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Today our office released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant to design and implement a three-year public education campaign to encourage consumers to support regulated cannabis businesses in the City of Oakland, particularly equity-owned cannabis businesses.

Thank you to our community and media partners, Amirh Hewitt is no longer a #Missing person. He has been safely located. #OPDCARES #SAFEOAKLAND

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a home invasion and sexual assault in the Redwood Heights Neighborhood.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media in locating a runaway person at risk due to age. Amirh Hewitt is 11 years old and was last seen October 6, 2021, at 10 PM, in the 900 block of Campbell.

Investments in school safety continue to grow across City transportation services, including crosswalks, school safety patrols, paving, parking enforcement, traffic management, community and agency partnerships

OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF OAKLAND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLE FORMATION OF A REGIONAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT JOINT POWERS AGENCY (EBVMJPA) TO ADD …

City of Oakland Head Start Center San Antonio CDC is closed effective today, October 5, 2021 through October 18, 2021 due to a COVID-19 exposure. The site will re-open on October 19, 2021.

Full vaccination required by November 29

The Greenlining Institute is pleased to announce grants to 10 grassroots Oakland organizations working to close the digital divide. The program, called“The Town Link,” is a partnership between Greenlining and the City of Oakland aimed at increasing internet adoption and digital literacy in communities that have lacked internet access, including communities of color and low-income neighborhoods.

The City of Oakland’s first Poet Laureate, Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, will deliver her inaugural address on Thursday, October 7, at 6 p.m. The virtual event will include opening remarks by Mayor Libby Schaaf. This celebration of Dr. Nzinga’s new role will include performances by Bay Area artists and poets. The event will be presented live on Zoom and a video recording will be posted on the City’s website.