Oak Center Neighborhood Association The OCNA works to celebrate what we love about our neighborhood through a commitment to solving community problems, maintaining a residential community, organizing outreach events, and creating a safe, healthy, and beautiful place with opportunities for everyone: children and adults, residents and business owners, renters and homeowners. Meets at 6:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the community room of the DeFremery House, 1651 Adeline St. http://www.oakcenter.org
NCPC - Beats 2X/5X The Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council for Beats 2X/5X. Meets at 6:30pm on the first Thursday of every month at the West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline St.
West Oakland Neighbors West Oakland Neighbors is a neighborhood organization that is actively working on improving its immediate surroundings by addressing residents' concerns and attempting to foster cooperative relationships with city, state, and federal governments. Also the home of Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Beat 7X. Meets at 6:30pm on the third Thursday of every monthat the Willie Keyes Recreation Center, 3131 Union St. [Facebook]
West Oakland Commerce Association The West Oakland Commerce Association (WOCA) is the oldest business development and advocacy organization in West Oakland founded and incorporated in 1990. http://www.woca.biz/
West Oakland Green Initiative (WOGI)
WOGI’s mission is to increase community resilience. We achieve this by improving the quality of the air we breathe, by restoring a sustainable and balanced urban ecosystem for our neighbors to live in, and by educating residents about the importance of a day-to-day connection with nature in one of the most polluted inner-city neighborhoods in the state of California. [Facebook] [Email]
District 3 West Oakland Listserv A Yahoo email listserv of weekly updates, maintained by District 3 Councilperson McElhaney and her staff. [Info] [Archives] To subscribe without a Yahoo account, email d3westoakland-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Cole Elementary School1011 Union St510-879-8177 [Website]
Documents
West Oakland Specific Plan The West Oakland Specific Plan is a document completed by the City of Oakland in 2014 that guides the future of commercial, industrial, and residential development in West Oakland. [Website] [PDF]
City of Oakland Permit Database Oakland's online permit database allows you to search Building, Planning, Permit, and Fire records. [Website]