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As the federal cuts approach, we will work with the Board and others to find every avenue to protect public healthcare and preserve jobs against these attacks.”[aside postID=news_12074462 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_003-KQED.jpg']Jackson said the AHS trustees, the board that directly governs the hospital system, will meet today to further discuss delaying the layoffs and the plan to find savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Federal health care cuts to blame\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Alameda Health System is \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/federal-cuts-alameda-health-systems-budget-highland-hospital-layoffs/\">facing a massive drop in revenues\u003c/a> because of H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the Republican-controlled Congress last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That bill massively reduced funding for Medicaid, the insurance program that public hospitals like AHS heavily rely on. It imposed other cuts and requirements that amount to an unprecedented $1 trillion reduction in health care spending nationwide by the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should all keep in mind that the reason we’re all here is largely, exclusively because of H.R. 1,” Supervisor David Haubert said yesterday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anticipating a $30 million drop in revenue this year and a $100 million budget hole in 2027, AHS leaders \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/federal-cuts-alameda-health-systems-budget-highland-hospital-layoffs/\">confirmed\u003c/a> in December that they were looking at eliminating as many as 372 positions, including nurses, therapists, doctors, housekeeping staff, and other roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, AHS \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/24/county-health-care-layoff-plan-to-face-public-scrutiny/\">published a plan\u003c/a> scaling back the layoffs to about 188 positions. Hospital staff said at the time that even this level of cuts would significantly harm their ability to care for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Exploring options to avoid staff reductions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Feb. 25, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/26/alameda-county-looks-for-10m-to-stave-off-health-care-layoffs-and-program-closures/\">signaled\u003c/a> they were willing to work with AHS on solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At yesterday’s meeting, the supervisors unanimously voted to identify alternative, non-patient-facing positions that could be cut to address the system’s budget shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074474\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus is seen through flowering branches in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other closures would have included Fairmont Hospital’s Kitchen Retail program, which provides meals to staff and visitors, and Highland Hospital’s Tele-sitter program, which helps AHS staff remotely monitor patients’ wellbeing while they’re hospitalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temporary pause buys the hospital system and the county time to try and figure out alternatives to layoffs, with the goal of minimizing impacts on health care services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors Nate Miley and Nikki Fortunato Bas will lead the effort through an ad hoc committee of the supervisors, working with AHS, labor representatives, and other stakeholders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074475\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who represents District 4, speaks during a resident physician “unity break” outside Highland Hospital in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m greatly encouraged by the feedback we’ve received from the supervisors and the partnership we’ve experienced with the county,” said AHS CEO James Jackson at yesterday’s meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alameda County patients and their families deserve a healthcare system that’s clean, safe, and well-staffed, a place where they can get the care they need and won’t go hungry when they visit,” Maria Betancourt, a specialist clerk at John George and the current AHS Chapter President for SEIU 1021 said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been a long fight to get to this point, but this is a great step for our members and for healthcare in Alameda County. As the federal cuts approach, we will work with the Board and others to find every avenue to protect public healthcare and preserve jobs against these attacks.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Jackson said the AHS trustees, the board that directly governs the hospital system, will meet today to further discuss delaying the layoffs and the plan to find savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Federal health care cuts to blame\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Alameda Health System is \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/federal-cuts-alameda-health-systems-budget-highland-hospital-layoffs/\">facing a massive drop in revenues\u003c/a> because of H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the Republican-controlled Congress last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That bill massively reduced funding for Medicaid, the insurance program that public hospitals like AHS heavily rely on. It imposed other cuts and requirements that amount to an unprecedented $1 trillion reduction in health care spending nationwide by the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should all keep in mind that the reason we’re all here is largely, exclusively because of H.R. 1,” Supervisor David Haubert said yesterday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anticipating a $30 million drop in revenue this year and a $100 million budget hole in 2027, AHS leaders \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/federal-cuts-alameda-health-systems-budget-highland-hospital-layoffs/\">confirmed\u003c/a> in December that they were looking at eliminating as many as 372 positions, including nurses, therapists, doctors, housekeeping staff, and other roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, AHS \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/24/county-health-care-layoff-plan-to-face-public-scrutiny/\">published a plan\u003c/a> scaling back the layoffs to about 188 positions. Hospital staff said at the time that even this level of cuts would significantly harm their ability to care for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Exploring options to avoid staff reductions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Feb. 25, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/26/alameda-county-looks-for-10m-to-stave-off-health-care-layoffs-and-program-closures/\">signaled\u003c/a> they were willing to work with AHS on solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At yesterday’s meeting, the supervisors unanimously voted to identify alternative, non-patient-facing positions that could be cut to address the system’s budget shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074474\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus is seen through flowering branches in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. The hospital is part of Alameda Health System. