Federal Deployment in Bay Area
The City of Oakland is aware of media reports that federal agents are being deployed to the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland remains a proud Sanctuary City committed to standing with our immigrant families. City leaders are actively monitoring this situation and are in touch with Oakland's state and federal delegation.
Generated Public Private Partnerships
Generate entrepreneurial and philanthropic investment in Oakland by convening local, state, and national civic leaders
What We Accomplished
• Assembled 30+ philanthropic leaders to launch the One Oakland Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation
• Generated $650K of initial philanthropic investment for high priority programs and innovation in partnership with Akonadi Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Kapor Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, and The Asian American Foundation
• Awarded $12.4 million justice-involved workforce grant for parolees to clean and beautify Oakland
• Worked with Kapor Foundation to secure $2.14M for building Oakland’s tech sector
• Funded additional staff to create centralized grants management division for City departments in partnership with City Council
• Hired Mayor’s Office Director of Innovation
• Secured Mayor Lee’s appointment to Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Oakland representation
What's Coming
• Working with businesses and community groups to bring more resources to Oakland. Focusing on safety, small businesses, economic growth and sustainability, neighborhood beautification, homelessness solutions, and supporting immigrants