INFORMATION AND REFERRAL

•  Oaklanders Assistance Center.......................................................444-CITY (444-2489)
•  Recorded Information on City Services (Cityline).............................................238-2222

ANIMALS                   

• Dead/Stray/Vicious/Nuisance Animals (Animal Services-Police)..................777-3333
•  Adoption/Licenses/Redemption (Oakland Animal Services).........................535-5602
•  Rats/Pest/Wildlife Control (Vector Control-County).........................................567-6800

AUTOMOBILES/VEHICLES      

•  Abandoned Vehicles- on the Street.....................................................................238-6030
•  Abandoned Vehicles- on Private Property...................................238-3381 or 238-6040
•  Illegal/Nuisance Auto Repair (Code Enforcement)..........................................238-3381
•  Parking Enforcement.............................................................................................238-3099
•  Towed Vehicle Info (Records-Police)..................................................................238-3021
•  Traffic Operations Section (Police)......................................................................238-3155
•  Truck/Commercial Vehicle Complaints (Police)..............................................238-6033

BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT                   

•  Code Enforcement (Building Services-CEDA)..................................................238-3381
•  Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)..............................................238-3716
•  Contractor Complaints (State License Board)..........................................800-321-2752
•  Engineering Services(Civil Engineering-CEDA)..............................................238-4777
•  Illegal Construction (Code Enforcement)...........................................................238-3381
•  Permit Center (Building Services-CEDA)...........................................................238-3443
•  Permit Information (Building Services-CEDA)...................................................238-3891
•  Permit Inspection Scheduling (Building Services-CEDA)..............................238-3444
•  Planning Division (CEDA).....................................................................................238-3941
•  Property Improvement Assistance (County)......................................................670-5398
•  Property Improvement Assistance (Residential Lending)..............................238-3909
•  Redevelopment Projects (CEDA)........................................................................238-3015
•  Zoning Information (Zoning Division-CEDA).....................................................238-3781
•  Zoning Violations (Code Enforcement)...............................................................238-3381

BUSINESS

• Business Development (CEDA)...........................................................................238-3627
• Business License/Tax Section (Revenue Division).........................................238-3704
• Consumer Complaints (Department of Consumer Affairs)....................800-952-5210
• Chamber of Commerce (Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce)...................874-4800
• Economic Development (CEDA)..........................................................................238-3344
• Small Business Assistance (Entrepreneur Center)........................................ 238-3703

CITY OFFICIALS

•  Mayor Jean Quan....................................................................................................238-3141
•  Acting City Administrator Lamont Ewell .............................................................238-3301
•  City Auditor Courtney Ruby....................................................................................238-3378
•  City Clerk LaTonda Simmons...............................................................................238-3611
•  Acting City Attorney Barbara Walker....................................................................238-3601
•  City Council..............................................................................................................238-3266
•  Council District 1 Jane Brunner............................................................................238-7001
•  Council District 2 Patricia Kernighan..................................................................238-7002
•  Council District 3 Nancy J Nadel.........................................................................238-7003
•  Council District 4 Libby Schaaf...........................................................................238-7004
•  Council District 5 Ignacio De La Fuente.............................................................238-7005
•  Council District 6 Desley Brooks.........................................................................238-7006
•  Council District 7 Larry E. Reid.............................................................................238-7007
•  Council At Large Rebecca Dawn Kaplan...........................................................238-7008

FIRE & EMERGENCY 

•  Emergency (Police)...........................................................................................................911
•  Emergency for Cell Phone.....................................................................................777-3211
•  Disaster and Emergency Coordination (Emergency Services)....................238-3938
•  Fire Department Administration (Fire Services Agency).................................238-3856
•  Fire Dispatch- Emergency........................................................................911 or 444-3322
•  Fire Prevention Bureau..........................................................................................238-6739
•  Vegetation Fire Hazards (Vegetation Management-Fire Services)...............238-7388

HEALTH & SAFETY 

•                          
•  Hazardous Waste Illegal Dumping..............................................434 5101 or 444-3322 
•  Health Care and Health Services (Public Health Dept.-County)...................267-8000 
•  Health Hazards- Private Property (Code Enforcement)....................................238-3381
•  Household Hazardous Waste Disposal.............................670-6460 or 800-606-6606
•  Illegal Disposal in Storm Drain (Public Works)................................................238-6544  
•  Rats/Pest Control (Vector Control-County).......................................................567-6800
•  Restaurant/Food- Health Complaints (County)................................................567-6700
•  Sanitation Complaints- Public Property (Public Works)..................................434-5101
•  West Nile Hotline............................................................................................877-968-2473 

