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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

To nurture small businesses while celebrating the vital role they play in our local economy, Oakland entrepreneurs and business owners are invited to attend more than 75 free workshops, seminars and events during Oakland Small Business Week, April 29 to May 5.

​The Public Ethics Commission is currently reviewing how the City could redesign its campaign finance laws to expand citizen participation and equity in the electoral process and reduce the influence of big money in City politics.

​The Public Ethics Commission is proposing a revised policy to the City Council to reform the distribution and use of free tickets by Oakland City officials to ensure ticket distribution and use is for legitimate public purposes and complies with state and local ethics laws.