Police Commission · Jan 22, 2026
Regular Community Meeting, Thursday3 h 55 min4 officials identified2 public speakersVideo: KTOP
The Commission took up agenda item 5, the Oakland Police Department update, after public comment in Open Forum Part 1.
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What happened
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- The Commission took up agenda item 5, the Oakland Police Department update, after public comment in Open Forum Part 1.1:13:47
- The Commission moved to agenda item 6, the update from the Office of the Inspector General, which covered audits, outreach and professional development.1:44:26
- Agenda item 7, the CPRA update, was taken up; the director reported on the mediation program, the Skelly process and case management.2:17:53
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
Can I just respond to that please really quickly? In terms of their budget, uh, at least when it was under the SOC, technically they’re supposed to submit a spending plan at least once per year, but there were times where they went much longer than that in submitting a spending plan, and it was an issue.Omar Farmer · Commissioner3:31:33
Who spoke
4 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Ricardo Garcia AcostaCommission chair · Selection Panel Appointee · 21 minFirst speaks at 15:45
- Omar FarmerCommissioner · 12 minFirst speaks at 1:25:04
- Angela Jackson-CastainCommissioner · Selection Panel Appointee · 6.6 minFirst speaks at 1:35:46
- Shawana BookerVice chair · Mayoral Appointee · 5.2 minFirst speaks at 1:36:40
Public comment: 2 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Police Commission, Jan 22, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/police/meetings/2026-01-22. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 22, 2026.