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Take a survey to weigh in on how we can change Oakland’s campaign process to a system where residents can more easily participate and leverage their individual power in campaigns for City elective office.

In an ongoing effort to reduce the threat and devastating effects of wildfires in the Oakland hills, the Oakland Fire Department today released a Draft Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) for public review and comment.

The app is located in the complaint portal of the CPRA, https://apps.oaklandca.gov/CPR... and is a case management system that will also improve internal tracking, investigation, and data collection of complaints.

The Moms, Grads and Dads promotion has been launched to encourage Oaklanders to shop at Oakland stores for unique gifts for Mother’s Day, graduates and Father’s Day. The promotion brings together a new online small business directory of Oakland retailers by Main Street Launch with Oakland Grown’s concierge service and motivates participation with a shopping selfie contest featuring a grand prize of airfare to Oakland, hotel, meals and more provided by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Visit Oakland.

Ongoing pilot aims to expand on success of first site, allowing residents to receive basic services while working with case managers to transition into transitional housing facilities and permanent housing

Community ideas shared at the February 2018 Creative Solutions Labs & Neighborhood Design Sessions​​

Older adults and people with disabilities, please take a few minutes to respond to a survey about the challenges to accessing opportunities downtown!

​The City of Oakland has recently completed the Oakland Urban Greening Retrofit Plan funded by a Prop. 84 grant from the California Natural Resources Agency.

Today Oakland Fire Chief Darin White announced two key appointments whose expertise and experience will advance the Chief's efforts to further strengthen and build his executive leadership team: Toshia Shavies Marshall is the new Emergency Manager of the Fire Department's Office of Emergency Services, and William Weisgerber, Jr. is the Interim Fire Marshal.

OPD and APT Towing present an Oakland family with a new car