Did our recap of the recent public forum on bias-based policing in Oakland catch your attention? Tomorrow is another opportunity to learn more about community oversight of the Oakland Police Department -- although it's unclear how welcome public participation will be at this meeting.

Courtney A. Ruby has jumped out the election box with audit guns blazing.

A few weeks after decisively winning a second term and releasing a performance audit that found the city lost track of $14 million in its CEDA loans receivable program, Oakland's City Auditor now has her eye set on the city’s public safety agency - the Oakland Police Department.

A local start up, founded by an Oakland resident, is about to get a nice size check for a unique idea that bridges the web and local government operations.

The Oakland Parks and Recreation Department is currently taking job applications and putting the final touch on its annual Summer Hiring Fair set for Saturday, March 20 at 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor.