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During this season of holiday giving, the plight of our unsheltered neighbors is likely in the hearts and minds of Oaklanders, many of whom will make charitable donations and contributions of various kinds to reduce the suffering of those on our streets.

The City of Oakland Human Services Department’s Youth Advisory Commission (OYAC) is excited to release the second cycle of the #OYACgivesback Youth-to-Youth Mini-Grant Application: Supporting Community Resiliency and Healing for Oakland.

Today, Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., 11 members of the Oakland Police Department’s 177th Basic Recruit Academy graduated at the Scottish Rite Center.

The Oakland Police Department Traffic Operation Section will conduct its annual Motor Santa Operation to provide toys to children (12 and under) throughout the City of Oakland.

This afternoon, the City received notice that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW, Local 1245) and the Confidential Management Employees Association (CMEA) have ratified their tentative agreements with the City.

Rate goes up 37¢, from $12.86 to $13.23 based on the local Consumer Price Index

Following a productive day of confidential mediation today, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021 notified the City that it has called off its labor strike.

On the fifth day of its labor strike, today Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 notified the City that it has agreed to the City’s request for mediation with a mediator selected by SEIU.

Remember: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Oakland Police Department Alcoholic Beverage Action Team (ABAT) and agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) posted a 20-day to Indefinite Notice of Suspension at “Sportspage Bar,” an ABC-licensed business located in the 10000 block of Macarthur Blvd in Oakland.