Events, Culture, and Positive Energy
Hosted and supported events including:
Official Super Bowl Fan Zone and Watch Party
Hire Oakland Job Fair
Black Joy Parade
Oakland Pride
Chinatown Night Market
Oakland Restaurant Week
Fairyland 75th Anniversary
Delroy Lindo Day (“Rooted in Legacy”)
Lunar New Year celebrations
MLK Day of Service
Mayor’s Toy Drive & Holiday Affair
Joy to the Town
Bay Area Film Night
Uptown Stroll
Black Cowboy Parade & Heritage Festival
Key Events the Mayor Was Involved In This Year
Sports
Ballers Opening Day
Ballers Championship Parade
Oakland Roots & Soul matches
Mexico vs. Japan Men’s Soccer Match
Valkyries Opening Season
BAHC Super Bowl Fan Zone & Official Watch Party
Pickle Athletics opening (first indoor pickleball club)
Oakland Storm
Oakland Marathon
Hometown Champions
Kehlani, 2x Grammy nominee
Alysa Liu, Olympic champion and world figure skating champion
Ryan Coogler, acclaimed filmmaker
Damian Lillard, NBA All-Star Weekend 3-Point Contest winner
Keshad Johnson, NBA Slam Dunk Contest participant
Media Coverage
National coverage including:
Associated Press
CNN
MSNBC
BET
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Monthly check-in interviews with Bay Area TV stations
Business Wins
Big 4 initiatives
$2M tech ecosystem partnership with the Kapor Foundation
$10M Stand Together Bay Area Fund
Economic Activation Zones
Chinese delegation visit with the Port of Oakland
Launch of inaugural Oakland Tech Week
Hire Oakland Job Fair with 18 employers and 1,200+ job seekers
Events / Parades / Galas
Alysa Liu Olympic Celebration Rally
“Rooted in Legacy” Delroy Lindo Day - presented key to the city and proclamation, fireside chat engaging with youth leaders - 100 attendees in council chambers
Mayor’s Toy Drive & Holiday Affair - 200+ families in partnership with community organizations and local businesses to secure and distribute 1,000+ toys to local families
Jamie Foxx Live Comedy Special Hulu Taping - proclamation presented for returning to Oakland where he started his career - 2,500+ attendees
Annual Bay Area Black Comedy Competition - proclamation presented to founder and organizers Tony Spires, Rhonda Spires, and Erroll Jackson at four-day festival at HJK Center with nearly 2,000 attendees
9th Annual Black Joy Parade
75th Anniversary of Children's Fairyland
15th Anniversary of Oakland Pride Parade
50th Anniversary of EBALDC
Uptown Stroll
Oakland Chinatown Night Market
Maxwell Park Block x Block
Día de los Muertos
100th Anniversary of Mormon Tabernacle Church
NAACP Freedom Fund Gala
Holiday Tree Lighting
Joy to the Town
MLK Day of Service
40th Anniversary Concert of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
OAACC Black Sunday
25th Anniversary of the Akonadi Foundation
Bay Area Film Night
Lunar New Year celebrations
100th Anniversary of the Grand Lake Theatre
Oakland Restaurant Week
Black Cowboy Parade & Heritage Festival
Other Initiatives
Mayor’s Interfaith Advisory Council
Monthly convenings
May 1st | Breakfast Meeting Mayor in conversation w/ Children’s Hospital CEO Dr. Holmes on Gun Violence and Sickle Cell - 75+ attendees
Meet and Greet with Pastor Tony Lowdon
Chat n’ Chew
Bi-monthly convening of Oakland communications and social media professionals focused on community issues, collaboration, and networking
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council
Key initiative Help A Teacha Out
Partnered with Golden State Warriors and OUSD and other local cultural entities including Ballers and Oakland Roots
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims
Workers Over Billionaires Labor Day Kickoff
These events helped drive foot traffic, support small businesses, strengthen civic pride, and showcase Oakland as a world-class city.