City of Oakland California

Oakland Parks & Recreation (OPR) is calling on the Oakland community to help win $40,000 by voting daily through February 9 in the Miracle-Gro1000 People’s Choice Community Gardens contest. Oakland is one of four finalists, competing against Orlando, New York and Detroit, for the $40,000 grant. more »

The City of Oakland Human Services Department is conducting a survey to identify the needs, interests, and concerns of Oakland residents aged 55 and older in order to better serve our community. more »

Oakland, CA —The Oakland Police Department would like to remind you to plan ahead for a safe and enjoyable Super Bowl Sunday. The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, there will be lots of game day socializing that may include drinking. That’s why the California Office of Traffic Safety and police, Sheriffs, the CHP are urging football fans to choose sides now: drinking OR driving. If you plan on drinking on Super Bowl Sunday, designate a sober driver to get you home safely. more »

The Alameda County – Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) and its community partners are hosting a FREE tax preparation event for households who earned less than $53,000 in 2014 on Friday, January 30,2015 at the Oakland Main Library to help promote National Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. In addition, tax filers will also have the opportunity to sign up for Covered California health insurance before open enrollment ends on February 15, 2015. more »

At 1 pm on Saturday, January 24, the Oakland City Council will convene a special meeting to hear from community groups and individuals about concerns raised in recent protest activities and to discuss what the City can do to improve police/community relations. more »

Oakland Public Works Department’s Principal Civil Engineer, Gus Amirzehni, was recently designated a national Public Works Leadership Fellow (PWLF) by the American Public Works Association (APWA). more »

Oakland Public Works and Pro Arts Gallery are hosting Re-Create on Friday, January 23 at 6:00 pm at Pro Arts Gallery. Re-Create is the annual art competition promoted in Oakland schools which requires the use of discarded or reused materials in a creative application of the 4Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle and rot. more »

Oakland, CA – Today, the Oakland Police Department held a press conference at100th Avenue and Longfellow Avenue, requesting assistance from the media and the community in helping to solve a 2014 homicide case. Criminal Investigations Division Lieutenant Roland Holmgren and Homicide Investigator Leo Sanchez were joined by family members of the victims, Lamar Broussard and Derryck Eugene Harris, both 19, who were shot and killed at 2:15 PM, January 19, 2014, at 100th Avenue and Longfellow Avenue. more »

Oakland, CA – The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from the media and the community in helping to solve a 2014 homicide case. Criminal Investigations Division Lieutenant Roland Holmgren and Homicide Investigator Leo Sanchez will be discussing the case, which occurred on January 19, 2014, at 100th Avenue and Longfellow Avenue. Family members of the victims, identified as Lamar Broussard, 19, and Derryck Eugene Harris, 19, will also be present. more »

Oakland, CA —The Oakland Police Department announces missing 12 year old Davaun McNeal has been safely located. more »