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Public libraries continuing to offer support to those learning from home with online resources, recommendations and more

Oakland recognized for groundbreaking work of nation’s first Cannabis Equity Program.

Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis.

East Oakland is familiar with hardships, and the coronavirus crisis has only exacerbated the community’s long-standing problems

The purpose of this registry is to ensure you receive valuable resources during this time going forward.

As we head into another weekend of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am reminded of the continued need to protect our community.

Last week our office received responses to our Request for Proposals (RFP) for both shared manufacturing facility/facilities for equity operators and organizers for equity events.

On April 21st the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced that the City of Oakland is eligible for a grant award of $6.576 million, the largest award for any local jurisdiction in the State of California.

Mayor Libby Schaaf and regional leaders announced the formation of an emergency task force to immediately address the racialized impacts of the COVID-19 virus and create state legislation to reduce health disparities for people of color.

April 2020 marks the 26th annual Oakland Earth Day, and the 50th nationwide anniversary of Earth Day. Oakland has a storied history of volunteers pitching in by the thousands to clean, green, and beautify the City. Although the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prevents gathering in person like when one in ten Americans did on that first Earth Day, or like Oaklanders have traditionally done to volunteer, the Oakland community is still organizing from home to take actions for the Earth.