Here's what we've been working on. Follow along for project updates, recaps from our events and meetups, and news from the volunteer teams building civic tech across Oakland.

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.