Join our monthly Melrose Community Council Meetup in Oakland, CA and our surrounding neighbors to co-create solutions for topics we'd like to address and get to know your community.

This is our standard, monthly, agenda with specific call-outs for scheduled speakers or Action Committee topic discussions:

6:30-7:00pm catch up with neighbors
7:00-7:05pm call to order & review agenda for the night

+ Safety: Why don't the police come when we call 911?

This is a meant to be an open dialog between community members and local Oakland Police Departments (c/o Eastmont PD) to understand how Dispatch answers calls and how they choose which ones to respond to.

Come meet our new area Police Captain and a representative from Oakland Police 911 Dispatch to hear how their process works and be able to ask questions about possible improvements in this collaborative setting.

7:05-7:20pm Municipal check in (District Council Reps go first, at 5 minutes each then Oakland Police will provide updates leading to the Featured Speakers session)

7:20-7:30pm Featured Speaker(s)

+ Eastmont PD & Dispatch - an overview of 911 response protocols

+ Bond Street Residents: A solution for the homeless encampment on Bond Street, and a request for your consideration and contributions.

7:30-7:45pm Join Action Committees for Break Out Sessions
7:45-8:15pm Action Committees share needs with Members
8:15-8:30pm next steps & say goodnight

Oakland neighborhoods have been experiencing more frequent Sideshows and we all have different perspectives on what could or should be done to reduce risk that comes when many cars and people intersect.

A group of East Oakland neighbors started talking on the Nextdoor app and many people in Community Councils have considered starting or already have started Action Committees to co-create solutions that include and work for everyone.

Please join us to hear ideas, share ideas, and even learn what Oakland Middle School kids have designed to address the topic in a fair and equitable manner that strives to retain what people love about a the range of elements in Sideshows while also adding safety and security into the mix.

Be prepared to have candid and open conversations as you join us in these discussions because this is a multi-faceted challenge that requires interested parties to listen and consider everyone's perspective. There is no simple, cut and dry answer or solution, so we must collaborate and be creative - together - to be fair to all who are involved and or impacted by Sideshow events.

Thank you to everyone in advance for joining us with solutions in mind and stories to share! I think it's safe to say we'll have many conversations on this topic if you can't join this first one.