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Oakland pothole plan paves path to equity for lower-income areas

The Politics of Potholes in Oakland: Fairness, Equity, City Budgets and the Public Good

Oakland tries a new way to prioritize city improvement projects: by considering equity

The Sausal Creek Restoration Project (Project) has received the 2019 Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, Northern California Chapter in the Design, Parks, Recreation, Trails …

Enforcement Efforts Aimed at Stopping Suspected Impaired Drivers

Oakland, Calif. — Memorial Day Weekend is a time many spend with family and friends for outdoor activities but is also what is considered the start of California’s 100 dangerous days of summer on roadways between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

Oakland is proud to be the first Bay Area city to offer Adaptive Bike Share for people with disabilities.

The Oakland Public Works Department will celebrate Saturday the City’s newest recreation facility and park at the Rainbow Recreation Center in the Seminary Neighborhood.

Three fathers, sons and husbands from the Bay Area, two of whom are Oaklanders, are facing imminent deportation orders by the Trump Administration’s ICE based on decades old convictions, despite having demonstrated rehabilitation, solid jobs and families.

"The racially offensive card from the Alameda County Fire Station shows that the County has hard work before it to create a work environment and workforce that is centered around equity, fairness and respect. I join the call for the County to conduct an investigation and take action."

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.