This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Oakland Residents Directory is privately operated. It cannot retrieve records, certify copies, verify a person’s current address, or change an official roll. Send those requests to the agency that keeps the record. Call 911 for an emergency; contact local police if you believe you are being stalked or harassed.
Need a Particular Record?
For the records most often sought in Oakland, these routes usually reach the right custodian:
- Ownership or address history: use the Oakland street directory for address-keyed sources
- Older volumes and past households: open the Oakland city directory collection notes
- One-person verification: follow the Oakland resident lookup route
- Record custodians: start with the Oakland resident records offices section
- A record with no online route: ask the named custodian about a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request
Public-records office: Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder, Official Public Records, 1106 Madison Street, Oakland, CA. The office lists 510-272-6362 and 888-280-7708. Research notes say in-person printing ends at 4:15 p.m. and requests after 4 p.m. process the next day; confirm the current counter hours before visiting. For Oakland building, planning, or code files, the Planning & Building Records Unit lists 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 510-238-3606, and RecordsInfo@oaklandca.gov. Archived plans begin with the city’s NextRequest portal.