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​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.

City of Oakland Launches New Mobile-friendly “Dot.Gov” Website

Oakland youth and young adults, ages 16-24, are being prepped forsummer employment by the City of Oakland and its partners in anticipation of the Earn& Learn East Bay Summer Youth Job Fair 2018.

The City of Oakland’s Human Service Department will be hosting its Annual Project Homeless Connect, taking place at the Saint Vincent de Paul Community Center located at 2272 San Pablo Ave., Oakland.

On March 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., 13 members of the Oakland Police Department’s 178th Basic Recruit Academy graduated. The ceremony was held at the Scottish Rite Center.

Through May 18, 2018, the City of Oakland is accepting development proposals for two parcels located at 6226 Moraga Avenue, including one that is the site of the historic Montclair firehouse.

The City of Oakland today announced the temporary street closures and parking restrictions in effect for the Oakland Marathon which takes place on Sunday, March 25, 2018

Following an extensive community engagement process, the City of Oakland has released a draft of “Belonging in Oakland: A Cultural Development Plan.”

The City of Oakland has launched two free online tools to simplify the process for opening a business: Oakland’s own Zoning Check (zoningcheck.oaklandca.gov​) and Business Permitting tool (businesspermits.oaklandca.gov​).