Council Advances $47M Violence Plan Amid Police Staffing and 911 Concerns

Oakland's Public Safety Committee forwarded the city's first Community Violence Reduction Plan under Measure NN to the full council without a recommendation — a signal that sharp disagreements over police hiring shortfalls and 911 hold times could reshape how $47 million a year is spent for the next four years. The committee also advanced a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan that could eliminate Oakland's post-disaster cost share and cleared three service contracts.

• $47M/year violence-reduction plan heads to full council on non-consent after committee members flag police staffing gaps, 911 failures, and CBO accountability concerns

• OPD reaches compliance with all 51 federal oversight tasks for the first time in the Negotiated Settlement Agreement's history

• FEMA approves Oakland's updated hazard plan the same day it reaches committee; AB 2140 adoption could zero out the city's disaster cost share

• Committee chair shares five-minute 911 hold time and questions whether plan allocates enough to reach 700-officer mandate

The committee spent more than 80 minutes on the 2026–2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan before sending it to the June 2 City Council meeting on non-consent — meaning the full council must debate the item rather than approve it in a batch. All four members present voted yes to forward (For: 4, Against: 0, Absent: 0), but the placement signals that the plan is far from settled.