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Air quality in the region has worsened due to heavy smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County. Thursday afternoon, EPA’s Air Quality Index rose to the “very unhealthy” range. People with heart or lung …

The Oakland Police Department has activated a new Hate Crime Hotline to help combat and investigate hate crimes that occur in the city of Oakland.OPD Hate Crime Hotline – (510) 637-4283 The Oakland Po …

San Francisco Chronicle Makes Clarification to Misleading Readers in October 21, 2018 Article On October 21, 2018, the San Francisco Chronicle inaccurately published an article entitled, “Oakland poli …

The mere availability of applications for loans does not alter the requirement that half of all permits and local authorizations for a temporary state license go to equity applicants, nor the fact that general applicants who incubate equity applicants receive the next available general applicant permit or local authorization for a temporary state license.

The City of Oakland is excited to announce that applications for no-interest business start-up loans for cannabis equity applicants are now available. The loan applications will be processed by our Consultant, Elevate Impact Oakland.

Oakland Unveils Newest Rapid-Rehousing Facility and City Council Passes $8.6 Million Emergency Funds for Homeless Services

Finally! An answer to the question, “what’s going on in my neighborhood?” Presenting the OakDOT Active Projects Map.

On October 2, 2018 the City Council passed a handful of cleanup amendments to the City's cannabis permit ordinance. The updated ordinance can be found here: https://www.oaklandca.gov/uplo...

Oakland, CA — This morning at 1:59 am, the Oakland Fire Department received a report of a fire at a housing development under construction located at West Grand between Myrtle and Filbert in West Oakl …