On June 21, 2021, the Oakland Police Officers Association put out a press release with misinformation, blaming the Oakland City Council for the December 2020 cuts to the Oakland Police Department (“OPD”) Foot Patrols and Crime Reduction units.
Posted: June 23rd, 2021
This week, the Oakland Fire Department (OFD) was notified that its application for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant was successful and the Department will be awarded $197,543.20.
Posted: June 18th, 2021
Today, I will join the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG) and several community leaders, in a celebration of Juneteenth and AASEG proposal to bring a Women's National Basketball Association (“WNBA”) team to the Oakland Arena.
Posted: June 18th, 2021
The Oakland Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on June 16th, 2021, just after 11 PM, in the 1200 block of Peralta Street. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of gunshots followed by a vehicle collision
Posted: June 17th, 2021
On June 15, 2021, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved Councilmember Carroll Fife’s resolution to commemorate Ms. King by renaming 2nd Street between Broadway & Franklin Street as “Dorothy King Way.” This resolution furthers the Council’s efforts to celebrate the profoundly positive and far reaching impact Dorothy King had on the City of Oakland
Posted: June 17th, 2021
The City of Oakland announced its participation in a nationally-funded policy initiative for small and midsize cities to advance innovative, evidence-based solutions to address their pressing housing challenges. The Housing Solutions Lab will help cities to plan, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate promising local housing policies that advance equity and opportunity for Oakland’s residents.
Posted: June 17th, 2021
Posted: June 16th, 2021
Today, my colleagues unanimously voted to approve civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department’s (“OPD”) use of militarized equipment; approve our city’s support of AB 43; and honor Dorothy King’s life and legacy by a commemorative renaming of 2nd Street between Broadway & Franklin Street as “Dorothy King Way.”
Posted: June 15th, 2021
Online platform is designed to provide first responders and the public with simple, consistent, and immediate evacuation information.
Posted: June 15th, 2021
City is taking a cautious, thoughtful, safe, and equitable approach to re-opening
Posted: June 15th, 2021
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