Mayor Libby Schaaf

As OPD hits oversight milestone, Schaaf praises commission she was accused of interfering with

In Wednesday’s briefing about Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight “milestone,” Mayor Libby Schaaf praised the police commission she was once…

2 years ago

Oakland returns to full Ceasefire strategy with hope to restore ‘peace and safety’

Officials announced that the Oakland Ceasefire strategy will be fully restored and staffed in an effort to reduce the city's…

2 years ago

Council redirects $18 million in police spending to alternative violence protection

Oakland city councilmembers redirected $18 million from proposed police spending to alternative methods of violence prevention when the council passed…

3 years ago

Schaaf proposes two-year budget with $41 million to address homelessness

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her 2021-23 budget Friday, a $3.85 billion plan that includes $41 million for homelessness. The…

3 years ago

Oakland invites resident applications for police oversight commission

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is encouraging residents to apply for the city's police commission, which she called the most powerful…

3 years ago

Local leaders show love for Bay Area native Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden

"A Trump campaign punctuated by racism and misogyny will end with a Black woman in the White House and a…

3 years ago

Schaaf says Oakland vandalism ‘agitators’ play into Trump’s ‘twisted campaign strategy’

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf chastised people who attended a protest over the weekend for vandalizing a police station and attempting…

4 years ago

Schaaf tells Trump she needs PPE, not federal law enforcement

Oakland needs help overcoming Covid-19 rather than troops, Mayor Libby Schaaf said following comments Monday morning by President Donald Trump…

4 years ago

Jack Dorsey donates $10 million to bridge digital divide for Oakland students

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stunned Oakland schools and city leaders on Friday with a $10 million donation to a campaign…

4 years ago

Defying mayor, POA, council considers police commission independence ballot measure

The Oakland City Council began the process this week of placing a ballot measure on the November ballot that, if…

4 years ago

City launches RV park to shelter 130 East Oakland homeless people through pandemic and beyond

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Tuesday that the city is launching an isolation trailer program to house 130 homeless and…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day call to action

Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day.…

4 years ago

Fundraiser keeps Oakland students, families fed as it turns attention to distance learning technology

The Oakland Unified School District, Oakland Public Education Fund and the city of Oakland announced Tuesday that more than $1.5…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: BART cuts back service, county issues isolation order, exposure prompts Moscone West reconfiguration

The number of Bay Area deaths related to Covid-19 is nearing 100, though the nine-county region saw the smallest daily…

4 years ago

New Oakland site will test up to 240 direct service workers a day

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and community partners on Monday opened a Covid-19 coronavirus testing site for direct service providers, such…

4 years ago

Schaaf taps former SF transportation chief to become Oakland city administrator

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced on Friday that she's appointed former San Francisco transportation chief Edward Reiskin to be her…

4 years ago

Oakland establishes COVID-19 emergency fund

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Friday announced the launch of an emergency relief fund to serve the city's most vulnerable…

4 years ago

Grand Princess evacuation expected at Port of Oakland Monday, agencies work out ‘enormous complexities’

A 10-acre site at the Port of Oakland is being prepared and secured for the anticipated arrival of the quarantined…

4 years ago

Warriors join officials, experts for peace walk, town hall to support gun violence reduction

The Giffords Law Center, the Golden State Warriors and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will host a peace walk and public…

4 years ago

Commission votes to fire Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick

Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has been fired from her job, according to the Oakland Police Officers' Association. The association…

4 years ago

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