City of Oakland California

The Moms, Grads and Dads promotion has been launched to encourage Oaklanders to shop at Oakland stores for unique gifts for Mother¿s Day, graduates and Father¿s Day. The promotion brings together a new online small business directory of Oakland retailers by Main Street Launch with Oakland Grown¿s concierge service and motivates participation with a shopping selfie contest featuring a grand prize of airfare to Oakland, hotel, meals and more provided by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Visit Oakland. more »

To nurture small businesses while celebrating the vital role they play in our local economy, Oakland entrepreneurs and business owners are invited to attend more than 75 free workshops, seminars and events during Oakland Small Business Week, April 29 to May 5. The full roster is posted at oaklandnet.com/sbw. more »

Downtown Oakland¿s continuing renaissance has captured national media attention, with Uptown emerging as a premier arts and entertainment destination. Local residents and visitors can glimpse both today¿s happening scene and landmarks from Oakland¿s past during the 2018 Oakland Tours season. Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May to October. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city¿s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. more »

Oakland youth and young adults, ages 16-24, are being prepped for summer employment by the City of Oakland and its partners in anticipation of the Earn & Learn East Bay Summer Youth Job Fair 2018. The job fair, which will run from Noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, will be held at Laney College, 900 Fallon Street. More than 40 businesses will be at the job fair and interviewing candidates on-site for full-time, part-time and summer jobs. more »

Drivers are using their cell phones less often while driving, 10 years after ¿hands-free¿ became the law, but distracted driving remains a serious safety challenge in California. Observing April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the first week in April as California Teen Safe Driving Week, safety advocates will focus on education and enforcement efforts statewide. more »

Today, Friday, March 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., 13 members of the Oakland Police Department¿s 178th Basic Recruit Academy graduated. The ceremony was held at the Scottish Rite Center. more »

Today, Friday, March 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., 13 members of the Oakland Police Department¿s 178th Basic Recruit Academy graduated. The ceremony was held at the Scottish Rite Center. more »

On Monday April, 2, 2018 between 11am ¿ 3pm, the City of Oakland¿s Human Service Department will be hosting its Annual Project Homeless Connect, taking place at the Saint Vincent de Paul Community Center located at 2272 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. more »

Through May 18, 2018, the City of Oakland is accepting development proposals for two parcels located at 6226 Moraga Avenue. The northern parcel, Parcel A, is about 23,884 square feet, while the 15,652-square-foot Parcel B is the site of the historic Montclair firehouse. Both parcels are upsloping toward the rear. Submitted proposals may be to develop either one or both parcels and can be in the form of a purchase, lease or any other type of agreement. more »

The City of Oakland today announced the temporary street closures and parking restrictions in effect for the Oakland Marathon which takes place on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The 26.2-mile marathon, which starts at 7 a.m., takes a new course through town from the starting point at Eastshore Park on the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Lakeshore Avenue. The course will take runners through downtown, West Oakland and Northgate. The new course also takes runners around Lake Merritt, past the Port of Oakland¿s terminals and on a portion of the Bay Bridge Trail. more »