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At tomorrow’s Public Safety Committee, we will receive an update on the status of launching Oakland’s emergency civilian responder program, Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO). I, along with my Council colleagues, call on the City Administration for the speedy implementation of this important public safety service as an in-house program and to include meaningful community input and involvement, as was previously directed by the Council to include a community oversight board.

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a traffic collision that occurred on September 9, 2021, just after 8:30 PM, in the area of 38^th Avenue and International Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered three vehicles were involved in the crash.

OAKLAND, CA – On Friday, Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong announced a new collaboration agreement with the California Highway Patrol to enhance traffic safety for all residents ...

Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is urging Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to join San Francisco’s District Attorney Boudin’s lawsuit against “Ghost Gun” manufacturers and retailers.k

City of Oakland Head Start & Early Head Start Centers opened their doors for in-person on September 1, 2021! All local health and CDC guidelines are being followed to ensure the safety & highest level care for children and staff.

Please contact our office at 510-238-3165 for more information on eligibility and enrollment.

Amid the proposed plans to shut down three Head Start Centers, Councilmember Loren Taylor reaffirms his commitment to the program.

Today, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong discussed the increase in the city’s violent crimes and homicides. At the start of the news conference, Chief Armstrong held a moment of silence for 87 seconds, one second for each life lost in Oakland this year. That’s one life lost every three days in Oakland. This same time last year, 64 lives were lost in our City.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM SHENG THAO’S STATEMENT REGARDING SAVING OAKLAND HEAD START CENTERS Contact: Brandon Harami, Council Aide to Council President Pro Tem Sheng Thao BHarami@Oaklandca.gov ...

Today, August 31, 2021, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert and I jointly announced plans for a City-County collaboration to provide safe parking, managed RV sites, to protect public health and provide safer alternatives, with sanitation, for those living in RVs, vans, and other vehicles.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is working diligently to solve two homicides from last weekend.