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Here is the updated 2020 City Council Committee Assignment list.

The application period to serve on the 2020-21 Redistricting Commission is now open, apply today.

"In May, Bas introduced a plan to reform Oakland’s encampment management process. Bas has vociferously backed several major policy changes, from homelessness prevention, to identifying vacant land and buildings for sanctioned encampments where the city won’t conduct evictions, to eliminating California’s rent-control-killing Costa-Hawkins Act and working with the Oakland Community Land Trust to assist renters in Oakland with buying their homes, to avoid displacement."

The City of Oakland will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, in observance of Christmas Day and Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in observance of New Year’s Day.

Police, fire and emergency services are not affected during the holidays.

Oakland’s Measure FF, a voter-enacted ballot measure passed in November 2014, provides annual increases to Oakland’s Minimum Wage based on the local Consumer Price Index (CPI). Effective January 1, 2020, the rate rises 34¢, from $13.80 to $14.14 per hour. The law also requires that employers inform employees of the increase by December 15, 2019.

Councilmember Sheng Thao - your District 4 representative - is excited to host the annual “Local Heroes” celebration on Saturday, February 22, 2020. We have Local Heroes that we work with throughout our community here in District 4, and this event celebrates and uplifts these community leaders and advocates.

Please join Councilmember Sheng Thao and City staff to discuss and share ideas for the new tennis courts at Dimond Park on Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM at the Dimond Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave.

From all of us at the Planning and Building Department, we wish you and yours a very happy and joyous holiday season! We will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Oakland’s recent rainy weather is a helpful reminder that winter is here, and could bring with it rainy or stormy weather that City workers, residents and business owners can all prepare for now. Please go to our Winter Storm Preparation page for more information.