• Supported Oakland Police Department Christmas events for disadvantaged youth citywide. Held in East and West Oakland, these holiday parties provide children with donated food and entertainment and toys.

 

• Provided holiday meals for Patrol Division officers working on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 

• Purchased baby clothing and toys for children accompanying domestic violence victims from the police station to a safe shelter.

 

• Purchased all new specialized uniforms and equipment for the twelve members of the Oakland Police Honor Guard.

 

• Paid for parts and repairs for the downtown bicycle patrol program.

 

• Purchased new weightlifting and stretching equipment for the gym and funded ongoing repairs and maintenance for all gym equipment.

 

• Partnered with Kaiser Permanente and Pacific Gas and Electric to fund the reinstatement of the Cadet Program, a paid internship for college students at the police department. Cadets receive basic police training to prepare for careers as homegrown Oakland police officers and civic leaders.

 

• Sponsored 12 officers to attend the National Asian Peace Officers Association Conference, where they completed training on various topics and staffed a recruitment booth.

 

• The Oakland Police Foundation welcomed its first three high school interns. They assist executive board members by recording meeting minutes, supporting projects, and creating website content. The interns receive a scholarship for college at the end of the internship program.

 

• Purchased two police K-9’s for use by the Patrol Division.

 

• Purchased Oakland Police Department merchandise for the Office of the Chief.