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Public Works Agency Press Releases
Date Title
4/16/08 Oakland EarthEXPO Media Alert
4/14/08 Oakland Public Works Earth Day Media Release
 4/8/08 Oakland Public Works Media Advisory Junk Mail Art
3/31/08 Return of Horses and Stage Coach to Montclair Western Town
3/18/08 Oakalnd Public Works Pothole Success Media Release
2/25/08 Oakland's Roses Need Volunteers
2/11/08 Public Works Pothole Blitz
1/4/08 January 3 – 4, 2008 Storm Response – Extended Hours for the Weekend
1/2/08 Public Works Ready for Forecasted Storm – Extended Hours for Sandbag Pick Up
12/12/07 Oakland Says "No" to Dumping!
11/16/07 UPDATE ON OAKLAND’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT WATERWAYS IN WAKE OF OIL SPILL
11/14/07 Oakland Celebrates America Recycles Day with Re-Create Art Exhibition

10/19/07 Oakland Is Honored with Solar Award
10/19/07 Oakland Achieves First Place National Storm Water Management Program Excellence Award
10/16/07 Oakland Public Works Winter Weather Press Release 2007
9/24/07
Oakland Public Works Press Release Search and Rescue 9 24 07
7/26/07 (event date) Oakland Goes Natural: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Public Access Fueling Station Grand Opening Celebration
6/29/07 Oakland’s Market Street Bikeway, Phase II Complete!
6/27/07 Oakland CityRacks Program Strives to Meet Bike Parking Demand
5/18/07 PWA Goes to School, May 21, 2007 - Celebrating National Public Works Week: Moving Life Forward
5/16/07 DON’T FORGET! Bike to Work Day is tomorrow, May 17th! - Six council members, award to Alameda County Bike Commuter of the Year and more!
5/15/07 The Oakland Public Works Agency Presents Special Activities in Celebration of National Public Works Week
5/10/07 City of Oakland Celebrates Its 14th Annual Bike to Work Day - Pancakes, prizes and all day valet parking in Frank Ogawa Plaza
4/26/07 Operation Safe and Clean Streets Partners with The Great American Cleanup
4/26/07 Oakland Celebrates Arbor Day - Working to Enhance the Environmental Benefits of Our Urban Forest
4/25/07 Recycle Household Batteries and Enter the Raffle - Oakland Public Library Branches Host Battery Recyclers
4/18/07 29th Avenue Overpass to Receive Much Deserved Attention - Road Closure April 23, 24 and 25, 2007
4/16/07 Oakland Earth EXPO Brings “The Sustainable Urban Environment” to Life (more info)
4/2/07 A Bicycle-Friendly Oakland: That’s the Plan
3/20/07 Oakland Welcomes County Agency to Downtown
3/16/07 City of Oakland Offers Assistance with Spring Cleanup - Bulky Pickup Program Means Removal of Household Clutter is Only a Phone Call Away (more info)
3/3/07 District 3 Invites You to the Willow Mini Park Re-Opening Celebration
3/1/07 Dedication Ceremony Celebrates Renovation of Lake Merritt Pergola
2/26/07 Oakland Rolls Out 900 More "Grate" Reasons to Cycle in the City
2/9/07 Street Sweeping in Operation on Monday, February 12 (Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday)
1/24/07 City of Oakland Surveys Residents to help Reduce Clutter to Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful
11/27/06 New Environmental Manager Appointed for City of Oakland
10/16/06 Oakland Public Works Crews Ready For Wet Weather - Sandbags and Plastic Sheeting Offered to Residents and Businesses - Volunteers Needed
10/4/06 Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event at the Lionel Wilson College Prep Academy
10/2/06 Public Input Opportunity: Open House Featuring the City of Oakland’s Planned Improvements at Lake Merritt Channel
9/20/06 Oakland - Top "Green" City: Invitation to a Public Meeting on Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
9/15/06 Calling All Citizens: Glacial Meltdown at City Hall - Oakland's CarFree Day is Friday, September 22, 2006
9/12/06 City of Oakland Nationally Accredited by the American Public Works Association: Oakland Public Works Becomes 3rd Recognized Organization in California
8/25/06 Volunteers to Protect and Beautify Creeks - Oakland's Creek to Bay Day is Saturday, September 16, 2006
6/29/06 Oakland Responds To Global Warming Impacts Voiced In "An Inconvenient Truth" - Two Large Clean Air Vehicles Are Added To The Oakland Public Works Fleet
6/20/06 Market Street Bikeway to Triple in Length - Partnership with the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority
6/5/06 Pothole Blitz: Public Works Crews Blitz Potholes to Make Streets Safer (more info)
5/30/06 City Property Protected in Perpetuity - City Partners with Land Trust to Protect Pristine Creek Canyon
5/25/06 Operation: Make That Gem Sparkle! - Oakland City Officials Celebrate National Public Works Week (May 26th)
first press release | second press release
5/16/06 Original City Hall Replica Found - Help Wanted To Find Origin
5/12/06 Bumpy Crossings Derailed - Smoother Roads for Oakland (revised)
5/11/06 The No-Pollute Commute - City of Oakland’s Celebrates its 13th Annual Bike to Work Day (May 18th) (more info)
5/2/06 Crews Blitz Potholes To Make City Streets Safe (more info)
4/28/06 Students Plant Trees in Park to Celebrate Arbor Day
2/1/06 Volunteer Appreciation Evening: City Honors Its Volunteers
12/28/05 'Tis the Season to TreeCycle!
