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On Thursday May 9, 2019, from 7am to 9:30am, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) produces the largest Bike To Work Day celebration of the No Pollute Commute at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall. Councilmember Dan Kalb will present a resolution celebrating the City of Oakland’s Gold Level Bicycle-Friendly Community designation and Bike To Work Day. Thursday marks the City of Oakland’s 26^th celebration of Bike To Work Day, held on the 2^nd Thursday of May each year.

For 2019, the City of Oakland is taking the Small Business Week workshops into the commercial districts that small businesses call home by working with its nonprofit business service provider partners. Entrepreneurs and small business owners may choose from networking events, informative workshops and insightful panels in Downtown, East Oakland, Fruitvale and West Oakland during Oakland Small Business Week, May 5 to 11. Topics will include social media, tech tools, access to capital, cyber security, business models, women mentoring women, business operations and more. The full roster of free activities is posted at oaklandca.gov/sbw.

The annual report summarizes the Public Ethics Commission’s work in 2018, an election year in which the Commission established its role as educator, compliance officer, data illuminator, investigator, …

In 2017 and 2018 the city of Oakland selected a consultant to provide technical assistance for equity applicants for a one-year period. Now, the City of Oakland is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a consultant to continue providing similar services for a two-year period.

Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership is seeking comment from the community on its Community Action Plan (CAP) and input on the needs and gaps in services that exist for Alameda County's …

Downtown Oakland’s continuing renaissance has captured national media attention, with Uptown emerging as a premier arts and entertainment destination. Local residents and visitors can glimpse both today’s happening scene and landmarks from Oakland’s past during the 2019 Oakland Tours season.

In a huge step forward for sustainability and environmentally-friendly investment, the City of Oakland and its vehicle fuel provider, Neste, announced Thursday a new model for providing fuel for City vehicles: gathering raw material such as cooking oil from Oakland’s own businesses, processing that material into renewable diesel, and using that renewable diesel to operate City vehicles.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued new regulations around the aesthetics of Small Wireless Facilities located in the public right-of-way. The City’s Planning & Building department will issue the new set of design standards in the coming weeks and seeks community feedback on design and location.

OPD is committed to eliminating any form of racial profiling as well as reducing crime and serving the community through fair and professional, high-quality policing services. This commitment requires …

The City Administrator approved the permit for on-site consumption on Monday, April 8th based on the hearing officer’s findings and recommendation. Our office has received and takes very seriously concerns raised about meaningful community engagement, enforceable community benefits, and concerns about the operator.