Oakland, California has 20 official public-record sources in the SOS.city library, most on laws and government (5), housing, buildings and business (5) and safety and emergencies (3). The official open-data portal is data.oaklandca.gov. Of those 20, 100% have been opened and checked by us, 55% offer an API. Another 203 from California, United States and World cover it.

The Oakland record

17 of 23 core records filed · 1 with no public source · The City Standard

Safety and emergencies

• Emergency alerts sign-upFiled Ready Oakland: stay informed (Oakland) · City of Oakland Emergency Management Services · official page ↗
• Crime dataFiled CrimeWatch Data (Oakland) · Oakland Police Department · official page ↗
• Police, fire and EMS callsNo public source We looked: Oakland doesn't publish this. It's on the gap board.

Power and water

• Power outage mapCovered PG&E outage center: power outage map (Alameda County) · Pacific Gas and Electric Company · covers Oakland from Alameda County · official page ↗
• Drinking water quality reportFiled EBMUD drinking water quality (Oakland) · East Bay Municipal Utility District · official page ↗

Hazards

• Air qualityCovered EPA AQS Data API (validated air quality) · US Environmental Protection Agency · covers Oakland from United States · official page ↗
• Flood zonesCovered FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) - effective · FEMA · covers Oakland from United States · official page ↗

Housing and buildings

• Building permitsFiled Accela Citizen Access permit search (Oakland) · City of Oakland Planning and Building · official page ↗
• Code enforcement and building complaintsFiled Building code enforcement reports (Oakland) · City of Oakland Planning and Building Department · official page ↗
• Rent and tenant rulesFiled Rent Adjustment Program (Oakland) · City of Oakland Housing and Community Development · official page ↗
• Eviction recordsBeing researched We're looking for the official source now. Need it sooner?
• Property assessment and deedsCovered Alameda County Assessor (Alameda County) · Alameda County Assessor's Office · covers Oakland from Alameda County · official page ↗
• Zoning and parcel mapFiled Zoning map (Oakland) · City of Oakland Planning and Building Department · official page ↗

Business

• Licensed businessesBeing researched We're looking for the official source now. Need it sooner?

City services

• 311 service requestsFiled Service requests received by the Oakland Call Center (OAK 311) (Oakland) · City of Oakland Public Works / Department of Transportation · official page ↗

Laws and government

• Municipal codeNot filed yet Not on the shelf yet. Ask for it and we'll go and get it.
• Council agendas and decisionsFiled City Council meetings and agendas, Legistar (Oakland) · Office of the City Clerk, City of Oakland · official page ↗

Money

• City budgetFiled Adopted budget FY 2025-2027 (Oakland) · City of Oakland Finance Department · official page ↗
• Spending, payments and contractsBeing researched We're looking for the official source now. Need it sooner?
• Grants you can apply forCovered California Grants Portal · California State Library · covers Oakland from California · official page ↗

Streets

• Traffic crashesCovered TIMS: California traffic crash maps and data (SWITRS) (California) · UC Berkeley SafeTREC · covers Oakland from California · official page ↗
• Parking citations and metersFiled Citation Data Portal (Oakland) · City of Oakland Department of Transportation · official page ↗

Health

• Restaurant inspectionsNot filed yet Not on the shelf yet. Ask for it and we'll go and get it.

Open data

• Official open-data portalFiled Oakland open data portal · Oakland government · official page ↗

Shelves

Here · covering from above

Water1 · 11

Power and energy0 · 10

Safety and emergencies3 · 43

Environment and parks0 · 7

Health0 · 16

Housing, buildings and business5 · 13

Laws and government5 · 39

Funding, grants and spending1 · 14

City services and 3111 · 5

Transport3 · 11

Education0 · 6

People and places0 · 15

Consumer protection0 · 5

Jobs0 · 4

Portals1 · 4

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Who publishes here

• City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission3
• Oakland Police Department2
• City of Oakland Planning and Building2
• City of Oakland Planning and Building Department2
• Oakland government1
• City of Oakland Public Works / Department of Transportation1
• City of Oakland, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program1
• Public Ethics Commission1
• City of Oakland1
• City of Oakland Department of Transportation1
• City of Oakland Housing and Community Development1
• City of Oakland Emergency Management Services1
• City of Oakland Finance Department1
• East Bay Municipal Utility District1

On the gap board

• Police calls for service, current (Oakland)Not published
• Eviction records (Oakland)Researching
• Licensed businesses list (Oakland)Researching
• City spending and payments (Oakland)Researching

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