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Under the new plan, which wasn’t described in much detail, the county, county auditor, and AHS will examine behavioral health contract payments that could be reduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the county and AHS have dozens of contracts with nonprofits to provide behavioral health services. They also want to scrutinize AHS’s finances and potentially make adjustments to how AHS can borrow money from the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And county leaders said they will look into alternative service models with respect to the system’s intensive outpatient program, all with an eye toward saving money and avoiding staff layoffs. The supervisors will hold another meeting on March 17 to report back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/alameda-county\">Alameda County\u003c/a> leaders are sounding cautiously optimistic about stopping mass layoffs at the East Bay’s public safety-net hospital system ahead of a hearing on the layoff plan on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedahealthsystem.org/service-reductions/\">latest proposal\u003c/a> from Alameda Health System would cut 187 positions, down from earlier plans for close to 300, as executives brace for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997707/how-will-trumps-mega-bill-impact-health-care-in-california\">major reductions in Medicaid revenue\u003c/a> because of HR 1 — the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law by President Donald Trump last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 187 full-time-equivalent positions equate to 211 individuals, AHS said, some of them working part-time. Those 211 employees have already received layoff notices with a March 9 separation date, though that could change. The cuts would affect nurses, therapists, food workers and administrative assistants, among others, and would eliminate some programs completely, including two that provide outpatient behavioral health services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a rally outside Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland on Tuesday, Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley urged health care workers to weigh in \u003ca href=\"https://alamedacounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7805\">at the hearing\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Speak your mind, let us know how these reductions in force, the reduction in labor, is going to impact safety net services so that the Board of Supervisors can come to the rescue,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The layoff plans come as AHS expects to lose over $100 million a year by 2030 as a result of HR 1 and its Medicaid cuts, a spokesperson \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12068383/alameda-health-system-to-lay-off-hundreds-in-january-after-massive-federal-cuts\">previously told KQED\u003c/a>. Medicaid payments make up about 60% of the health system’s revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074475\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_015-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who represents District 4, speaks during a resident physician “unity break” outside Highland Hospital in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Miley, who leads the Board of Supervisors’ health committee, said he met with AHS leaders last week and sees a path for the county to come up with funding to suspend the layoffs — at least in the short term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current estimate, he said, is that AHS needs between $44 million and $52 million to hold back layoffs for a year. AHS officials confirmed that they are in conversations with the county “about ways they can help us, given the extensive funding cuts we’re facing,” but wouldn’t confirm the figures Miley provided, saying it was “premature.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My hope is the county is going to be able to kick in at least the initial $11 [million] to $13 million so that we can suspend the layoffs for a period of time,” Miley said.[aside postID=news_12072837 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020926_KAISERSTRIKE_8137B-KQED.jpg']He aims to create a working group made up of labor leaders, county staff, supervisors and Alameda Health System administrators and trustees to develop a more long-term plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miley suggested that revenue from \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/board/bos_calendar/documents/MeasureWAllocationPresentation.pdf\">Measures W\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://budget.alamedacountyca.gov/Content/pdf/FY24-25/FY2024-25ProposedBudget-7_10_24.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">and A\u003c/a> — sales taxes approved by voters to raise money for medical and essential services, among other things — could help offset some of the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also floated the idea of the county easing up, at least temporarily, on repayment of what’s known as the “net negative balance,” essentially a county line of credit that Alameda Health System uses to cover expenses when bills come due before large state or federal reimbursements arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are avenues we can pursue,” he said, noting that cuts to non-safety-net services might be left standing. “There might be some things that are good to have but are not necessary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas agreed that the county can likely stanch the bleeding in the near term, but she emphasized that the real solutions are systemic: “It’s about single payer. It’s about making sure that we close the loophole in Prop. 13 and really address how resources and wealth are distributed in our country, as well as our state and our communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikki Fortunato Bas, a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, speaks during a resident physician “unity break” outside Highland Hospital in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. Physicians cited layoffs, staffing shortages and contract negotiations with Alameda Health System. