City of Oakland | Oakland 2045 General Plan

Community Resources

General Plan Overview Video (Aug 2022)

Provides a general summary of Oakland's General Plan Update
Housing Element Overview Slideshow (Aug 2022)

Overview of Housing Element, what it covers, and the timeline for its development.
Oakland's Housing Element Video (Nov 2022)

Overview of Housing Element goals, community perspectives, and ways to provide feedback
Oakland's Safety Element Video (March 2023)

Overview of Safety Element, community perspectives, and ways to engage
Oakland's Environmental Justice (EJ) Element Video (April 2023)

Overview of Oakland's First EJ Element, community perspectives, and ways to engage

Map of GPU Phase 1 Community Engagement Events

The GPU Phase I Community Engagement map shows where the 90 community events for Phase 1 of the GPU took place. Some stars overlap each other where repeated events occurred. Excluded from this map are virtual events and stakeholder focus groups.

Phase 1 GPU Communtiy Engagement Events, Focus Groups, and Public Meetings

Date	Meeting / Event	Information / Materials
10/3/23	City Council Meeting - Phase 1 GPU Adoption Hearings
9/26/23	Special City Council Meeting - Phase 1 GPU Adoption Hearings
9/19/23	City Council Meeting- Phase 1 GPU Adoption Hearings
9/12/23	Community & Economic Development Committee- Phase 1 GPU Adoption Hearings
8/2/23	Planning Commission Meeting - Phase 1 Adoption Hearings
7/11/23	Public Safety Committee Study Session on Public Review Drafts Safety and Environmental Justice Element
7/11/23	Community and Economic Development Committee Study Session on Phase 1 General Plan Zoning Code Amendments
6/30/23	General Plan Update Pop-Up \| Town Nights	Post-Event Summary
6/29/23, 2pm-7pm	General Plan Pop-Up \| Living Room Block Party	Post-Event Summary
6/27/23, 1:30pm-4pm	Community and Economic Development Committee Study Session on Public Review Drafts Safety and Environmental Justice Element	Agenda Report and Presentation
6/27/23, 2pm-7pm	General Plan Pop-Up \| Living Room Block Party	Post-Event Summary
6/24/23, 11am-6pm	General Plan Pop-Up \| Oakland 16th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Street Festival, Freedom Day!
6/23/23, 5pm-9pm	General Plan Update Pop-Up \| Town Nights	Post-Event Summary
6/21/23	Encampment Outreach led by The Village	Post-Event Summary
6/17/23	Fam Bam 14th Annual Oakland Juneteenth Festival	Post-Event Summary
6/17/23	General Plan Pop-Up \| World Refugee and Immigrant Day 2023	Post-Event Summary
6/16/23	General Plan Update Pop-Up \| Town Nights	Post-Event Summary
6/15/23	Encampment Outreach led by The Village	Post-Event Summary
6/14/23	GPU \| Community Workshop on Safety and Environmental Justice Elements
6/13/23	Encampment Outreach led by The Village	Post-Event Summary
6/12/23	GPU Pop-Up Compassion In Action Festival	Post-Event Summary
6/8/23	Encampment Outreach led by The Village	Post-Event Summary
6/6/23	GPU \| Virtual Workshop on Safety and Environmental Justice Elements
6/3/23	GPU Pop-Up \| East Oakland Futures Fest	Post-Event Summary
6/2/2023	GPU Pop-Up \| Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Pasifika Futurism, the SPULU Experience	Post-Event Summary
5/20/23	GPU Pop-up \| Malcolm X JazzArts Festival
5/20/23	GPU Pop-Up \| Moving 4 Peace Block Party	Post-Event Summary
5/17/23	Planning Commission Meeting - Study Session on Public Review Draft Safety and Environmental Justice Elements	5.17.23 Planning Commission Presentation
5/10/23	GPU Pop-up at 510 Day	Post-Event Summary
5/1/23	Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Meeting - Discuss Phase 1 Zoning Amendments	LPAB Presentation 5.1.23 LPAB Staff Report 5.1.23 LPAB Supplemental Report 5.1.23
