Oakland · 2025-07

Oakland permit work jumps to $101k

Oakland issued 14 permits in July, up from 3 the month before, with total value climbing to $101,260. Thirteen of those permits came through the city's express program. Crime reports rose 29% to 98 incidents, though violent offenses dipped slightly to 24. Service requests ticked up 6% to 173, led by 40 tree-trim tickets—a category the city no longer accepts but residents keep filing anyway.

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By the numbers

Building permits	14
Declared construction value	$101,260
New business licenses	1
Business closings (proxy)	0
311 service requests	173
Reported crimes	98
Violent crimes	24
Failed food inspections	0

New businesses

ESSENTIAL VIBRATIONS LLC (Regulated Business License)

Top permit types

PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 13
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 1

Top 311 request types

Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 40
Pothole in Street Complaint — 9
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 9
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 9
Tree Emergency — 8

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