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, she said she would seek to hold AHS accountable for doing everything possible to raise revenue and ensure officials there are “very clear and thoughtful about what they’re looking at, and that they’re actually talking in good faith with our labor partners to make sure that we’re addressing all the potential impacts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some AHS employees and their unions have criticized system executives for acting rashly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These layoffs are anticipatory,” said Dr. Elijah Lustig, a resident physician at Highland Hospital and union leader with the Committee of Interns and Residents, part of Service Employees International Union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not talking to our department heads before instituting cuts or proposing layoffs,” he said of the process. “The people who are deciding who gets fired, frankly, do not have a good grasp on how this hospital runs, on what services are crucial, on what services are impacted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074474\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus is seen through flowering branches in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. The hospital is part of Alameda Health System. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement, AHS said it “must take a proactive approach” to reducing costs. “We do not approach this painful decision lightly,” it said. “However, AHS reasonably predicts that it will run out of funds within six months, by August of 2026, if it does not act now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday’s hearing is required by law to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed cuts to health care services. Supervisors won’t take any action there, but Miley said he hopes the board will reach a decision on allocating funding to prevent layoffs as soon as March 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing takes place at 3 p.m. at the Alameda County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, Fifth Floor, Room 512, 1221 Oak St.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He aims to create a working group made up of labor leaders, county staff, supervisors and Alameda Health System administrators and trustees to develop a more long-term plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miley suggested that revenue from \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/board/bos_calendar/documents/MeasureWAllocationPresentation.pdf\">Measures W\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://budget.alamedacountyca.gov/Content/pdf/FY24-25/FY2024-25ProposedBudget-7_10_24.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">and A\u003c/a> — sales taxes approved by voters to raise money for medical and essential services, among other things — could help offset some of the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also floated the idea of the county easing up, at least temporarily, on repayment of what’s known as the “net negative balance,” essentially a county line of credit that Alameda Health System uses to cover expenses when bills come due before large state or federal reimbursements arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are avenues we can pursue,” he said, noting that cuts to non-safety-net services might be left standing. “There might be some things that are good to have but are not necessary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas agreed that the county can likely stanch the bleeding in the near term, but she emphasized that the real solutions are systemic: “It’s about single payer. It’s about making sure that we close the loophole in Prop. 13 and really address how resources and wealth are distributed in our country, as well as our state and our communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_007-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikki Fortunato Bas, a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, speaks during a resident physician “unity break” outside Highland Hospital in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. Physicians cited layoffs, staffing shortages and contract negotiations with Alameda Health System. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, she said she would seek to hold AHS accountable for doing everything possible to raise revenue and ensure officials there are “very clear and thoughtful about what they’re looking at, and that they’re actually talking in good faith with our labor partners to make sure that we’re addressing all the potential impacts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some AHS employees and their unions have criticized system executives for acting rashly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These layoffs are anticipatory,” said Dr. Elijah Lustig, a resident physician at Highland Hospital and union leader with the Committee of Interns and Residents, part of Service Employees International Union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not talking to our department heads before instituting cuts or proposing layoffs,” he said of the process. “The people who are deciding who gets fired, frankly, do not have a good grasp on how this hospital runs, on what services are crucial, on what services are impacted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074474\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/022426_ALAMEDA-COUNTY-HEALTH-CUTS-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus is seen through flowering branches in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2026. The hospital is part of Alameda Health System. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement, AHS said it “must take a proactive approach” to reducing costs. “We do not approach this painful decision lightly,” it said. “However, AHS reasonably predicts that it will run out of funds within six months, by August of 2026, if it does not act now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday’s hearing is required by law to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed cuts to health care services. Supervisors won’t take any action there, but Miley said he hopes the board will reach a decision on allocating funding to prevent layoffs as soon as March 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing takes place at 3 p.m. at the Alameda County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, Fifth Floor, Room 512, 1221 Oak St.