<p>Oakland has a long history of activism around<br>issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s past and the lives of its residents to this day.</p>
See helpful resources in this section for understanding and using Oakland’s objective design standards and view project related materials including meeting summaries and draft standards.
Oakland's Summer Food Service Program - Now taking site applications for 2024
Oakland, together we can meet this crisis, expand our progress, and reduce homelessness in our community.
The City's Demand Responsive Parking and Mobility Management Initiative
The City of Oakland seeks to to gather recommendations and ideas from partners that can bring high-speed, affordable Internet service directly into under and unconnected residential homes and local businesses, and accelerate the adoption of digital skills in communities and neighborhoods that have historically lacked reliable and accessible broadband access.
Oakland is in the process of developing procedures, regulations, and objective design and development standards to streamline the approval of residential and mixed-use building types in Oakland.
Use and security of and access to information that may be obtained through use of City of Oakland digital assets.
Services Offered
The Wellness Unit offers 24/7 assistance to OPD officers, civilian and retired employees, and their families on building resiliency, emotional well-being, alcohol, and substance use intervention, mental health services, peer support, and more. Our resources are for both personal and job-related stress.
Enhancing government transparency is at the core of the Public Ethics Commission mission to ensure fairness, openness, honesty and integrity in City government. Our goal is City government that opens up and facilitates residents' understanding and participation, and community members collaborating to bring about meaningful change.
Oakland is one of several California cities to adopt a Sunshine ordinance. These ordinances attempt to provide the public with greater opportunities to access public meetings and information. They also create special obligations on City employees to ensure these opportunities are fulfilled.
Our department partners with several community organizations. You can learn more and visit them online.
We offer a variety of free trainings for full-time, part-time, temporary City employees as well as City interns and volunteers.
More information coming soon.
The City of Oakland is providing opportunities for businesses to utilize privately-owned outdoor areas, including parking lots, for outdoor dining and retail uses.
The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires Workforce Boards to develop strategic plans and set priorities for the regional workforce development system.