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Oakland 2045 General Plan | Safety Element

The Safety Element is a required chapter of the General Plan and is a policy framework to guide the public decision-making process on addressing natural and human-caused hazards.

Oakland Community Gardening Program

Oakland Parks & Recreation is gardening with a purpose, with 16 locations that bring people of all ages and diverse backgrounds together to grow organic vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers.

Oakland Digital Services

We're a small, mostly part-time team of designers, content strategists, and developers. We work with City staff to improve digital services for the public.

Oakland Economic Recovery Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is charged with identifying both short-term recommendations to facilitate the reopening and recovery of Oakland’s economic sectors from the COVID-19 crisis, and longer-term strategies for systemic change that creates a more equitable economy into the future.

Oakland Police Areas

The Oakland Police Department patrol and special operations are organized under Police Areas 1, 2, and 3 (under Bureau of Field Operations One) and Police Areas 4, 5, and 6 (under Bureau of Field Operations Two). Through these divisions, OPD provides day-to-day police services, including response to emergency and non-emergency calls, preliminary investigations and evidence collection, community-oriented problem solving, and crime-fighting efforts.

Oakland Public Works Training Academy

The Academy is a 6 month paid training opportunity for young adults living in Oakland who want to prepare for a career in public service with Oakland Public Works.

Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal Community Benefits

The equity-centered Howard Terminal proposal Community Benefits process is an opportunity to set a national precedent. It will be the first of its kind to use existing conditions of racial disparities data from the Oakland Race and Equity Baseline Indicators Report that was published in 2019 to establish race and equity baselines from which community benefits recommendations will be developed. It will also be the first to be developed through a collaborative multi-stakeholder Steering Committee and developed from a grassroots level through seven working groups that have been identified as Topic Cohorts: Community Health & Safety, Culture Keeping & History, Economic Development & Jobs, Education, Environment, Housing, and Transportation.

Oakland's Advantages

Oakland is at the center of the Bay Area, in the heart of an innovative economy, ripe with talent, enriched by a high quality of life and connected by efficient transit systems. Oakland’s diverse economy has gained national attention as a great place to do business, moving out of San Francisco’s shadow to become its own destination. Simply put, Oakland is a great place to live and work! Learn about Oakland's advantages for businesses.

Oakland's Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

This page provides general information about the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as well as instructions for how to submit your own capital project idea through our public request form when it opens during each two-year capital budget cycle.

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