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"Each person that the City evicts today and tomorrow must have the opportunity to speak with a service provider about their situation and have adequate shelter to move to. We need to upgrade their conditions -- otherwise we’re not solving this issue, we’re just forcing people to move around."

"I understand the public’s health and environmental concerns AND we have to treat our unsheltered neighbors with compassion and dignity."

Mayor Libby Schaaf, TransForm and Lyft announced a groundbreaking new joint partnership designed to bring more transportation options to historically underserved Oaklanders.

Nearly 150 neighbors from across District 2 and beyond joined us on Saturday, January 5th to make their voices heard by weighing in on our three starting priorities to strengthen Oakland in the first 100 days and first year of my term.

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This document provides information regarding new City Council Committee Assignments.

Large encampment at East 12^th and 23^rd to be closed and cleaned to accommodate $10 million seismic retrofit of 23^rd Avenue Bridge

The City of Oakland is proud to announce its latest digital service simply called Planning and Building Documents. The digital inbox allows users to upload large files that would otherwise be too big to send via email.

This Sunday, January 27, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will formally launch her campaign for President of the United States at a rally in Frank Ogawa Plaza. The planned rally will result in street closures and access restrictions at Frank Ogawa Plaza over the weekend.

Through March 6, 2019, the City of Oakland’s Workforce Development Board (OWDB) is accepting proposals from organizations to provide workforce development services for adults and youth using approximately $2 million in federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds.