The City of Oakland will not use email addresses for any purpose other than that for which it is explicitly provided, nor will we share email addresses with anyone outside the City of Oakland or disclose user information to any third party, unless required by law.  However, please note that email communications to the City of Oakland are a public record and will become part of the City’s electronic archive.   If you do not want your email address to be archived and to become part of the public record, please hand deliver your written comments, or send them via U.S. Postal Service.