HOUSING 

•                          
•  Home Buyer Assistance....................................................................................... 238-6201
•  Homeless Shelter Hotline (Eden CHAIN Line)........................................800-774-3583
•  Home Repair Assistance (County)......................................................................670-5398
•  Home Repair Assistance (Residential Lending)..............................................238-3909
•  Housing Condition Complaints (Code Enforcement)......................................238-3381
•  Housing Department (Housing & Community Development).......................238-3015
•  Housing Rights (Sentinel Fair Housing)............................................................836-2687
•  Illegal Housing (Code Enforcement)..................................................................238-3381
•  Public Housing Maintenance (Oakland Housing Authority)...........................874-1500
•  Rent Control (Rent Adjustment Program)..........................................................238-3721
•  Subsidized Housing (Section 8-Oakland Housing Authority).........................874-1500

NOISE COMPLAINTS

•                          
•  Noise Complaints- Temporary Problems (Police)..........................................777-3333
•  Noise Complaints- Permanent Problems (Code Enforcement)...................238-6777

PARKING 

•  Abandoned Vehicles- on the Street.....................................................................238-6030
•  Abandoned Vehicles- on Private Property...................................238-3381 or 238-6040
•  Parking Citation Assistance.........................................................................800-500-6484
•  Parking Design- Review & Changes (Transportation Services)....................238-3466
•  Parking Enforcement..............................................................................................238-3099
•  Parking Meter Repair..............................................................................................238-3654
•  Residential Parking Permits........................................................................800-500-6484

PARKS AND TREES

•  Parks and Recreation General Assistance................................238-7275 or 238-3092
•  Park Grounds Maintenance..................................................................................615-5566
•  Park Grounds Maintenance (East Bay Regional Parks)..800-327-2757 or 635-0135
•  Park Security (Ranger Section-Police)................................................................482-7888
•  Park Security (East Bay Regional Parks)...........................................................881-1833
•  Tree Problems (Tree Services)............................................................................615-5850

POLICE & CRIME 

•                          
•  Emergency (Police)......................................................................................................911
•  Non–Emergency (Police)......................................................................................777-3333
•  Airport Police............................................................................................................563-2901
•  Chief of Police..........................................................................................................238-3365
•  Police Lieutenant Area 1- West Oakland/Metro.................................................238-7149
•  Police Lieutenant Area 2- North Oakland & North Hills...................................777-8522
•  Police Lieutenant Area 3- East Lake & North Lake...........................................777-8625
•  Police Lieutenant Area 4- Central Oakland & Central Hills..............................777-8521
•  Police Lieutenant Area 5- Central East Oakland..............................................777-8543
•  Police Lieutenant Area 6- East Oakland............................................................777-8524
•  Alcohol Outlet- Illegal/Nuisance Activity (ABAT-Police)....................................777-8680
•  Animal Control (Animal Services-Police)...........................................................535-5602
•  Chronic Nuisance Properties (City Administrator Nuisance Abatement) ...238-7542
•  Crime/Illegal Dumping Anonymous Tip Hotline (Crimestoppers).................238-6946
•  Criminal Investigation (Police).............................................................................238-3744
•  Domestic Violence Help (A Safe Place).......................................536-SAFE (536-7233)
•  Drug Activity Reporting Voicemail (Police).................................238-DRUG (238-3784)
•  Drug House Abatement (Beat Health-Police)....................................................777-8630
•  Gang Unit (Police)...................................................................................................238-6409
•  Graffiti Removal Hotline (Public Works).............................................................615-5566
•  Litter Enforcement (Public Works).......................................................................615-5566
•  Neighborhood Crime Prevention Coordinators (NSC)....................................238-2096
•  Neighborhood Watch (Home Alert).....................................................................238-3091
•  Park Security (Ranger Section-Police)................................................................482-7888
•  Police Misconduct (Citizen's Police Review Board-CPRB).............................238-3159
•  Police Misconduct (Internal Affairs-Police).........................................................238-3161
•  Police Reports (Records-Police)..........................................................................238-3021
•  Public Housing Police (Oakland Housing Authority Police)...........................535-3100
•  Traffic Operations Section (Police)......................................................................238-3155

