Mayor Sheng Thao announced the appointment of Floyd Mitchell as Oakland Police Chief.
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CHP Conducts Sting Operations
The California Highway Patrol has made 168 arrests and recovered 360 stolen vehicles in the East Bay as part of undercover sting operations and law enforcement surges in recent weeks.
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The Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2024 Economic Development Summit at Oakland Museum of California on March 20, 2024. Regional leaders and experts, mapped out Oakland’s economic future and highlighted key trends in housing, commercial development, equitable growth, and job creation. View a summary of this report here.
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Standing united and expressing frustration, leaders of Oakland’s business community gathered at City Hall to demand 5 immediate actions in an effort to bring vitality back to Downtown Oakland and to stem the rise in crime impacting businesses and lives across
Oakland.
Oakland Chamber Advocates For Long-Term Business Sustainability
In late May 2022, the Oakland City Council voted to place a ballot measure on the November 2022 ballot that will change the City’s current business tax structure from a flat tax to a progressive tax structure. The new structure increases tax rates on Oakland businesses in selected industry categories and gross receipt revenues.
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