If you are an individual within the United States (1) whose Personal Information was stored, possessed or controlled by Oakland and (2) who were notified by Oakland of the Data Security Incident - then a proposed class action settlement may affect your rights.

A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action Lawsuit titled, Gonzalez v. City of Oakland, Case No. 23CV031786 (“the Lawsuit”) related to a Data Security Incident that was discovered on or about February 2023 and about which Defendant notified potentially impacted individuals on or about March 4, 2023 (the “Data Security Incident”). Defendant denies all of the claims and denies that it did anything wrong.

The Settlement offers monetary compensation and identity-theft protection to all persons sent a written notice of the Data Security Incident (“Settlement Class Members”). Settlement Class Members may make a Settlement Claim for: (i) Ordinary Losses, including lost time, (ii) Extraordinary Losses, and (iii) Credit Monitoring Services.

• Ordinary Losses, including lost time: Settlement Class Members may be eligible to receive compensation for unreimbursed expenses such as costs or charges for obtaining credit reports, credit freezes, credit monitoring or identity theft protection services and time expended (up to three (3) hours, at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour) addressing the Data Security Incident, up to a collective total of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per person.


• Extraordinary Losses: Settlement Class Members who were victims of actual documented monetary loss or fraud caused by the misuse of the Settlement Class Member’s personally identifiable information (“PII”) are also eligible to receive reimbursement up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per person.


• Credit Monitoring Services: Settlement Class Members are eligible to receive three (3) years of three bureau credit monitoring services.


• Benefits for Police Officers: In addition to the benefits above, Settlement Class Members who served as Police Officers for the City of Oakland and received a written notice of the Data Security Incident (“Police Officer Settlement Class Members”) shall also receive a cash payment of $175.00. Police Officer Settlement Class Members will receive this cash payment regardless of whether they experienced any fraudulent or unauthorized activity, any identifiable losses, or any identity theft as a result of the Data Security Incident. No claims process will be required for Police Officer Settlement Class Members to receive this award. Police Officer Settlement Class Members also retain their right to reimbursement of relocation expenses under Cal. Penal Code § 832.9.

If you are a Settlement Class Member, your options are:

The Court must give final approval to the Settlement before it takes effect but has not yet done so. No payments will be made until after the Court gives final approval and any appeals are resolved.

Please review this website carefully. You can learn more about the Settlement by visiting the FAQs or by calling 1-866-675-2919.