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Oakland Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/barbara-lee\">Barbara Lee\u003c/a> announced a new campaign to distribute free diapers and wipes to California families struggling to afford these essential products on Monday — while raising awareness about early childhood development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pink and blue balloons transformed Oakland City Hall into a baby shower on Monday to announce the initiative, made possible through a public-private partnership. The products were labeled with the message “Diaper Time Is Talk Time,” to encourage parents and caregivers to make meaningful connections with infants and toddlers even during a simple routine like a diaper change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Diaper time is not just diaper time. It’s connection time, and connection time is brain-building time,” Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diapers are being distributed throughout Alameda County and other parts of the state to address diaper insecurity — an issue Lee championed when she served in the U.S. House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lower-income families cannot use federal aid to pay for diapers, which cost more than $100 each month per child. \u003ca href=\"https://rapidsurveyproject.com/article/caregivers-of-young-children-report-difficulty-accessing-essentials-from-food-pantries/\">In a nationwide survey\u003c/a>, one in four parents reported going to food pantries for diapers and/or wipes, according to the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074300\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074300 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of diapers stacked at a press event announcing the launch of line of “Diaper Time Is Talk Time,” at City Hall in Oakland on Feb. 23, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When they don’t have enough diapers, parents often reuse them or resort to using menstrual pads or cloths to keep babies clean and dry. Not having enough diapers can also prevent them from enrolling their babies in child care programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing state public health data, Lee said diaper insecurity has contributed to about 40,000 hospital visits each year to treat severe diaper rashes or urinary tract infections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of those visits are covered by Medi-Cal, so we’re paying for diaper needs but in the most painful, harmful and expensive and insufficient way possible,” Lee said. “This is a public health issue. It’s an economic issue and an equity issue. And I know that we can do better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Congress, Lee proposed \u003ca href=\"https://wclp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Final-Rep-Lee-diaper-letter.pdf\">eliminating\u003c/a> sales tax on diapers and bolstering\u003ca href=\"https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-lee-introduce-legislation-address-diaper-need\"> diaper banks\u003c/a> that distribute free products to families in need.[aside postID=news_12070762 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/240911-CHILDCARE-REAX-MD-01_qed.jpg']Her advocacy led the leader of SupplyBank.org, an Oakland-based nonprofit, to use its bulk purchasing power to buy massive amounts of diapers at reduced prices and distribute them to community organizations that serve families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, Alameda County \u003ca href=\"https://supplybank.org/free-alameda-county-diaper-program-launched/\">launched \u003c/a>a nearly $6 million program to pass out diapers and wipes to health clinics, family resource centers, food-aid offices for women and children and other community-based organizations that serve families over a three-year period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diapers and wipes initially had no branding. But under a \u003ca href=\"https://www.clintonfoundation.org/programs/education-health-equity/too-small-fail/\">partnership\u003c/a> with Too Small to Fail, an early childhood initiative of the Clinton Foundation, the products now feature a smiling teddy bear, nudging parents and caregivers to talk or sing to little ones during diaper changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benito Delgado-Olson, executive director of \u003ca href=\"http://supplybank.org\">SupplyBank.org\u003c/a>, said the new diaper designs not only offer “smart and gentle” prompts for parents and caregivers to engage with babies, they also signal to organizations distributing the diapers that the products are “just as good as something that you or I would buy in the store.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almost 60% of children in the United States start kindergarten unprepared, lagging behind their peers in critical language and reading skills, the Clinton Foundation reports. Engaging in language-rich interactions can improve brain development during the first three years of childhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074303 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260223-DIAPER-DISTRIBUTION-MD-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benito Delgado-Olson, executive director of Supplybank.org, speaks at City Hall in Oakland on Feb. 23, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>These seemingly small interactions add up in big ways to strengthen bonds and support healthy development,” said Perri Chinalai, a managing director of the Too Small to Fail initiative. “And we also know that many kids aren’t getting the support they need to learn, grow and thrive. Gaps in opportunities emerge early, and if not addressed, these disparities often widen over time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delgado-Olson said his organization also distributes diapers to community organizations in Santa Clara and San Francisco counties, as well as Merced, Kern and several rural counties across the state. He said the new partnership will make the diapers and wipes more widely accessible to public agencies and nonprofit organizations across California this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta praised the public-private partnership in Alameda County as a model for other parts of the state, particularly at a time when the Trump administration threatens to cut federal funds for child care