Oakland city government declares war on the unemployed. An overstatement? Not really.
Officially declaring gun violence a public health crisis within the City of Oakland, the resolution endorses the call from many community-based organizations for Alameda County’s Board...
There will also be a reception on October 5 for Calafia at the GLBT Historical Society Museum in the Castro in San Francisco.
The September 1 decision represents a significant triumph for the city in a case brought several years ago against the owners of a prominent local real...
City Administration must implement Civilian Crisis Responders Program and keep planned community advisory board
In 2022, the voters of Oakland will have an opportunity to elect the next mayor for our city. The Mayor of Oakland is the head of...
Below is a letter from Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Alameda County Supervisor announce a collaboration to help with homelessness.
The group is asking that the city “address delineate grave concerns centered on disparities that plague contracting opportunities for Black, minority and women-owned businesses. Further, request...
The silence comes after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said that lawyers on both sides will continue negotiations toward an agreement.
The A’s are seeking to develop 55 acres at the Port of Oakland. The proposal includes a 35,000-seat baseball stadium, which would cost $1 billion, or...
BAYSIDE BALL PARK OR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
Hours of engaging discourse, bolstered by a throng of community supporters who packed the virtual council meeting with back-to-back appeals, got their wish in a 6-0-2...
The Oakland Police Department reported some arrests and incidents in a news release on July 19, along with a plea to the community from the chief...
The struggle to open the site began in the summer of 2019 when Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf announced plans for the city to sanction the opening of a...
Willie Louis White passed peacefully at his home in El Sobrante on June 29, 2021, with Karen, his wife of 30 years, by his side.
Located in Oakland, the Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) served 2,673 survivors and provided legal support to 1,186 survivors across Alameda County during its last fiscal year, July 2019-June 2020.
Virtual Town Hall - July 14th at 6 p.m.
“As Oakland continues to navigate through the challenges brought about by a global pandemic, along with the simultaneous outcry for social and economic justice, particularly for...
The announcement comes as rising violence has plagued many U.S. cities during the pandemic, including Oakland and a tendency for violence to rise in the summer.
To learn more about the updates, visit https://covid-19.acgov.org/beyond-the-blueprint. The livestream for both Community Updates will be available on YouTube and recordings will be available after the events.
Armstrong, unlike Schaaf and previous OPD chiefs, said “I apologize to the community.”
We will ultimately be successful in our efforts to reach the goal of our fundraising campaign but will also ensure that the native Oakland community of...
A homeless encampment with approximately 25 families is located just behind Parks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church at 476 34th St., in West Oakland. Since the arrival...
The Oakland Department of Transportation released a report over a year ago estimating that game days would bring an additional 10,000 cars to the area, at...