Services

Request public records, documents, & pull permits for all City of Oakland.

Sign up for parks and recreation classes, get a library card, find upcoming events, plan an event, or volunteer with the City.

Adopt a pet, report a lost or found animal, report an animal related issue such as barking, injury or animal abuse.

Apply for building and construction permits, street and sidewalk permits, or permits related to special events, filming or business types.

Bike parking and corral applications.

Apply for and manage building related permits, schedule a building inspection, or file a code enforcement complaint.

Get support with starting or running your business, register your business, get business permits, pay your business tax.

Applications for a cannabis dispensary.

Street name change, commemorative plaque and vacation permits.

Access public meetings, request a public record, find campaign and election services, or do business with the City of Oakland.

Bid reports, proposals, and iSupplier registration.

Forms for contractors.

Certification process, referral programs, and applicatons.

Language translation, medical leave, and Mayor's commission on persons with disabilities.

Head Start, youth programs, and free tax preparation.

Starting and ending a campaign. Public election funding.

Employee onboarding, update job classification, professional training, and contact the IT help desk.

Apply for jobs with the City of Oakland, access employee services, verify employment, or contact a City labor union.

Cabaret, bingo, pawn, carnival, and sound amplification permits.

Department forms, pay violation fees, incident reports, and wildfire inspections.

Request public records and campaign funding.

Apply for art, block, or sugar-sweetened beverages community grants.

Find affordable or subsidized housing, access emergency shelter, contact a housing counselor, tenant and landlord services.

Job notifications, work for seniors, workers compensation, benefits, and personnel records.

View or request copy of City of Oakland government tv.

Register as a lobbyist. Associated forms and reports.

Pay or contest a parking ticket, apply for a parking permit, get help with towed, booted or abandoned vehicles.

Make a loan payment, request loan refinancing.

Official documents for travel. Domestic partnership application.

File a complaint online, request a misconduct form, and get police reports.

Parcel maps, file petitions, calculate rent increases.

Report a crime, prepare for and stay safe during emergencies, register a security camera, report police misconduct.

Recycling guides, job site waste reduction, pay overdue garbage bills.

Rent a recreation space, pool or reserve a field.

Request City Services with OAK311: illegal dumping, graffiti, potholes, encampments, building maintenance, and urgent infrastructure issues.

File forms, apply for funding, ask for advice.

Children, youth, and family services, senior services, homeless services, food services, and personal financial services.

Pay taxes, get forms, request refunds.

Know your rights when you are renting a home, attend housing workshops, learn how to use housing vouchers.

Towed vehicles, register for boating and sailing, find electric vehicle chargers.

Get a permit to plant or remove a tree and find guidelines about pruning trees.

Find opportunities to get involved in your community.

Apply for creek and waterway protection permits.

Volunteer, apply for programs, get involved in your community.