and other social services for families with young children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Filling gaps like this is critical,” Bonta said Monday. “It makes life just a bit more manageable and more affordable for hardworking families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Three California Democrats are speaking out against the idea that the Trump administration could \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067566/dublin-council-takes-stand-against-turning-closed-prison-into-ice-detention\">turn a shuttered women’s prison\u003c/a> in Alameda County into a new immigration detention facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff and East Bay Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, whose district includes the former Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, sent a letter late Tuesday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem voicing strong opposition to repurposing the facility as an immigration jail and asking pointed questions about whether there are plans in the works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though they did not cite specific new evidence that DHS is moving to open the facility, the members expressed a mounting sense of urgency to block the expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at a time when in-custody deaths are spiking, and watchdog groups and state officials have described conditions as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062774/conditions-at-massive-new-california-immigration-facility-are-alarming-report-finds\">“alarming”\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-warns-dangerous-conditions-california-city-detention\">“dangerous.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an emailed statement to KQED on Feb. 18, an unnamed ICE spokesperson said: “ICE does \u003cstrong>not\u003c/strong> have plans to use the FCI Dublin for immigration detention.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With funding for ICE in last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Secretary Noem “aims to work with officials on both sides of the aisle to expand detention space to help ICE law enforcement carry out the largest deportation effort in American history,” the statement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Padilla and Schiff \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070519/california-senators-visit-immigration-jail-ahead-of-looming-ice-funding-bill-deadline\">recently visited\u003c/a> the California City Detention Facility, a privately run operation that ICE opened in late August, and said they spoke to detainees who described inadequate medical and mental health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/034_SanFrancisco_AlexPadillaMissionKids_06012021_qed-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. 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It’s the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE has previously denied that conditions in detention are insufficient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of individuals in our custody is a top priority at ICE,” spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a recent statement. “ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, the Dublin City Council voted unanimously to oppose reopening \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/federal-correctional-institution-in-dublin\">the shuttered prison\u003c/a> for any purpose, including as an immigration jail. FCI Dublin \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984115/women-forced-to-relocate-from-fci-dublin-prison-report-traumatizing-journey-seek-compassionate-release\">closed in scandal\u003c/a> in 2024 amid allegations of rampant sexual assault and mistreatment of inmates by staff. The facility also reportedly has serious infrastructure problems, including asbestos and mold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/prison-union-concerned-fci-dublin-could-be-turned-ice-detention-center\">reports\u003c/a> that ICE officials had toured the facility last February, community members rallied against a potential pivot and urged local officials to take preemptive measures.[aside postID=news_12070519 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/AlexPadillaAdamSchiffAP.jpg']In the letter to Noem, the lawmakers said the Dublin prison “is not suitable to be reopened for any purpose and would endanger the lives of both detainees and staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They went on: “Although [Federal Bureau of Prisons] Director William K. Marshall III reportedly guaranteed that there are no plans to transfer use of FCI Dublin’s facilities to ICE, President Trump’s mass deportation agenda coupled with reporting that indicates ICE’s interest in the facility have left us gravely concerned that this facility could be utilized to detain individuals in unsafe conditions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They asked Noem to detail whether ICE is considering — or has considered — using the prison for immigration detention, and whether it has done a cost analysis, toured the site or received briefings on reopening requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of the Dublin City Council vote in December, DHS told KQED it had “nothing to announce about new detention facilities.” But the federal Bureau of Prisons, which owns the property, told the council that it plans to turn the Dublin facility over to the U.S. General Services Administration, which handles federal real estate, because the property is too expensive to keep up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community advocates said at the time they feared that could be the first step in handing the property over to ICE or a private prison company to run it as an immigration detention center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Padilla told KQED his concern is heightened because DHS has not been transparent in how it is spending the unprecedented infusion of funds it received in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047037/a-betrayal-bay-area-leaders-react-to-us-house-passing-trumps-tax-and-welfare-cuts\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act\u003c/a> last summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069309\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/KristiNoemGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/KristiNoemGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/KristiNoemGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/KristiNoemGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference on Jan. 7, 2026, in Brownsville, Texas. \u003ccite>(Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said Noem refused to testify last year before the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which he and Schiff are members, as part of Congress’s regular oversight of DHS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’ve been anything but transparent and forthcoming,” Padilla said Tuesday. “When Republican Sen. 