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Mayors and CEOs to Launch New Push to Protect, Expand Federal Investment in Affordable Housing and Homeless Services

A January 2018 audit found that as many as 25 of 144 U-Visa applicants in 2017 were improperly denied the certification they needed. If you have been denied U-Visa certification, resubmit your application.

Mayor Libby Schaaf will attend the US Conference of Mayors in Washington DC this week to seek more federal resources to address the homelessness crisis and affordable housing.

The City of Oakland has launched two free online tools to simplify the process for opening a business: Oakland’s own Zoning Check (zoningcheck.oaklandca.gov​) and Business Permitting tool (businesspermits.oaklandca.gov​).

This afternoon the City of Oakland’s bargaining team formally presented International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21 (L21) the City’s Last, Best, and Final Offer (LBFO).

Summary of Downtown Oakland Specific Plan Social Equity Working Group Meetings

The Mayor’s 2017 Q3 & Q4 Police Accountability Report

In the Name of Love: The 16th Annual Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an extensive civic and cultural event bringing our diverse community together to honor, through music, the inspirational teachings of the great Dr. King.

Oakland city officials and community members gathered on January 9, 2018 to announce a steady decline in the city’s violent crime rate over the past five years

On Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 7:00-9:30 pm at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, CA 94612, Ms. Wendy Jackson will be presented with the Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award for her outstanding work on behalf of the Oakland community at “In the Name of Love”, the 16th Annual Musical Tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an extensive civic and cultural event that pays homage through music, to one of the greatest humanitarians of our time.