City of Oakland | Official Website for the City of Oakland

City of Oakland | Mayor Sheng Thao

City of Oakland | Love Life: The City of Oakland Motto

City of Oakland | Staff Directory

City of Oakland | Homepage

City of Oakland | Social Services

City of Oakland | Police

City of Oakland | Boards & Commissions

City of Oakland | Employment & Training

City of Oakland | Housing

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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May 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
City of Oakland \| Official Website for the City of Oaklandwww.oaklandca.gov/invented-url-for-404-page	18
City of Oakland \| Mayor Sheng Thaowww.oaklandca.gov/officials/sheng-thao	18
City of Oakland \| Love Life: The City of Oakland Mottowww.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklandlovelife	18
City of Oakland \| Staff Directorywww.oaklandca.gov/staff	18
City of Oakland \| Homepagewww.oaklandca.gov/	17
City of Oakland \| Social Serviceswww.oaklandca.gov/services/category/youth	17
City of Oakland \| Policewww.oaklandca.gov/departments/police	17
City of Oakland \| Boards & Commissionswww.oaklandca.gov/boards-commissions	17
City of Oakland \| Employment & Trainingwww.oaklandca.gov/services/category/jobs	17
City of Oakland \| Housingwww.oaklandca.gov/services/category/housing	17

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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