Oakland Unveils Five-Year Economic Development Action Plan Published on Oakland, CA — Mayor Barbara Lee and the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) have officially released the 2025–2029 Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP), a strategic five-year roadmap designed to stabilize the economy and foster inclusive growth across all Oakland neighborhoods. The ...
Yahoo: Interview: Oakland police chief talks crime rate, officer shortage and more
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oakland's interim police chief sat down with KTVU to talk about the city's lowering crime rate, staffing challenges and his bid to ...
Reported serious crime in Oakland fell nearly 30% in the first three months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, said police, who noted declines across cases of homicide and robbery. In a ...
East Bay Times: Crime decrease continuing in Oakland; strategies planned to extend trend
OAKLAND — Continuing last year’s encouraging trend, violent crime in the city — including homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies and rapes — has decreased 22 percent so far this year with overall ...
AOL: California cities just saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It’s not clear why
SACRAMENTO (CalMatters) — For the second year in a row, Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating California’s declining homicide rate while using it as a cudgel against his political foes. “Your state’s ...
California cities just saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It’s not clear why
Oakland releases initial speed camera data, citations begin March 15 Published on The City of Oakland will start issuing citations this Sunday, March 15, for its automated speed safety camera program. It also released its first report about the program that includes data based on the first five weeks of operation.