Oakland Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is today thanking the State Legislature, and specifically Senator Nancy Skinner, for amendments to the Budget Act of 2021, which includes an allocation of $10 million to fund Oakland's Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (“MACRO”) program. We urge the Governor to approve it.
Posted: June 28th, 2021
Now that the City has completed its public improvement work at the Gateway Industrial District (formerly the Oakland Army Base) — including installing all new roads, landscaping, and pedestrian and bike trails — it is now open for business.
Posted: June 28th, 2021
Head Start is hosting a vaccine clinic at our Downtown and East Oakland Senior Centers on Tuesday, June 29th!
Posted: June 25th, 2021
The Oakland Fire Department, in partnership with other City departments, is taking a range of actions to promote community safety and mitigate the use and impact of illegal fireworks as we approach the Fourth of July and what is expected to be another long fire season.
Posted: June 25th, 2021
30-Day Public Comment Period
June 23, 2021 to July 23, 2021 5:30 pm
Pursuant to the Oakland Right To Recall Ordinance (passed by City Council on July 21, 2020), the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards proposes to issue the attached Right to Recall Interpretive Regulations. After considering all comments, objections, and recommendations regarding the proposed regulations, they will be published.
Posted: June 25th, 2021
The City of Oakland is currently reviewing submitted proposals for the General Plan Update Community Consultant.
Posted: June 25th, 2021
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
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