, consolidated and addressed here. The administration is committed to responding to all questions, and the below information covers the vast majority of what has been asked so far. We will continue to provide updates and answer additional questions here as we are able.

Some community questions have been specifically about politics and campaigns. Please note that City resources cannot be used to advocate on any campaign issues or take a position on an electoral question. If you have questions for any campaign, we encourage you to contact them directly.

Questions and answers have been categorized by department and can be found below:

Clean and Safe City Q&A - Crime and Safety Clean and Safe City Q&A - Violence Prevention Clean and Safe City Q&A - MACRO Clean and Safe City Q&A - Fire Clean and Safe City Q&A - Dumping and Blight Clean and Safe City Q&A - Homelessness and Encampments Clean and Safe City Q&A - Transportation Clean and Safe City Q&A - Budget and Economic Development Clean and Safe City Q&A - Miscellaneous

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