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Thank you to our community and media partners, Welde Woretu, is no longer a #Missing Person. He has been safely located.

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

Housing & Community Development (HCD) Director Shola Olatoye today announced she has enhanced her leadership bench by creating two deputy director positions focused on the department’s core functions: housing and community development.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2022 Contact: Tiffany Kang, tkang@oaklandca.gov Oakland Councilmembers Bas and Fife Introduce Equitable Business Tax to Raise $40M to Improve City Services and Support …

Through April 22, 2022, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (OWDB) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide adult and/or youth and young adult career services to help individuals gain skills, credentials, and employment while helping businesses connect with a qualified workforce. 

On March 15, the Oakland City Council passed a series of Ordinances to make the Flex Street Initiative a permanent option for businesses to use outdoor public rights-of-way. The existing permit programs will remain mostly unchanged and free through July 2023.

Oakland, Calif. – This St. Patrick’s Day, the Oakland Police Department will be on alert for suspected impaired drivers and remind the community to celebrate the holiday responsibly.

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Councilmember Carroll Fife, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, Pro Tem Sheng Thao, and Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas are introducing a resolution at the March 15, 2022, City Council meeting to scale up and make the City of Oakland’s Youth Summer Jobs Program more visible.