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Our offices will be hosting a virtual Small Business Town Hall on Monday, April 27th at 2 PM. The Town Hall will give District 4 businesses a chance to learn about what resources are available to them during this time, and ask questions directly to Economic and Workforce Development staff.

The Alameda County Public Health Department has formed a COVID-19 Testing Task Force to develop and implement a coordinated testing program to address disparities, ensure countywide access, and support the County’s COVID response.

All City of Oakland Head Start sites and home based services will remain closed through Sunday, May 3rd. If you need support to care for your family during this time, please let us know how we can help. Your Family Advocate or Home Based Visitor are available by phone. You can also call the Head Start front desk on 510-238-3165.

Public libraries continuing to offer support to those learning from home with online resources, recommendations and more

Oakland recognized for groundbreaking work of nation’s first Cannabis Equity Program.

Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis.

East Oakland is familiar with hardships, and the coronavirus crisis has only exacerbated the community’s long-standing problems

The purpose of this registry is to ensure you receive valuable resources during this time going forward.

As we head into another weekend of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am reminded of the continued need to protect our community.

Last week our office received responses to our Request for Proposals (RFP) for both shared manufacturing facility/facilities for equity operators and organizers for equity events.