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The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating illegal Sideshow activity that occurred throughout the City of Oakland, on January 23, 2022. Around 5:30 PM, approximately 200 vehicles and several hundred spectators, participated in reckless driving and behavior citywide. With multiple priority calls standing, our officers were able to make two arrests, tow four vehicles with a 30-day hold, and recover three firearms.

The Oakland Police Department’s dedicated officers seize multiple firearms and a large sum of narcotics, within 30 minutes.

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Thank you to our community and media partners, Ava Cress is no longer a #Missing Person. She has been safely located.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating runaway person, Ava Cress, who is at-risk due to her age.

Statement from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf: “Tonight’s Planning Commission recommendation to send the Final Environmental Impact Report onto the City Council for certification is a huge win for our en …

Councilmember Loren Taylor stands in solidarity with black contractors, who are calling out the Department of Transportation (OakDOT) for its attempt to waive the City’s local and small business requirements. Last year, following the release of the 2017 Race and Gender Disparity Study, Councilmember Taylor championed an ordinance and resolution amending language in the City’s Code to establish an even playing field in Oakland’s contracting space.

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

City of Oakland Head Start Center Franklin is temporarily closed effective today, January 18, 2022 through January 23, 2022 due to a COVID-19 exposure. The site will re-open on January 24, 2022.

A new state now allows single-family homeowners to add additional housing to their property or split their property with new housing. A new Oakland law now allows for RVs and tiny homes on wheels to be lived in with special permits.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person Jabari Anderson, who is at risk due to mental health challenges.