Five of Oakland’s top leaders will gather with residents for a series of town hall events dedicated to public safety starting Friday. 

Billed as the “Clean and Safe City Town Halls,” the series of five gatherings is open to the public and will include Mayor Sheng Thao, Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, Fire Chief Damon Covington and City Administrator Jestin Johnson, as well as various other city staffers. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.