16 20-0501 Subject: Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Amendments
From: Council President Kaplan And Councilmember Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending The City Of Oakland's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget
I am an Oakland resident and a public school teacher. I teach at Claremont Middle School, which is part of Oakland Unified School district. I support the Anti-Police Terror Project’s demand to defund the Oakland police by 50%, starting with this proposal from Councilmember Bas to defund the police.
The true cause of crime is unmet needs. Police are not helping meet our community's unmet needs, they are terrorizing our Black, brown, and poor community members. It is time to defund the police and shift money into public health, education, and resources for the unhoused.
We are in the midst of a pandemic. My students need free internet and devices so they can learn at home––NOT police tear-gassing them after they march in support of Black Lives (as OPD did in early June after the Oakland Tech march). Their families need rent cancellation and monthly cash payments so they can stay home and slow the spread of COVID instead of being forced to work non-essential jobs. Do the right thing, City Council.
I am a resident of District 1 and I fully support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplan's proposal to reallocate funds, commit to defunding the OPD budget by 50% on a specific timeline, and include community stakeholders in that process.
I am a resident of District 6 and I strongly support Councilmembers Bas and Kalb's proposal for a budget amendment that reallocates resources from OPD so that we can invest instead into programs where they are needed most - those that address education, homelessness, healthcare, and other community and social services. Increased policing is not making our communities safer - it does quite the opposite - and we need other solutions. I support the Anti-Police Terror Project’s demand to defund the Oakland police by 50% and I believe that this proposal is the right way to start.
I'm a resident of District 3 and I support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplans' proposal to reallocate an additional $11 million from OPD this year. This country's decades-long expansion of policing and incarceration have shown that police and prisons don't reduce violence or ensure safety. Reallocating our resources to programs that actually address human need and prevent violence and vulnerability to harm is a long overdue project, and will do far more to ensure safety than police ever could.
I am a D7 resident and lifelong Oaklander. I support the proposed budget amendments submitted by CM Bas and Kaplan as the strongest effort to align with the will of the people of Oakland to defund our current policing system to replace it with a community service-oriented interventions and refunding of critical services including housing, infrastructure, and health.
As a resident of district 2, I am in full support of Councilmember Bas’ proposal. Oakland is positioned to take a leading role in redefining public safety in America, wherein we invest in building resilient communities over protecting private property.
My name is Kate Raphael and I am a long-time resident of District 3. It is imperative that the City accept these budget amendments and move toward shifting funds from policing to programs that actually keep us safe. It's clear that the punitive approach the City has committed to for many years does not prevent crime and instead exacerbates conflict in the most vulnerable communities.The recent report that 86% of shootings go unreported demonstrates this very clearly. The communities have spoken with their fingers: they do not trust the police and are not even willing to call 911 for fear of police encounters. This is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetimes. Be on the right side of history and Defund OPD, Invest in Community.
Defund OPD by at least 0%, Invest that $150M into the Black New Deal, stop the use of violence against protesters, cancel CHP's contract and remove them from Oakland, no unauthorized overtime for OPD, no general fund $ to pay for OPD settlements due to police murder/misconduct/and negligence, invest in housing/jobs/youth programs/restorative justice/and metal health workers to keep our community safe.
I'm Holly Fincke in District 4. I support defunding OPD by another $11.4M in this budget. I look forward to us being able to redirect these funds in ways that will increase community safety and security. We can have such a different city if we start and continue on this process.
I am a resident of District 2 and support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplan's proposal. The excess of city budget going toward police funding is not what Oakland needs
I am a resident of district 1 and support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplans' proposal to reallocate an additional $11 million from OPD this year. Oaklanders want to see significant funding moved from OPD to education, healthcare, and social services, along with replacement public safety services. While this will involve a long term process to reimagine safety in Oakland, there are steps that can be made today to reduce the interactions people have with our violent police department and reduce the outsize power OPD has in our city. This is a step in the right direction.
I am a resident of District 1. I am a School Social Worker and I strongly support the Anti-Police Terror project's demand to defund the Oakland police by 50%, disallow unauthorized overtime by OPD, and instead invest in housing, jobs, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community safe. This begins with supporting Kaplan and Bas' proposal to defund $11.4 million of the police budget today!
I'm a resident of District 2 and I support the budget amendments from Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas to cut an additional $11.4M from OPD. Listen to your constituents and pass this resolution to amend the budget as a first step towards defunding OPD in a significant and transformational way.
