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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019. My team and I will be making our way around the various National Night Out block parties in District 4!

Six weeks left to receive waived permit fees for residential sidewalk repair.

The Draft Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) and Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) are available as of August 30, 2019. The public review period for the Draft Plan and EIR was extended until November 8.

The Planning & Building Department, including Inspection counters, will be closed on Friday, August 23, 2019

Earthquake safety saves lives. To ensure that Oakland's most vulnerable structures are strengthened, the city's Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance requires owners of certain multi-unit residential buildings to show that their buildings are safe or submit plans to retrofit them to withstand future tremors. The first compliance deadline is February 21, 2020!

Six affordable housing developers were awarded a total of $30 million from the State of California to develop permanent supportive housing in Oakland. Permanent supportive housing is a model that combines housing that is affordable to families and individuals experiencing homelessness with supportive services.

Resources for Community Development (RCD) is accepting applications for Embark Apartments, new affordable units in Oakland for veterans.

From the Office of District 2 Councilmemer Nikki Fortunato Bas As you may know, last Sunday July 21st, from about 12 noon to 6pm at Cleveland Cascade, community members celebrated the 2nd Annual #BBQn …

The Bay Area sparked the Disability Rights Movement that led to the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26,1990. The City of Oakland is proud to celebrate the 29th Anniversary of the ADA and continue its legacy.

Opportunity Zones: An Investment For East Oakland?