Departments

• Telephone(510) 238-3500
• TTY(510) 238-2007

We provide comprehensive services to ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights employment laws and City policy that prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation based on a person’s legally protected status in the workplace.

• Telephone(510) 238-3159
• Email cpra@oaklandca.gov

The Community Police Review Agency (CPRA) is dedicated to promoting police accountability and transparency in Oakland.

• Telephone(510) 238-3378
• TDD(510) 839-6451
• Email CityAuditor@oaklandca.gov

The Office of the City Auditor advocates good City government for all Oaklanders by independently and objectively assessing City programs and services, making recommendations to improve them, and publicly reporting the results.

• Telephone510-238-3601
• TTY/TDD510-238-3254

The Office of the City Attorney provides legal counsel to Oakland's City government, including its departments, agencies, and officials.

• Telephone(510) 238-3134
• Email eAnswers@oaklandlibrary.org

Your Oakland Public Library empowers all people to explore, connect, and grow.

• Telephone510-238-3226
• Email cityclerk@oaklandca.gov

The Office of the City Clerk serves the Oakland City Council, City Administration, and residents of the City of Oakland.

• Telephone(510) 238-7275
• TTY(510) 615-5883
• Email parksandrec@oaklandca.gov

With an emphasis on Oakland’s youth, Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development and its partners will provide best in class, relevant and equitable programs and services, while meeting the specific needs of people and communities both at the neighborhood level and regionally throughout the City of Oakland.

• Telephone(510) 238-2088
• Email oig@oaklandca.gov

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an independent civilian oversight agency that monitors and audits the Oakland Police Department’s (OPD’s) policies, practices and procedures.

• Telephone(510) 238-3970
• Email dwes@oaklandca.gov

The Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) enforces the City's laws and policies that protect low-wage workers from wage theft and inhumane working conditions and the City's laws and policies that provide workers with access to quality jobs and small and local businesses with equitable access to quality jobs and City contracts.