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The City of Oakland announced that applications will be available on Monday, July 25, for the Creative Economies of Belonging: Jobs, Networks, Catalysts grant program. This one-time program will distribute grants to Oakland-based nonprofit organizations to restore teaching-artist jobs cut during the pandemic. The program guidelines and grant application will be posted at https://bit.ly/3P4dBUg on Monday, July 25, when the application portal opens. Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is releasing this video in hopes the community can help identify the individuals wanted in connection with the shooting death of Kon Fung.

OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL APPROVES RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MILLS COLLEGE AND CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO ITS MERGER WITH NORTHEASTERN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 19th, 2022 WATCH OR DOWNLOAD THE 11:0 …

The City of Oakland was awarded a $5,896,000 #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps grant from California Volunteers, Office of the Governor for its Oakland Forward program.

Today, the City of Oakland and multiple community partners marked the second year of implementation of the “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors” (BNSN) Initiative by providing a progress update. Funded by a $28.2 million Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant from the California Strategic Growth Council, the Initiative brought together the City of Oakland, multiple community organizations, residents and business owners to implement five projects across four transformative elements in a five-square-mile area in deep East Oakland.

Thank you City Council Members for unanimously placing a new affordable housing and infrastructure bond on the November ballot. This investment will improve public safety and city facilities as well a …

The homelessness prevention program is recognized as one of seven programs nationally that demonstrate a successful partnership between philanthropy and the public sector

$19.3 Million directed to reduce crime violence, as part of community safety strategy.

“I thank City Council Members Dan Kalb, Loren Taylor, Treva Reid, Sheng Thao and President Nikki Fortunato Bas for voting to continue moving forward with a waterfront ballpark neighborhood at Howard T …