I am a resident of district 1 and fully support Councilmembers Bas and Kalb's proposal to re-allocate $25 million in the
OPD budget, make a commitment to develop a plan for a 50% reduction in the OPD budget for the next two-year
budget cycle, and include community stakeholders in that process. It is inexcusable that, despite the overwhelming support for defunding the police expressed in multiple council meetings, protests, and petitions, the planned budget for the OPD is still almost 50% of the city's general fund. The residents and voters of Oakland demand that these funds be reinvested into education, healthcare, and social services--programs that are doing community-based, community-building work and are in desperate need of funding.
Divesting from policing and investing in healthy communities will benefit all Oaklanders. Please support the budget amendment, led by Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas and President Rebecca Kaplan, to further divest $11 Million from the police department and invest in our communities.
#WeKeepUsSafe
I am a District 1 resident. I strongly support the budget amendments from Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas to defund OPD. I support defunding OPD by at least 50% ($150 million) and reinvest those funds into the community. I support the end of unauthorized overtime for OPD. I demand that fines and damages levied against OPD for unlawful actions be paid from their budget and not the city's general fund. I want to see that the money removed from the OPD budget be reallocated toward housing, jobs, health care/mental health services, youth services, education, harm-reduction and other community-driven initiatives that directly help rather than criminalizing our community.
These are desperately needed resources for housing, parks, libraries, and other vital services. OPD has not made the community safer, but instead they threaten the livelihood of Oakland's Black and Brown communities. Adopt Councilmember Bas and Councilmember Kaplan's Budget Amendment!
As a District 2 resident, I strongly support the reduction to the police budget and subsequent reductions toward abolishment of the police and reinvestment in community. $25 million, while a good start, must continue toward community conversations, further reallocation of funds from punishment industries such as police, prisons, bail, to education, jobs, housing. I support Anti Police-Terror Project's leadership on this as well as Councilmember Bas.
I live in District 1 and I support Councilmember Bas' proposal. OPD's bloated budget has not made Oakland more safe and it's time to invest that money in true community safety.
I am a District 1 resident of several years and am writing in support of Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas's proposal to reallocate funds from the OPD into the community. Each dollar that goes into the OPD is money that goes away from services that address the root causes of crime and have the potential to create opportunities for our community. Our budget should bring us towards a future where Oakland residents are securely housed, have access to food, pathways to employment, and are able to access mental health services when they need it. If we don't make a decision to proactively invest in these things, we will be throwing money down the police drain indefinitely at the expensive of the cohesion of our community.
I am an Oakland resident and a public school teacher. I teach at Claremont Middle School, which is part of Oakland Unified School district. I support the Anti-Police Terror Project’s demand to defund the Oakland police by 50%, starting with this proposal from Councilmember Bas to defund the police.
The true cause of crime is unmet needs. Police are not helping meet our community's unmet needs, they are terrorizing our Black, brown, and poor community members. It is time to defund the police and shift money into public health, education, and resources for the unhoused.
We are in the midst of a pandemic. My students need free internet and devices so they can learn at home––NOT police tear-gassing them after they march in support of Black Lives (as OPD did in early June after the Oakland Tech march). Their families need rent cancellation and monthly cash payments so they can stay home and slow the spread of COVID instead of being forced to work non-essential jobs. Do the right thing, City Council.
I am a resident of District 1 and I fully support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplan's proposal to reallocate funds, commit to defunding the OPD budget by 50% on a specific timeline, and include community stakeholders in that process.
I am a resident of District 6 and I strongly support Councilmembers Bas and Kalb's proposal for a budget amendment that reallocates resources from OPD so that we can invest instead into programs where they are needed most - those that address education, homelessness, healthcare, and other community and social services. Increased policing is not making our communities safer - it does quite the opposite - and we need other solutions. I support the Anti-Police Terror Project’s demand to defund the Oakland police by 50% and I believe that this proposal is the right way to start.
I'm a resident of District 3 and I support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplans' proposal to reallocate an additional $11 million from OPD this year. This country's decades-long expansion of policing and incarceration have shown that police and prisons don't reduce violence or ensure safety. Reallocating our resources to programs that actually address human need and prevent violence and vulnerability to harm is a long overdue project, and will do far more to ensure safety than police ever could.
I am a D7 resident and lifelong Oaklander. I support the proposed budget amendments submitted by CM Bas and Kaplan as the strongest effort to align with the will of the people of Oakland to defund our current policing system to replace it with a community service-oriented interventions and refunding of critical services including housing, infrastructure, and health.
As a resident of district 2, I am in full support of Councilmember Bas’ proposal. Oakland is positioned to take a leading role in redefining public safety in America, wherein we invest in building resilient communities over protecting private property.
