View the highlights and learn about the awardees from this year’s 119th Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration!
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Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce urges the Oakland City Council to prioritize public safety, police staffing, and business development investments.
Event Highlights
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.
Continue readingUpdate on Oakland’s Encampment Management Plan
Each year, in any poll or survey homelessness is the most pressing concern on the minds of Oakland residents and voters. The Oakland Metro Chamber has been deeply engaged in fundraising and direct support of our City’s unsheltered residents, as well as convener of policy leaders and community members on this issue to ensure alignment of all efforts.
Continue readingOakland Metro Chamber of Commerce Presents Series on Navigating our Return to Work
Businesses of all sizes are navigating a safe and productive return to work for their employees, clients and customers. But as public health directives change, public safety concerns grow and uncertainty remains as COVID variants persist the Chamber is providing two information sessions for our members and local businesses covering everything you need know for our City’s return to work.
Continue readingChamber Hosts Conversations on Supporting Oakland’s Unsheltered Population
The issues contributing to homelessness are as complex as the solutions needed to address this growing crisis – and we know this is the number one issue for Oaklanders.
What we also know is no one person, organization, or elected body can solve this independent of others. This crisis impacts our entire community and we need to come together, find what is working and what isn’t and focus our collective efforts.
Continue readingJOINT STATEMENT FROM OAKLAND AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Standing together as crime rises in Oakland, the five Oakland multicultural Chambers of Commerce, representing thousands of local and small businesses across our great city, stand united against hatred, misinformation and divisive rhetoric.
Continue readingCelebrate Valentines Day the Oakland Way
Show some love the Oakland way by ordering a gift from Keep Oakland Alive’s Valentines Day Collection!
Continue readingCelebrate Black History Month in Oakland
Celebrate Black History Month with events and resources from Visit Oakland, the Oakland Library and City of Oakland
Continue readingIn Memory of Tom Guarino
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Tom Guarino on December 30th from COVID. Having worked in Public Affairs for PGE for close to 20 years as well as CEO of not one but two Chamber’s in Northern California, Tom was a dedicated member of our Chamber family and a giant presence in Oakland.
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