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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 22, 2024Contact: Mayorspressoffice@oaklandca.govCasey Pratt Joins Mayor Sheng Thao’s Administration as New Chief of Communications  Oakland – Longtime Bay Area media professi …

UPDATED 8:03pm 7/19/2024:Dear Oakland Community,This morning we provided a public update regarding City of Oakland impacts stemming from the global computer outage Thursday evening prompted by a defec …

The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) closes out Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) delivering a record high for paving streets, besting the previous record set in Fiscal Year 2022. 

Edutainment for Equity is hosting a ceremony at the center of our city to collectively grieve, to imagine a future, to acknowledge both our pain and our power.  We are calling all of the artists and spiritualists, all of the activists and healers, producers and conveners to join us in Frank Ogawa Plaza at noon to make art, demand more from our city, and collectively plead with any who listen that art is for everybody.  

 

REGISTER FOR FREE HERE: https://edutainmentforequity.com/registration/no-place-like-the-town?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=669064daa5ecdc085ff74d0f&ss_email_id=66915335e8287b12038402c9&ss_campaign_name=You+are+invited+to+No+Place+Like+the+Town%21&ss_campaign_sent_date=2024-07-12T16%3A03%3A06Z

The City of Oakland manages essential programs for our unhoused community, including a Community Cabin site and a Safe RV Parking site, on Wood Street between West Grand Avenue and 26th Street. More t …

Oakland, CA — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has awarded the City of Oakland $15 million as part of the $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program. This significant …

The Oakland Police Department Alcohol Beverage Action Team (ABAT) is investigating an unlicensed smoke shop in the 2500 block of Seminary Avenue. 

Grant-funded project provides up to $320 to West Oakland residents for use on public transit and shared mobility

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred just after 9:00 p.m. on July 8, 2024, in the 1200 block of Harrison Street. 

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a report of an individual who brandished a firearm.