Oakland, California, CIO Andrew Peterson rejoined the private sector after more than four years leading technology projects in the San Francisco Bay Area city.

The Oakland City Council is set to prohibit local police from using the oft-criticized law enforcement technologies, the city's chief privacy officer said.

Winners of the Local IT Leader of the Year LocalSmart award say serving their communities is what drives them to serve.

Oakland, California’s digital engagement officer says resource-strapped local governments can improve interjurisdictional partnership through careful strategy.

State, city and county agencies are catering to convenience by putting more of their services online, but often at a humble pace.

The new online reporting tool will be managed by a civilian-led oversight board created last year in an attempt to regain the public's trust in its police force.

By tying its databases together, the city will pursue a new violation tracking system that allows government to detect possible disasters before they claim lives.

After two years without a CIO, the city gains Andrew “Pete” Peterson, who says he's trading in his complaints about government for projects on the inside around civic tech, cybersecurity and IoT.

A new website to helps renters and property owners in the California city fight practices that are pushing residents out of gentrified neighborhoods.