My name is Kate Raphael and I am a long-time resident of District 3. It is imperative that the City accept these budget amendments and move toward shifting funds from policing to programs that actually keep us safe. It's clear that the punitive approach the City has committed to for many years does not prevent crime and instead exacerbates conflict in the most vulnerable communities.The recent report that 86% of shootings go unreported demonstrates this very clearly. The communities have spoken with their fingers: they do not trust the police and are not even willing to call 911 for fear of police encounters. This is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetimes. Be on the right side of history and Defund OPD, Invest in Community.
Defund OPD by at least 0%, Invest that $150M into the Black New Deal, stop the use of violence against protesters, cancel CHP's contract and remove them from Oakland, no unauthorized overtime for OPD, no general fund $ to pay for OPD settlements due to police murder/misconduct/and negligence, invest in housing/jobs/youth programs/restorative justice/and metal health workers to keep our community safe.
I'm Holly Fincke in District 4. I support defunding OPD by another $11.4M in this budget. I look forward to us being able to redirect these funds in ways that will increase community safety and security. We can have such a different city if we start and continue on this process.
I am a resident of District 2 and support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplan's proposal. The excess of city budget going toward police funding is not what Oakland needs
I am a resident of district 1 and support Councilmembers Bas and Kaplans' proposal to reallocate an additional $11 million from OPD this year. Oaklanders want to see significant funding moved from OPD to education, healthcare, and social services, along with replacement public safety services. While this will involve a long term process to reimagine safety in Oakland, there are steps that can be made today to reduce the interactions people have with our violent police department and reduce the outsize power OPD has in our city. This is a step in the right direction.
I am a resident of District 1. I am a School Social Worker and I strongly support the Anti-Police Terror project's demand to defund the Oakland police by 50%, disallow unauthorized overtime by OPD, and instead invest in housing, jobs, youth programs, restorative justice, and mental health workers to keep the community safe. This begins with supporting Kaplan and Bas' proposal to defund $11.4 million of the police budget today!
I am a resident of district 1 and strongly support Councilmembers Bas and Kalb's proposal.
I'm a resident of District 2 and I support the budget amendments from Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas to cut an additional $11.4M from OPD. Listen to your constituents and pass this resolution to amend the budget as a first step towards defunding OPD in a significant and transformational way.
I am a resident of district 1 and fully support Councilmembers Bas and Kalb's proposal to re-allocate $25 million in the
OPD budget, make a commitment to develop a plan for a 50% reduction in the OPD budget for the next two-year
budget cycle, and include community stakeholders in that process. It is inexcusable that, despite the overwhelming support for defunding the police expressed in multiple council meetings, protests, and petitions, the planned budget for the OPD is still almost 50% of the city's general fund. The residents and voters of Oakland demand that these funds be reinvested into education, healthcare, and social services--programs that are doing community-based, community-building work and are in desperate need of funding.
Divesting from policing and investing in healthy communities will benefit all Oaklanders. Please support the budget amendment, led by Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas and President Rebecca Kaplan, to further divest $11 Million from the police department and invest in our communities.
#WeKeepUsSafe
I am a District 1 resident. I strongly support the budget amendments from Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas to defund OPD. I support defunding OPD by at least 50% ($150 million) and reinvest those funds into the community. I support the end of unauthorized overtime for OPD. I demand that fines and damages levied against OPD for unlawful actions be paid from their budget and not the city's general fund. I want to see that the money removed from the OPD budget be reallocated toward housing, jobs, health care/mental health services, youth services, education, harm-reduction and other community-driven initiatives that directly help rather than criminalizing our community.
These are desperately needed resources for housing, parks, libraries, and other vital services. OPD has not made the community safer, but instead they threaten the livelihood of Oakland's Black and Brown communities. Adopt Councilmember Bas and Councilmember Kaplan's Budget Amendment!
As a District 2 resident, I strongly support the reduction to the police budget and subsequent reductions toward abolishment of the police and reinvestment in community. $25 million, while a good start, must continue toward community conversations, further reallocation of funds from punishment industries such as police, prisons, bail, to education, jobs, housing. I support Anti Police-Terror Project's leadership on this as well as Councilmember Bas.
I live in District 1 and I support Councilmember Bas' proposal. OPD's bloated budget has not made Oakland more safe and it's time to invest that money in true community safety.
I am a District 1 resident of several years and am writing in support of Council President Kaplan and Councilmember Bas's proposal to reallocate funds from the OPD into the community. Each dollar that goes into the OPD is money that goes away from services that address the root causes of crime and have the potential to create opportunities for our community. Our budget should bring us towards a future where Oakland residents are securely housed, have access to food, pathways to employment, and are able to access mental health services when they need it. If we don't make a decision to proactively invest in these things, we will be throwing money down the police drain indefinitely at the expensive of the cohesion of our community.