4/25/23	Oakland General Plan Update: Town Hall on Zoning Changes	Meeting Notes Meeting Presentation Meeting Recording (coming soon) Zoning Amendments Q+A (coming soon)
4/19/23	Planning Commission Meeting - Discuss Draft Environmental Impact Report	PC Presentation 4.19.23
4/13/23	GPU \| Bart Open House for Rockridge TOD
4/12/23	Zoning Update Committee of the Planning Commission - Discuss Phase 1 Zoning Amendments	ZUC Presentation 4.12.23 Staff Report ZUC 4.12.23
4/3/23	Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Meeting - Discuss Phase 1 Zoning Amendments	Canceled due to lack of quorum
3/31/23	GPU \| Community Dinners by Black Cultural Zone	Post-Event Summary
3/18/23	GPU Pop-Up at Paint and Educate	No Deeply Rooted engagement conducted.
3/15/23	Zoning Update Committee of the Planning Commission Meeting - Discuss Phase 1 Zoning Amendments	03-15-23 ZUC Code Amendments Presentation Staff Report ZUC 3.15.23
3/15/23	General Plan Pop-up at LFCD's Community Event Expo
3/7/23	Missing Middle Zoning Amendments Focus Group	Meeting Notes Meeting Presentation
2/26/23	GPU Pop-up at Gentle Yoga Weekend Warrior Series	Post-Event Summary
2/25/23	GPU Pop-up at Community Health Fair	No Deeply Rooted engagement was conducted at this event due to language barriers.
2/5/23	General Plan Pop-up at Sooooo Choc Festival	Post-Event Summary
2/4/23	General Plan Pop-up: Lunar New Year x Black History Month Celebration of Black and Asian Solidarity	Post-Event Summary
1/31/23	Special Meeting of Oakland City Council - Housing Element Public Hearing	Agenda
1/24/23	Community and Economic Development Committee - Housing Element Public Hearing	Agenda
1/11/23	Planning Commission - Housing Element Public Hearing
12/17/22	General Plan Pop-Up: Fruitvale Posada	Post-Event Summary
12/17/22	General Plan Pop-Up: Malonga Arts Performance Showcase
12/16/22	Affordable Housing Overlay Stakeholder Focus Group	Meeting Notes
12/16/22	General Plan Pop-Up: AKOMA Grand Market and the 5th Annual Black Sunday Holiday Expo	Post-Event Summary
12/14/22	General Plan Pop-Up: LFCD's Holiday Tree Lighting	Post-Event Summary
12/10/22	General Plan Pop-Up: Joy 12: A People’s Rhythmic Vibration & Energy	Post-Event Summary
12/3/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: Eastside's Annual Holiday Art and Book Fair
11/21/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: LFCD Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway	Post-Event Summary
10/30/2022	General Plan Pop-Up at Dia de los Muertos Festival	Post-Event Summary
10/28/22	General Plan Pop-Up at LFCD Domestic Violence Awareness Event	Post-Event Summary
10/26/22	Industrial Lands Focus Group 2	Meeting Notes Meeting Presentation
10/21/2022	General Plan Pop-Up at Bhutanese & Nepali Cultural Event
10/8/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: Life is Living	Post-Event Summary
9/29/2022	19th Annual Healthy Living Festival Pop-Up
9/15/2022 and 9/27/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: The Living Room	Post-Event Summary
8/31/2022	Industrial Lands Focus Group 1	Meeting Notes Meeting Presentation Industrial Lands Memo
8/29/2022	West Oakland Community Tour, organized by West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP)
8/28/2022	Black August Literary Festival - General Plan Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
8/27/2022	General Plan Pop-Up at International Overdose Awareness Day	Post-Event Summary
8/6/2022	Oakland Youth Art Explosion (OYAE) General Plan Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
8/5/2022	LFCD 27th Annual Youth Conference General Plan Pop-up	Post-Event Summary

