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After more than two decades at the Oakland Police Department (OPD), Deputy Chief Nishant Joshi is saying goodbye to OPD. However, he’s not going very far. On Monday, DC Joshi was announced as the next Police Chief for the City of Alameda.

On May 16^th, 2021, just before 6:00 PM, Oakland Police Officers responded to the 2100 block of E. 26th Street for a male down on the ground. Officers arrived on the scene and located a male 17-year-old juvenile suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Officers attempted lifesaving measures.

The City of Oakland experienced two separate illegal Sideshows over the weekend. Starting on Saturday night, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) saw close to 200 vehicles traveling in and out of Oakland and nearby cities for six hours.

On Friday, May 14, 2021, the leadership of the Oakland City Council wrote to the head of Major League Baseball to seek effective communication and next steps to build a strong and healthy future with Athletics in Oakland. The letter was signed by Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, Councilmember Carroll Fife who represents downtown and West Oakland, and I, the at-large Councilmember & Vice Mayor.

The announcement continues the rollout of new, restored, or increased Oaktown PROUD illegal dumping services as Oakland enters “Spring Cleaning” mode.

A recent federal court ruling regarding the nationwide eviction moratorium adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not change the City of Oakland’s current eviction and rent increase moratorium, which remains in effect during the COVID emergency and until rescinded by the Oakland City Council.

Council President Pro Tempore wants to see Oakland recommit itself to our youth and families.

Come engage with your city council offices on the upcoming budget vote!

I took action to help provide a more transparent budget process for the City of Oakland. At the May 10, 2021, City Council meeting, I expressed concern about the lack of transparency and missing information for the public in the Mayor’s FY ’21-’23 proposed budget.

This report summarizes the data as well as user input collected via satisfaction surveys, and it identifies next steps for the Commission to continue to work to improve department performance in this …