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Fired top-level city official alleges gender discrimination, harassment
Sarai Crain, who was fired as Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention deputy chief in January, alleges discrimination and harassment.Read More
Oakland City Council votes 6-1 to add 60 police officers to force
Oakland will have two more police academies over the next two fiscal years to hire more sworn officers.Read More
Reimagine police into public safety, adopt community-based priorities, says Anti Police-Terror Project
The Anti Police-Terror Project says OPD is focused not on violent crime but is wasting time on non-criminal and non-violent issues.Read More
City Council proposal aims to soften pandemic blow to small business with revised tax code
Three members of the Oakland City Council and a coalition of small business owners and labor union officials on Thursday called for changes to the city’s business tax code...Read More
Oakland passes Covid-19 paid sick leave ordinance for all full-time essential workers
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for essential workers during the 2019...Read More