Emergency Preparedness and Protecting Immigrants
In response to escalating federal immigration enforcement actions across the country, Mayor Lee convened elected officials, faith leaders, law enforcement, labor unions, and community advocates to send a clear message: Oakland is a city of refuge. She signed two Executive Orders: "Protect The Town," which established a citywide task force, provided Know Your Rights resources, directed legal action against federal enforcement, and reinforced that OPD will not act at the direction of the National Guard or federal authorities if troops are deployed to Oakland; and a second order prohibiting the use of any City property as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for federal immigration enforcement operations, unless required by law. Both orders were backed by staff training in partnership with City labor unions to ensure full compliance across all City departments.
See more at https://www.oaklandca.gov/immigrants
Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mayor Lee partnered with the City Council to secure $10.3 million to keep all fire stations open, obtained a $1.5 million CAL FIRE grant to expand coverage to East Oakland hills, cleared brush from over 1,300 high-risk acres, and completed 16 Disaster Service Worker trainings and five emergency preparedness exercises to keep the City ready for major emergencies.
Executive Orders Protecting Immigrant Communities
Signed two “Protect the Town” Executive Orders:
Created citywide task force
Expanded Know Your Rights resources
Directed legal coordination
Reinforced that OPD will not act at the direction of the National Guard or federal authorities if troops are deployed to Oakland and prohibited the use of any City property as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for federal immigration enforcement operations unless required by law Prohibited OPD assistance with ICE Prohibited use of City facilities for federal immigration enforcement operations
Additional Actions:
Conducted staff trainings across departments with labor partners
Coordinated with faith leaders, labor unions, advocates, and elected officials
Reinforced Oakland’s commitment as a city of refuge
Emergency Preparedness
Expanded disaster preparedness training
Strengthened wildfire prevention efforts
Improved emergency response coordination citywide