City Hall houses the majority of city offices and departments, including the offices of the mayor, city manager and…More city attorney, and the departments of finance, planning and human resources, among others. The City Council's chambers are also located here. Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month, and are open to the public. The Board of Supervisors for the San Leandro Unified School District also meets in the chambers. Meetings are usually held bi-monthly on Tuesdays and are open to the public. </p> <p>A one-stop permit center, with information and forms, is open to the public on the first floor of City Hall. </p>

The Alameda County Fire Department provides services to the City of San Leandro and surrounding unincorporated…More areas. The department's administrative offices and Fire Prevention Bureau are located on the second floor of San Leandro City Hall. The fire chief is Sheldon Gilbert. </p> <p> </p> <ul> </ul>

The San Leandro Police Department covers the City of San Leandro. The headquarters are located next to City Hall. The…More City is divided into seven beats, which can be seen on a <a href="http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/beatmap/default.asp">map</a> on the Police Department's website, along with the names of the officers assigned to each beat and the shift supervisors. </p> <p>At police headquarters, individuals can request their police records, submit requests for special-event permits and get instructions on how to contest traffic citations, among other services.  </p>

San Leandro's main public library is one of the city's major centers of community life. The library has a large…More collection of books, music CDs, DVDs and reference materials, including sections of Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese-language books. There's also a spacious children's library, and a computer lab with 12 PCs and six laser printers. When not being used for computer training workshops, the lab is reserved for patrons using software programs such as Word and PowerPoint. Other computers in the library offer Internet and access to the library's catalog as well as online databases. </p> <p>The library's two floors have numerous tables for studying or reading. The San Leandro history room is, unfortunately, closed temporarily because of budget constraints.</p> <p>Six rooms and a lecture hall can be rented for private or public events (fees for private events vary depending on the applicant's non-profit status and local residency). The library also has a used book store and a café/gift store which generate money for the library. </p> <p></p>