City of Oakland California

The Oakland Public Library is very excited to announce that STEPHANIE YUN has been selected as the City of Oakland’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate. Miss Yun will be crowned the Youth Poet Laureate during the LIFE is LIVING Festival, a public event that will take place at DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street on Saturday, October 13, from 12 to 1 pm. more »

Mayor Jean Quan today announced details on this week’s “Oakland Loves Our Sports Teams” Spirit Week. Beginning Monday, September 10 and running through Friday, September 14, the civic pride campaign will salute the Oakland A’s and Oakland Raiders, both of which have home games that week, for being irreplaceable civic treasures that add significantly to the economy, identity, pride and culture of Oakland, Alameda County and the entire East Bay region. more »

Oakland, CA – Oakland’s Police Chief Howard Jordan, California Highway Patrol and the US Marshals office will be discussing the recent arrest of wanted person Kenyon Thomas (9-3-95) for attempt murder of a CHP officer on July 21, 2012. more »

Oakland, CA — The Oakland Police Department would like to make the public aware of several sexual assaults that have occurred in the Fruitvale area. more »

Oakland, CA — On September 4, 2012, at 11:52 P.M., Oakland Police officers initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle for a stop sign violation in the 6100 block of Outlook Avenue. more »

Oakland, CA — On August 30, 2012, at 5:30 A.M., Oakland Police officers were flagged down by a citizen in the 700 block of 40th Street. The victim reported he had been robbed of his cell phone and cash. The victim was able to direct officers to the suspect, who then fled the scene. more »

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, September 1, 2012, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. more »

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, September 2, 2012, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. more »

Oakland, CA — On August 17, 2012 at 11:30 PM, two armed suspects robbed a family of their vehicle in the 3800 block of Foothill Boulevard, in Oakland. The family was able to escape the incident unharmed even though one of the suspects fired his weapon. The two suspects fled with the vehicle. more »

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. more »