12/21/05 Oakland and Caltrans Sign Letter Ending Legal Fight and pdf of Caltrans Letter of Understanding (links to Oakland City Attorney website)
12/14/05 Downtown Poised For Revitalization - City Unveils Traffic Management Plan
11/30/05 "If It's Plugged, It Will Flood" - Clear the Storm Drain Day
11/15/05 Free - 2005 Holiday LIghts Exchange
10/14/05 Clean Fuel Garbage Trucks Help Oaklanders Breathe Easier
10/14/05 Oakland Public Works Agency Prepares for Wet Weather
And Renews Its Call for Volunteers - Sandbags and Plastic Sheeting Available for Residents and Businesses
10/11/05 Lest We Forget: 5:04 P.M. Cypress Freeway Memorial Park Opens
9/28/05 Oakland Levels the Playing Field - and scores a $1 Million Grant for Girls' Softball from Proposition 40!
9/12/05 A Walking Press Conference? In Oakland?? - Join Us to Check out the Latest Pedestrian Countdown Signals (October 12)
5/9/05 National Public Works Week - Equipment Displays
5/6/05 Peralta Creek Restoration Celebration - Creek Habitat Restored in Fruitvale District for Community Park Improvement
4/26/05 City Of Oakland Presents "Doin' The Green Thing":
Environmental Education Television Series Airing on KTOP-TV 10
4/23/05 Volunteers "Honor Our Planet, Love Our Neighborhoods" In Celebration Of Oakland Earth Day
4/22/05 Albertsons Donates Recycled Plastic Bag Bench To the City of Oakland in Honor of Earth Day
4/14/05 City Celebrates Grand Opening of Third Street Extension
Project
- Connects Jack London District to Bay Trail, Brings Street Improvements
3/22/05 Countdown to Safety: The Office of Traffic Safety Awards City of Oakland $131,000 Grant For a Unique Pedestrian Safety Project
3/3/05 New Bicycle Lanes Open on Market Street - Funding provided by the Transportation Fund for Clean Air
3/3/05 Free Parking! - for Oakland Bicyclists
2/22/05 We're Stuck On You! - City Employees Promote Pride and Accountability in their Work
1/31/05 We're Rolling Today!: Oakland Expands Recycling Services to Weekly Collection Citywide and Mailer Regarding "Little Green" And Food Scraps
1/28/05 Education On Clean Water Sweeps Through Oakland Elementary Schools (Photo Op)
1/21/05 Bancroft Avenue Bike Lanes - Closing the Gap
1/6/05 City of Oakland Temporary Street Closure (High Street between Coliseum Way and San Leandro Street, 1/10/05 - 1/14/05)
12/8/04 Free Energy Efficient Holiday Light Exchange
12/6/04 10,000 New Recycling Carts Roll in to Oakland ... and out to the Curb in 2005
11/15/04 Oakland And Habitat For Humanity Housing Win National 2004 Phoenix Award
11/9/04 Oakland Receives $6.35 Million in State Grants:
Raimondi Field, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park and East Oakland Sports Complex to benefit!
11/3/04 American Public Works Association Northern CA Streets & Sewers Conference 2004: Keynote Address
10/28/04 City of Oakland Temporary Street Closures
10/20/04 ABAG press release: ABAG'S "Be Sewer Smart" Backup Prevention Campaign Gets Smarter With Added Website Planting Guide Resource
10/18/04 Oakland Public Works Agency Prepares For Wet Weather And Renews Its Call For Volunteers:
Sandbags and Plastic Sheeting Offered to Residents and Businesses
10/14/04 Open House Featuring the City of Oakland's 12th Street Reconstruction Project: Measure DD Funding
8/19/04 Volunteers needed to 'clean and green' Oakland's waterways on Creek to Bay Day - Saturday, September 18, 2004
8/17/04 City of Oakland's 1st Annual CarFree Day
- Thursday, September 23, 2004
7/29/04 State of the Public Works Agency remarks (includes welcome to park maintenance employees and retiree recognition)
6/16/04 23rd Avenue and 29th Avenue Gateway gets a face-lift!
5/17/04 City Officials Pitch In to Celebrate Public Works Week
4/19/04 Special Meeting on Creek Restoration and Acquisition - Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks (Measure DD)
4/19/04 City Of Oakland Holds A Volunteer Appreciation Concert
4/19/04 City Holds 10th Annual Earth Expo
2/19/04 City Employees To Use Less Gas