MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 25, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Councilmember Charlene Wang
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATION: Request to include the Amendment below in the supplemental agenda on Item 10 (Repeal of 2020 Encampment Management Policy and Adoption of 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy) of the December 2 City Council meeting.
SUMMARY: DOT and OPD shall each develop SOPs to address families living in vehicles subject to tow and shall avoid towing vehicles where children are living, absent imminent risks to health or safety.
BACKGROUND: The City of Oakland faces challenges related to unhoused individuals living in their vehicles that obstruct the right of way. Families with children are a subset of the unhoused population and the DOT and OPD policies regarding this population need is not currently addressed and; therefore, need to be.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unknown
PREPARED BY: Bridget Ruiz Rivezzo, Policy Director