Oakland City Workers Work For You
Listen to our stories and testimonies.
Hear our role in helping The Town thrive.
Jason Wallace
Neighborhood Service Coordinator
“We understand the importance of seeing our residents as subject matter experts.”
“The change that is happening is not just from a legislative level, but actually on a concrete, no pun intended, on a concrete level as well.”
“A lot of the solutions, the power, to make long lasting safety changes reside within the community, within the neighborhood.”
Eboni Weston
Library Aide
“I do love to help people with anything, faxing printing, finding employment, finding housing, being an advocate, that’s my passion.”
“Residents of Oakland deserve respect.”
“We need Oakland libraries to provide access to education, literacy, and support for our patrons.”
LV Block
Heavy Equipment Operator
“We really do truly love coming to do what we do every morning… We enjoy putting smiles on people’s faces when they come drive down here.”
“City workers like me and my department, this is what we do and this is why we do it. We deserve safe streets in Oakland, and that’s my job!”
“That’s where we can play our part in helping the citizens of Oakland.”
Elliot Goodrich
ODOT Transportation Planner
“The city could easily just come and repave the street, but if we ask people, ‘hey what do you need?’ then we can find out exactly what else we should be doing while we’re out here.”
“I feel called to do this work because I want to be of service to the place where I live, and to all of my neighbors and community members.”
“We want to be efficient and we want to be responsive with our work.”
