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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 March 3, 2025.

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 …

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is releasing these pictures and asking for the community’s assistance in identifying and/or locating the above individual and vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision.

With the Fourth of July days away, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) and Oakland Fire Department (OFD) are working together to limit the impact of illegal fireworks in Oakland.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2023 Mayor Thao: One Oakland Budget Will Invest in Public Safety, Housing and Our Communities While Closing Historic Deficit Oakland - Late last night, the Oakland Ci …