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THE HONORABLE SHENG THAO • MAYOR OF OAKLAND CITY HALL • 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA • OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 • (510) 238-3141 • SThao@OaklandCA.Gov"I am heartbroken about yet another senseless shooting …

Applications from community-based organizations are due on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 5pm.

Tonight Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and City Administrator Ed Reiskin announced that Oakland’s Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong has been placed on paid administrative leave after reviewing reports issued by Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP.

The Plan provides a roadmap for transitioning to a zero emission transportation system by 2045

Nonprofits and individuals received a total of $475,000 to lead community healing initiatives from the Department of Violence Prevention.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) continues to see an uptick in robberies of mail carriers throughout the city of Oakland. The most recent incident occurred on December 22, 2022, in the 3500 block of Wilson Avenue shortly after 2:00 PM.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a negligent discharge of a firearm that occurred on January 10, 2023, just before 7:45 PM, in the 3000 block of Broadmoor View. Patrol officers were dispatched to the area to investigate reports of multiple gunshots. As units arrived on scene, the gunshots continued.

Yesterday, January 11, 2023, City Administrator Ed Reiskin issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency, which will be submitted to the City Council for its consideration to ratify at its January 17, 2023 …

on January 10, 2023, a swift water rescue team made up of personnel from the Oakland Fire Department and seven other local agencies successfully rescued two adults whose truck became submerged in fast moving flood water in Hollister, CA.

Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan welcomes and congratulates Oakland’s Mayor, Auditor, and Councilmembers.