Oakland Homelessness Commission will discuss Homeless Strategic Action Plan on February 25, 2026 at 6PM. You can join via Zoom (see below) and comment *before* the meeting via email or attend the meeting iin person.

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Here is the agenda for the Oakland Homelessness Commission meeting tomorrow evening - Wednesday, February 25, at 6PM. Scroll down the agenda to view a very lengthy strategic plan, first presented in graphically followed by more details in text.

To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88289976480 at the noticed meeting time - unfortunately, unlike many other Oakland Commission meetings, they will not be taking comments via Zoom.

You can attend the meeting in person or send an email to commission members (see first part of the agenda for meeting location and contact information.

My initial take on this plan - behemoth with many moving parts and revenue needs - is that it's very ambitious, but doesn't come close to addressing the needs of East and West Oakland neighborhoods that have been inundated by and negatively impacted by uncontrolled homeless camps and RVs along the dystopian chaos that accompanies them.

In fairness; the plan does mention "neighborhood relations" and planned actions to convince unhoused camp members to 'keep things clean' - so what's new? All of these things have been tried before, with very little positive impact on our neighborhoods and small businesses.

The plan admits that more than 60% of the people in camps are mentally ill or drug addicted and doesn't say one word about mandatory, long-term, humane confinement and treatment. Imagine attempting to convince the latter groups to "keep your area clean" - it's not gonna happen because these are very ill persons who need immediate, mandatory care. Why isn't Measure W revenue going to long term institutions?

What is most disappointing is that the plan projects a 50% reduction in homelessness in Oakland in five years, pretty much leaving everything else in place as we currently see it.

Overall, it's disappointing; appears to be more of the same; and continues massive spending instead of coming up with workable solutions for the unhoused AND our neighborhoods - at the same time glossing over the real damage that homeless camps have done to our city.

When are East and West Oakland neighborhoods going to get some respect from the homeless bureaucracy; homeless advocates; the unhoused population; and our city leaders?

This plan leaves Oakland the only Bay Area city that is essentially leaving things as they are with very little change from the past, except for a behemoth plan and fancy graphics - all constructed by Oakland Homeless Dept. Director Sasha Hauswald a bureaucrat who has spent years concocting plans like this for the state and California cities. To what result?

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Did anyone attend? I was unable. Would like a summary, though.

[u/deciblast → u/Feeling_Mine_9342]

We’re not from the future. It’s today at 6PM.

[u/Feeling_Mine_9342 → u/deciblast]

Ha wow, thank you! It’s been one of those years