Mayor Lee to Announce Major Public-Private Partnership Investment to Grow Oakland Police
Date:
January 19, 2026
News From:
Office of the Mayor
Mayor Lee to Announce Major Public-Private Partnership Investment to Grow Oakland Police
Media Advisory: Press Conference at City Hall
OAKLAND — Mayor Barbara Lee will announce a major public-private partnership investment Wednesday to strengthen the Oakland Police Department, reflecting her top priority: making Oakland safer.
The announcement follows months of coalition-building by Mayor Lee with corporate and community partners around a shared investment in OPD's future.
WHAT: Major announcement on OPD staffing and workforce development WHEN: Wednesday, January 21, 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 4, 2nd Floor, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA WHO:
Mayor Barbara Lee
OPD Chief James Beere
Councilmember Charlene Wang
Corporate partners
Merritt College leadership
Members of OPD
Please confirm attendance to jbphillips@oaklandca.gov
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