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Governor Gavin Newsom approved the Budget Act of 2021. The Budget includes $10 Million for Oakland's Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (“MACRO”) program — funding Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan requested - to allow Oakland to provide a strong program of civilian crisis responders. Kaplan thanks Governor Newsom, the State Legislature, and specifically Senator Nancy Skinner, for her amendments to the Budget Act of 2021.

On Friday, July 9, 2021, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan sent a letter to the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (“WETA”) urging them to add further ferry service to Oakland and its surrounding cities as WETA considers expansion.

UPDATE: Thank you to our community and media partners. Adrianne Abraham is no longer a #Missing person. She has been safely located. #OPDCARES #SAFEOAKLAND

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on July 10th, 2021, just before 10:30 PM, in the 1200 block of 52^nd Avenue. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a shooting victim. Once on scene, officers located an adult male.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media in locating missing person, Adrianne Abraham, 32. Abraham was last seen on July 3rd, 2021, at 7:00 AM, in the 10800 block of Packard Street in Oakland.

A member of the Oakland Fire Department is in Washington D.C. this weekend for a White House celebration honoring Front Line Workers and First Responders.

Oakland Police Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Douglas Avenue around 10:00 AM on June 30, 2021, to investigate reports of an individual selling illegal fireworks. Vital tips from community members led to officers arresting the individual and recovering more than 100 pounds of illegal fireworks and more than $38,000 in cash.

The September 30^th state extension end date has no impact on the City of Oakland. Oakland’s moratorium on evictions and rent increases will last until the Local Emergency is terminated by Oakland City Council. All other points of the Governor’s extension may apply to Oakland residents and property owners.

• OakDOT paved more than 40 miles from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 – setting back-to-back records after paving 32 miles the previous year.

• Priority is on long-neglected neighborhood streets in a national-first equity-based 3-year paving plan that puts the infrastructure bond Measure KK to work.