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Interim Police Chief James Beere said he’s hopeful he can reach that staffing level and higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said up to a dozen officers are planning to rejoin the force, and another Police Academy class will graduate in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the chief said he hopes to get staffing up to 877, as recommended by an \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26209764-pfm-llc-opd-staffing-study/\">independent firm\u003c/a> in April, to drive down crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a lot of work ahead, but I can tell you this is the best traction I’ve seen in a long time to get our numbers back up where they should be,” Beere said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said she hopes cadets will go on to not only serve the communities they come from, but also to spend their careers at OPD. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Oakland Police Department is bringing back its cadet training program in an effort to build a pipeline of officers and address a staffing crisis among its ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program, which fell victim to major budget cuts in 2023, will be reinstated thanks to $900,000 in funding from Kaiser Permanente and PG&E, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/barbara-lee\">Mayor Barbara Lee\u003c/a> announced Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the program, which provides mentorship, training and paid, part-time work to prepare college students for a career in public safety, has a 25-year record of success. Cadets graduate from the Police Academy at a higher rate than non-cadet recruits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most effective ways to strengthen public safety is to ensure that the people entrusted with this responsibility come from Oakland and that they understand Oakland and are accountable to the communities that they serve,” Lee said at a news conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland is among several Bay Area cities struggling to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064143/oakland-struggles-to-boost-number-of-women-officers-amid-worsening-staff-shortage\">recruit and retain police officers\u003c/a> as it faces a worsening staffing crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11524304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11524304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland police headquarters on Nov. 12, 2016.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1305\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-800x544.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-1020x693.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-1180x802.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-960x653.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-240x163.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-375x255.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/06/OPDbldg-520x353.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland police headquarters on Nov. 12, 2016. \u003ccite>(Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>OPD has 619 sworn officers, but the police union contends only 490 of them are actively working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huy Nguyen, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association, praised the refunding of the cadet program as a long-term strategy to grow the next generation of officers, but said city leaders need to do more now to beef up staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are in a crisis and there is, concerningly, no end in sight unless the Mayor and Council take action to retain the small force of dedicated officers we have and to draw new recruits now to Oakland through improved pay, benefits, and working conditions,” he said in a statement.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The city budget currently allows for 687 officers. Interim Police Chief James Beere said he’s hopeful he can reach that staffing level and higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said up to a dozen officers are planning to rejoin the force, and another Police Academy class will graduate in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the chief said he hopes to get staffing up to 877, as recommended by an \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26209764-pfm-llc-opd-staffing-study/\">independent firm\u003c/a> in April, to drive down crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a lot of work ahead, but I can tell you this is the best traction I’ve seen in a long time to get our numbers back up where they should be,” Beere said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said she hopes cadets will go on to not only serve the communities they come from, but also to spend their careers at OPD. She was joined by four officers who grew up in Oakland and came through the cadet program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of those officers, Isaac and Isaiah Harris, are identical twin brothers who learned about the cadet program from their resource officer at Skyline High School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/IMG_0508-1-scaled-e1769036304761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twin brothers and Oakland police officers Isaac and Isaiah Harris stand alongside Mayor Barbara Lee and Interim Police Chief James Beere at a news conference on Jan. 21, 2026, to announce a nearly $1 million fund to restore OPD’s cadet program. \u003ccite>(Daisy Nguyen/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“That was honestly the best and easiest transition from the civilian world into our profession,” Isaac Harris said. “The cadet program set us up perfectly. It helped us sharpen our multi-tasking skills, helped us become a leader … honestly, it was the perfect segue into the academy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said the funding will support nine cadet positions over two years. She said she’ll continue to work on public-private partnerships to sustain the program, which she said is “definitely a priority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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