About us
OpenOakland is an all-volunteer collective founded in 2012 that bridges community and technology for a thriving and equitable Oakland. We bring technologists, designers, data geeks, advocates, residents, researchers, policy makers, thinkers, and doers together to build community-centered technology that empowers Oaklanders to shape the city we want to live in.
For nearly a decade, our digital tools have given Oaklanders a voice in their local government, from mapping community resources to publishing the city budget publicly for the first time ever.
We welcome folks from all disciplines, backgrounds, and experience levels; join us and say hello!
Visit us online: https://openoakland.org
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We expect everyone participating in OpenOakland events, physical spaces, and digital channels to adhere to our Code of Conduct: https://openoakland.org/code-of-conduct
To explore active and incubating projects, visit: https://openoakland.org/projects
Upcoming events
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Beautiful Oakland: A Civic Tech Idea-A-Thon
Mills College at Northeastern University, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA, USPlease reserve your ticket on Eventbrite!
Presented by Northeastern University Oakland and OpenOakland.
Interested in volunteering to support OpenOakland's Tech Week events? Sign up here!
The Beautiful Oakland: Civic Tech Idea-A-Thon is a focused, energizing half-day event that brings Oakland residents, students, technologists, and city officials together to generate fresh ideas for tackling illegal dumping and improving the physical environment in Oakland.
The event opens with an expert panel - a mix of government and community leaders will ground participants in the problem and what's already been tried. Attendees will then take part in structured ideation workshop, practicing critical design thinking skills along the way: individual idea generation, sharing within small groups, and narrowing down ideas. Groups will then iterate on and scope their strongest idea, then present it back to the full room. Top ideas are documented as brief canvases (problem, solution sketch, feasibility, suggested next step) so they can be picked up later for a class project, a policy conversation, a pilot, or a future hackathon.2 attendees
AI in the Public Interest: Oakland Projects In Action
City Hall, Hearing Room 3, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, ca, USPlease reserve your ticket on Eventbrite!
Presented by OpenOakland
Interested in volunteering to support OpenOakland's Tech Week events? Sign up here!
See how Oakland volunteers are using AI to solve real civic problems, meet the community building these solutions, and learn how you can join or get their support
We'll share 2-4 short project demos showcasing OpenOakland projects that incorporate AI tools and hear directly from volunteers and community stakeholders about real-world impact, then mingle with builders, city staff, and civic-minded technologists during a structured networking session. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bring their community-oriented project ideas to OpenOakland and get free support.3 attendees
Past events
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