The Measure W (Vacant Property Tax) Implementation Ordinance will be heard at the November 5th City Council Meeting. This Measure has been a big topic in District 4 and currently the Administration is putting forth language that, I believe, honors the spirit of Measure "W". The language goes after the speculators who are sitting on vacant land for profit, but provides exemptions for adjoining parcels for use as yard space, low income households, land that is unbuildable, and others.

On Saturday, September 21, 2019. I will host a Community Engagement Meeting with residents of the Allendale neighborhood to discuss and share ideas for a new tot lot at the Allendale Recreation Center. Oakland Public Works staff will present conceptual designs, provide interactive workshops, answer questions pertaining to the tot lot, and provide a survey to complete.

‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’: Dr. Joy DeGruy talks to Oakland audience about the lingering trauma of African Diaspora

A two-city mayors’ competition to protect the Bay by volunteering to clean neighborhoods took a turn Monday, as San José Mayor Sam Liccardo joined his city into the fray. The event has been dubbed Battle for the Bay, a friendly volunteer competition to protect the shared Bay by cleaning up coastal areas and neighborhoods.

The Rockefeller Foundation today announced $3.7 million in grants that will benefit four U.S. cities to help drive responsible private investment in Opportunity Zones.

Game on! Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and San Francisco Mayor London Breed met on Treasure Island today to challenge each other and their respective cities to a Battle for the Bay, a friendly volunteer competition to protect the shared Bay by cleaning up coastal areas and neighborhoods in both cities.

Open for Public Review: City Releases Draft Downtown Oakland Specific Plan & Draft Environmental Impact Report for Comment Oakland, CA – Today, Oakland’s Planning & Building Department releas …

The offices of the CPRA will be closing at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019.

Starting July 16, and on every other Tuesday, the City’s Planning & Building Department will extend counter hours, allowing the community more time to submit permit applications and have work approved.

Oakland’s The Town Talks Speaker Series Hosts Internationally Renowned Author & Researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy Oakland, CA – The City of Oakland’s Department of Race & Equity (DRE) brings Dr. Joy …