Date	Meeting / Event	Information / Materials
7/26/2022	City Council General Plan Study Session
7/23/2022	Art&Soul General Plan Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
7/8/2022	Safety Element Focus Group Discussion #2	Safety Element Focus Group 2 - Presentation Safety Element Focus Group 2 - Meeting Notes
7/7/2022	Environmental Justice Focus Group 1	Environmental Justice Focus Group 1 - Presentation Environmental Justice Focus Group 1 - Meeting Notes
7/3/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: Akoma Market – Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival Part 2	Post-Event Summary
7/1/2022 7/8/2022	Fruitvale Town Nights General Plan Pop-Up	Post-Event Summary
6/30/2022	Safety Element Focus Group Discussion #1	Safety Element Focus Group 1 - Presentation Safety Element Focus Group 1 - Meeting Notes
6/24/2022	Town Nights Pop-Up	Post-Event Summary
6/20/2022	West Oakland Cultural Action Network's Juneteenth Celebration	Post-Event Summary
6/19/2022	West Oakland Environmental Indicator Project's Juneteenth Celebration	Post-Event Summary
6/9/2022	Housing Element Workshop 4	Housing Element Workshop 4 Presentation
6/4/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: Queer Trans Asian Pride – A Community Gathering	Post-Event Summary
6/4/2022	Oakland Carnival	Post-Event Summary
6/1/2022	Planning Commission	Presentation
5/26/2022	General Plan Open House - West Oakland	West Oakland Open House Presentation
5/24/22	Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee	Staff Report and Presentation
5/21/2022	Malcolm X JazzArts Festival Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
5/18/2022	Planning Commission	Presentation Staff Report
5/12/22 - 5/19/22	Stakeholder Discussion Groups Environmental Justice and Conservation (5/12/22) Parks and Recreation (5/12/22) Cultural Preservation and Arts (5/12/22) Transportation (5/13/22) Small Business (5/16/22) Education (5/18/22) Life Sciences and Commercial Development (5/19/22) Medical Services and Public Health (5/19/22)	Summary of Stakeholder Discussion Groups
5/14/2022	AYPAL May Arts Fest Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
5/12/2022	Lao Family Community Development Open House	Post-Event Summary
5/10/2022	510 Day	Post-Event Summary
5/5/2022	Cinco de Mayo Spring Career Fair and Celebration Pop-up	Post-Event Summary
4/30/2022	General Plan Open House - East Oakland	Post-Event Summary

4/27/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: The Living Rooms	Living Rooms Post-Event Summary
4/26/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: The Living Rooms	Living Rooms Post-Event Summary
4/23/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: West Oakland Porch Chat	Post-Event Summary
4/16/2022	OACC South and Southeast Asian New Year Celebration	Post-Event Summary
4/12/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: Stitching Our Stories	Post-Event Summary
4/9/2022	Housing and Environmental Justice Grounding Workshop 2	Workshop 2 Presentation Meeting Summary Meeting Recording (English) Meeting Recording (Spanish) Meeting Recording (Cantonese)
4/8/2022	Housing and Environmental Justice Grounding Workshop 1	Workshop 1 Presentation Meeting Summary Meeting Recording (English) Meeting Recording (Spanish) Meeting Recording (Cantonese)
4/7/2022	General Plan Town Hall 2	General Plan Town Hall 2 Meeting Presentation Meeting Notes (English)
3/26/2022	General Plan Town Hall 1	General Plan Town Hall 1 Meeting Presentation Meeting Notes (English) Meeting Notes (Spanish) Meeting Notes (Cantonese) Meeting Recording
3/19/2022	General Plan Pop-Up: West Oakland Porch Chat	Post-Event Summary
3/12/2022	Housing Element Workshop 3	Housing Element Workshop 3 Meeting Presentation Meeting Notes (English) Meeting Notes (Spanish) Meeting Notes (Cantonese) Meeting Recording
3/10/2022	Housing Element Focus Group Discussion #2: Production, Preservation, and Protections	Meeting Notes
3/8/2022	Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB)	Presentation Staff Report
3/6/2022	General Plan Pop-Up at Akoma Market	Post-Event Summary
3/5/2022	Black History Month Celebration at Hoover Elementary	What do you love about Oakland (kids engagement activity) Post-Event Summary
3/2/2022	Mayor's Commission on Aging (MCOA)	Presentation
2/28/2022	Mayor's Commission on Person's with Disabilities	Presentation
2/27/2022	General Plan Pop Up #10: Black Joy Parade	Post-Event Summary
2/25/2022	General Plan Pop-Up #9: Community Healing Event with Asian Health Services!	Post-Event Summary
2/22/2022	Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee	Presentation Staff Report
2/20/2022	General Plan Pop-Up at Akoma Market	Post-Event Summary
2/18/2022	Youth Advisory Commission	Presentation
2/17/2022	Housing Element Workshop 2 - Housing Programs and Inclusive Neighborhoods	Housing Element Workshop 2 Meeting Presentation Meeting Notes (English) Meeting Recording Meeting Notes (Spanish) Meeting Notes (Chinese)
2/10/2022	Housing Element Workshop 1 - Housing Sites	Housing Element Workshop 1 Meeting Presentation Meeting Notes (English) Meeting Notes (Spanish) Meeting Notes (Chinese) Meeting Recording
2/9/2022	Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC)	Presentation Staff Report
2/6/2022	Cultural Hub #1: Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) Asian Pacific New Year Celebration	Post-Event Summary Asian-Americans in Oakland Zine (English) Asian Americans in Oakland Zine (中國人)
2/2/2022	Planning Commission	Presentation Staff Report
2/2/2022	Housing Element Focus Group Discussion #1: Housing Sites	Meeting Notes
1/16/2022	General Plan Pop-Up Event at Akoma Market for MLK Day	Post-Event Summary
12/25/2021	Pop-up Event #6: Outreach at San Antonio Christmas Food Distribution	Post-Event Summary
12/21/2021	Technical Advisory Committee: Meeting 1	Meeting Notes
12/17/2021	Pop-up Event #5: Outreach at Centro Legal Newcomers Resource Fair	Post-Event Summary
11/13/2021	Pop-up Event #3: Student Outreach in Chinatown	Post-Event Summary
11/7/2021	Pop-up Event #2: Student Outreach at AKOMA Market	Post-Event Summary
11/6/2021	Pop-up Event #1: Student Outreach in Fruitvale	Post-Event Summary

