Oakland is facing a public safety crisis – our community must come together to improve 911 emergency response times, reduce crime, and combat gun violence. We cannot afford to wait.
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119th Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration
View the highlights and learn about the awardees from this year’s 119th Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration!
Continue readingOakland 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 readingDEI Spotlight: Turner Construction Company
Turner Construction Company fosters a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in which all employees contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, and have the opportunity to grow. In 2020, Turner established a 10-year vision: to reflect the communities in which they build and to achieve equitable representation at all levels of the company.
Continue readingThe Town Love Contest
Oakland is all about love. Love of food. Love of culture. Love of community. During the month of February, you can win a pair of Southwest Airlines flights just by showing your love to Oakland restaurants who have taken the Dining For Justice pledge brought to you by Community Kitchens.
Continue readingRemembering Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan
A beloved trailblazer and larger than life presence in her fierce and unwavering commitment to children, working families and those most marginalized in our community. She was dedicated, steadfast and a luminary leader in her public service career.
Continue readingJPMorgan Chase’s Minority Entrepreneurship Initiative
As part of Chase’s commitment to help advance racial equity, they have launched a new program to accelerate minority small business growth in historically underserved neighborhoods.
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 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.
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