Projects
Browse the projects our volunteer teams are actively working on right now.
Want to learn more?
- Join us for our Tuesday meetups to connect with the project team.
- Join our Slack workspace and introduce yourself in the project’s channel listed in the description.
- Email steering@openoakland.org with any questions or feedback.
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EVOAK!
EVOAK! (pronounced: evoke) is gathering West Oakland community asset data as part of the CalTrans Vision 980 project to re-imagine the I-980 corridor. This project is currently in the design phase and will make community data actionable for land developers, city approvers, service providers, and public policy professionals.
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Democracy Dollars
Democracy Dollars is a public campaign finance initiative passed by Oakland voters (Measure W) and rolling out for the 2028 election. This team is prototyping a digital experience, which will allow all residents to receive voucher funds to donate to their city candidates of choice.
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Open Disclosure Oakland
Open Disclosure helps Oaklanders understand the role of money in their local politics. By analyzing mandatory campaign finance disclosures for candidates seeking public office, Open Disclosure presents a user-friendly overview of who is raising money, from where, and how much. Open Disclosure is developed in partnership with the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission. Open Disclosure has been supporting residents since 2014, and is currently being updated to reflect 2026 data.
Project lead
Mike Ubell
Connect on Slack
#project-open-disclosure
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Front End Developers
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City of Oakland Website Accessibility
OpenOakland is conducting an accessibility review of the Oakland city government website to understand barriers and improve usability for users with disabilities or who use assistive technology.
Project lead
Cristy Rowley
Connect on Slack
#project-oakland-website-accessibility
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User Researchers