Neighborhood Council (NC) & Community Group Presentations

Date	Name of Organization
10/19/22	NCPC Beat 33X/34X (Elmhurst Council)
9/28/22	Coliseum/Melrose Neighborhood Council (Beat 26X/Y)
9/21/22	Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League (PANIL)
8/18/22	Rockridge Community Planning Council
8/18/22	San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
7/27/22	Millsmont, Evergreen, Millsbrae NC 29X
7/14/22	Prescott NC (Beat 2Y/5Y)
7/13/22	San Antonio NCPC
6/22/22	Melrose 27X NC
6/15/22	Better Neighborhoods Same Neighbors
6/2/22	Hoover/Foster Resident Action Committee
6/2/22	Adams Point Neighborhood Group
6/1/22	Beat 35X NC
6/1/22	East Bay Housing Organizations: Oakland Committee
5/25/22	St. Mary's Center and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates
5/25/22	Eastmont NC (Beat 30Y)
5/19/22	Joaquin Miller Neighborhood Action Council (Beat 22Y)
5/18/22	Chinatown Neighborhood Council (Beat3X)
5/13/22	United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County
5/12/22	Beat 30x “66-82” NCPC
5/10/22	Friends of Cleveland Heights (Beat 15X)
5/5/22	Beat 6 Advocates (Beat 6X)
5/5/22	Hoover/Foster Resident Action Committee
5/5/2022	Prescott Neighborhood Council (Beat 2Y/5Y)
5/5/22	West Oakland Neighbors (WON) (Beat 7X)
5/4/22	WOCAP Steering Committee
4/28/22	40x40
4/27/22	Asian Advisory Committee Against Crime (Beat 3X)
4/21/222	Beat 32X Neighborhood Council
4/20/22	Fruitvale Unity Neighborhood Council
4/20/22	Allendale Park Community Council (Beat 24Y)
4/14/22	Neighbors Connecting for Positive Change (Beat 21X/Y)
4/13/22	Laurel/Redwood/Leona Neighborhood Council (Beat 25X)
4/6/22	Uptown/Gold Coast (Beat 4X)
4/4/22	Oak Center Neighborhood Association