Blog
February 3, 2021
Catch Our Monthly Demo Nights
Demo Night
On the first Tuesday of each month, OpenOakland project teams share brief progress updates at our Demo Night. Watch highlights from past sessions on our YouTube playlist.
January 9, 2021
OpenOakland Condemns the Anti-Democratic Insurrection
OpenOakland unequivocally condemns the actions of those who’ve attempted to undermine our democracy...
September 22, 2020
OpenOakland Voices: Oakland's Equity Analysis Framework
OpenOakland Voices Equity
Darlene shares her work on the city's Equity Analysis framework, followed by a Q&A and member discussion about how to apply these principles to our work.
September 12, 2020
Alameda County Ballot Drop-off & OpenOakland Access
National Day of Civic Hacking Accessibility
OpenOakland and area brigade members focused on access this year, documenting drop-off voting locations across Alameda County and making openoakland.org more accessible to those interested in engaging with our brigade.
March 2, 2020
Public Record Requests as Open Data
Open Data Day
Our panel discusses how to file a data request in California and Oakland, and the Sunshine laws that govern requests and data retention.
September 21, 2019
Civic Action for Justice
National Day of Civic Hacking Criminal Justice
Oaklanders of all stripes joined OpenOakland and the Code for America brigade network to help improve the experience of those impacted directly by the criminal justice system. We conducted usability reviews of Alameda County's and California's records clearance process and developed Know Your Rights guides.
May 11, 2019
Civic Engagement in the Digital Age
National Day of Service
Oakland residents, students, community leaders, city staff, artists, developers and designers, and journalists spent the day tackling our partners' tech challenges through collaboration and service delivery.