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The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Elsa Estrada-Hernandez, who is at risk due to age.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) arrested Eric Locelvira for the homicide of Matheus Gaidos, which occurred on June 21, 2023, in the 400 block of 26th Street.

The Oakland Police Department reminds drivers to do their part to keep everyone safe on the road this Fourth of July weekend by planning ahead and celebrate the holiday responsibly.

In 2022, the Oakland City Council adopted a requirement to establish a rent registry for all units subject to the RAP Program Fee. As of  July 3, 2023, owners of these units are required to report rent and tenancy information to RAP annually. They are required to confirm or update their units’ tenancy information annually by March 1st.

Note: The 2024 deadline to register is July 1, 2024.

Starting in 2025, the annual deadline to register is March 1st.

SAFELY LOCATED

Thanks to our community and media partners, McDaniel Smith is no longer a #Missing Person.

He has been safely located.

Effective July 1st, 2023, the City of Oakland will require all projects where paint will be disturbed in a pre-1978 structure to obtain a paint permit.

Oakland Police Officer David Garcia won the gold medal in the men’s Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition at the 2023 United States Police & Fire Olympic Championships (USPFC) in San Diego, CA.

Effective July 1, 2023, the One-Stop Permit Center has expanded its walk-in hours to provide better service to our customers.

Freight and passenger rail, and the Oakland community to benefit

The City of Oakland is seeking a community-based organization (CBO) to serve as a subrecipient for the California Department of Social Services’ Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency S …