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On December 12, 2020, The Oakland Police Department was notified of a shooting in the 7400 block of Hillside Street.

The City of Oakland has been legally directed to suspend the requirement that all newly constructed buildings be all-electric as per Oakland Municipal Code 15.37

On December 15, 2020, Oakland City Council voted to adopt legislation requiring all newly-constructed buildings to be all-electric, except for attached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).

The Oakland Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is currently investigating several incidents that occurred in November and December, where female adult victims were sexually assaulted near Lake Merritt and the Downtown Oakland area.

The Oakland Police Department is seeing an uptick of juveniles committing armed robberies and carjackings.

Oakland, CA. – This holiday season, the Oakland Police Department wants to remind the public about the importance of being safe and sober when you are driving.

The Oakland Police Department Traffic Division has seen an increase in fatalities on Oakland roadways. This year, 33 people were killed on Oakland streets, compared to 27 in 2019. Most of these collisions occurred between 9:00 PM and 3:00 AM.

The Oakland Police Department has seen an 18% decrease in robberies across the city this year. However, over the last three weeks, we’ve seen a recent surge in robberies citywide.

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at approximately 12:25 AM, a patrol officer was flagged down in the area of Collins Street and Joe Morgan Avenue regarding a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

On December 07, 2020, at approximately 7:49 PM, Oakland Police Officers were contacted by a motorist in the area of Enos Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. The driver advised that he and the passenger had been shot.

The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department’s Rent Adjustment Program (RAP) administered its first “pulse survey” to assess the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on tenants and property owners from late March to September 2020. The survey was designed to capture a snapshot, or pulse, from Oaklanders as they manage through the pandemic. The survey was translated into Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese; posted on the City’s website; and socialized throughout the community using outreach efforts that included partnering with key stakeholder agencies to distribute to and share with their communities