SENIOR, DISABLED, & YOUTH SERVICES

•                          
•  Child Abuse (Child Protective Services).............................................................259-1800
•  Disabled Access Complaints (ADA Compliance Unit)...................................238-4754
•  Disabled Services (Center for Independent Living).........................................763-9999
•  Information & Referral- Seniors & Disabled (Dept. on Aging)........................238-3931
•  Senior Abuse (Adult Protective Services)...........................................................567-6894
•  Senior Center Complaints....................................................................................238-3434
•  Suicide Prevention (Crisis Hotline)..............................................................800-309-2131
•  Transportation for the Disabled (Oakland Paratransit)...................................238-3036
•  Youth Services Referral (YouthLink)...........................877-YOUTH-41 (877-968-8441)

STREETS, SEWERS, & PUBLIC WORKS

•  Community Clean-Up Volunteering (Keep Oakland Beautiful).....................434-5113
•  Creek Program (Public Works)............................................................................238-6600
•  Curb and Street Repainting (Public Works).......................................................615-5566
•  Litter Enforcement (Public Works).......................................................................615-5566
•  Median Strip Maintenance (Public works) .........................................................615-5566
•  Pothole Repair (Public Works).............................................................................615-5566
•  Sewer Maintenance (Public Works)....................................................................615-5566
•  Sidewalk Repair (Public Works)..........................................................................615-5566
•  Speed Bump Request (Transportation Services-Public Works)...................238-3466
•  Storm Drain Maintenance (Public Works)..........................................................615-5566
•  Storm Drain/Creek Pollution (Illicit Discharge Inspector)................................615-5566
•  Street Cleaning (Illegal Dumping Hotline).........................................................615-5566
•  Street Maintenance & Repair (Public Works)....................................................615-5566
•  Street Resurfacing (Public Works)......................................................................615-5566
•  Street Sign or Light Repair (Public Works)........................................................615-5566
•  Street Sweeping (Sanitation-Public Works).......................................................615-5566
•  Traffic Signal Repair (Public Works)...................................................................615-5566

TRASH & BLIGHT

•                          
•  Abandoned Vehicles- on the Street.....................................................................238-6030
•  Abandoned Vehicles- on Private Property..........................................................238-6040
•  Blight on Private Property (Code Enforcement)................................................238-3381
•  Bulky Waste Pick-Up Scheduling (Waste Management).................................613-8710
•  Code Enforcement (Building Services-CEDA)..................................................238-3381
•  Creeks/Clean Water Hotline (Public Works).....................................................238-6600
•  Freeway and Underpass Maintenance (Caltrans)............................................614-5942
•  Garbage Collection Service (Waste Management)..........................................613-8710
•  Graffiti/Poster Removal Hotline (Public Works)................................................615-5566
•  Household Hazardous Waste Disposal....................................................800-606-6606
•  Illegal Dumping- on Public Property (Public Works)........................................615-5566
•  Litter Container Complaints & Requests (Public Works)...............................615-5566
•  Litter Enforcement (Public Works).......................................................................615-5566
•  Public Housing Maintenance (Oakland Housing Authority)...........................874-1500
•  Railroad Property Maintenance (Union Pacific)........................................916-789-6355
•  Recycling & Garbage Collection Complaints (Public Works)...........238-SAVE (7283)
•  School Property Maintenance (Oakland Unified School District)...................879-8582
•  Shoes on Utility Lines- Removal (Public Works)..............................................238-3651
•  Street Cleaning/Sweeping (Public Works).........................................................615-5566
•  Trash- on Private Property (Code Enforcement)................................................238-3381
•  Trash- on Public Property (Illegal Dumping Hotline)........................................434-5101
•  Vacant Lot- Nuisance/Blight (Code Enforcement)............................................238-3381

 

VARIOUS AGENCIES & SERVICES                      

•  AC Transit.................................................................................................................891-4700
•  Air Pollution (Bay Area Air Quality Management)......................................800-334-6367
•  Airport and Waterfront (Port of Oakland)............................................................627-1100
•  BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)............................................................................464-6000
•  Birth /Death/Marriage Certificates (County Recorder).....................................272-6363
•  Consumer Complaints (Department of Consumer Affairs)...................800-952-5210
•  EBMUD- Water Service (East Bay Municipal Utilities District)...............866-403-2683
•  Events & Tourist Info (Oakland Convention and Visitors Bureau).................839-9000
•  Legal/Civil Matters (Superior Court of Alameda County).................................272-6070
•  Library Information (Oakland Public Library)....................................................238-3134
•  Liens- Information and Payment (Central Collections)....................................238-3287
•  Mediation/Conflict Resolution (East Bay Community Mediation)...................548-2377
•  Property Records (County Assessor)...................................................................272-3787
•  Schools- Oakland Public (Oakland Unified School District)...........................879-8582
•  Special Activity Permits (City Administrator).......................................................238-6914

 

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