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COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM SHENG THAO’S STATEMENT REGARDING SAVING OAKLAND HEAD START CENTERS Contact: Brandon Harami, Council Aide to Council President Pro Tem Sheng Thao BHarami@Oaklandca.gov …

Today, August 31, 2021, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert and I jointly announced plans for a City-County collaboration to provide safe parking, managed RV sites, to protect public health and provide safer alternatives, with sanitation, for those living in RVs, vans, and other vehicles.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is working diligently to solve two homicides from last weekend.

Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao, Council Member Carroll Fife, and I, in coordination with extensive community support, are working to demand an equitable reopening of Head Start child care centers in Oakland’s most underserved communities at the September 1, 2021, Special City Council Meeting. Oakland community members put out an urgent statementdemanding the protection of vitally needed services provided by the Head Start Centers.

Vaccination proof required by October 15

Check out the first video in a series of videos about the Plan, the process, and the progress

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on August 23, 2021, around 1:00 PM, in the 2200 block of East 22^nd Street. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a shooting.

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on August 22, 2021, just before 6:30 AM, in the 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a shooting.

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on August 18, 2021, around 4:45 AM, in the 2800 block of MacArthur Boulevard. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a shooting.