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The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for providing legal opinions and special reports to the City Council and the Mayor on legal and policy questions. We also publish an annual shareholders report on financial results, litigation trends and ongoing community impact projects.
City Attorney Barbara J. Parker releases a periodic newsletter in which she provides updates about the work of the Office of the City Attorney as well as reflections on current local, statewide, and national legal topics of importance to Oakland residents.