Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland City …
Oct 8, 2024 · The District 7 city councilmember represents a varied population that lives in the hills, the flatlands, and close to the shorelines enveloping the Oakland airport.
Mayor recall looks likely for Oakland. Here’s what happens next
Nov 6, 2024 · Here’s how we got here. For people just tuning in, the recall against Sheng Thao was formally launched in January.Led at first by Brenda Harbin-Forte, a retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge and former member of the Police Commission, recall proponents have accused Thao of contributing to a public safety crisis in Oakland and mishandling the city’s finances, among other things.
A guide to Oakland voter guides for the 2024 election
Oct 10, 2024 · Alameda County Republican Party — the local wing of the party that has nominated Donald Trump for president issues its picks every election. Alameda Labor Council — the labor movement’s big tent in the East Bay, representing many AFL-CIO unions. APEN Action — a group that organizes Asian immigrant and refugee communities, including in Oakland. Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus ...
Oakland debates the future of OPD’s ShotSpotter contract
Oct 11, 2024 · In a contentious and at times emotional meeting Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee debated whether or not the city should continue using the gunshot detection technology system ShotSpotter.. Owned and operated by a company called SoundThinking, ShotSpotter uses “acoustic sensors” — essentially microphones — mounted on buildings and utility poles to ...
Oakland news | The Oaklandside
Dec 20, 2024 · An informed community is a strong community. In these uncertain times, The Oaklandside is doubling down on its mission of making an impact right here in Oakland. You can join us, and keep our reporting free to all, by making a donation to our end-of-year fundraising campaign today. The 2024 Nosh ...
Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland City …
Oct 2, 2024 · There are three candidates in the running for Oakland City Council's District 1 seat: Len Raphael (left), Edward Frank (middle), and Zac Unger (right).
Election 2024: Who's running for Oakland City Council District 3?
Oct 3, 2024 · The district, and the people representing it, have inherited interlacing opportunities and challenges. D3 is home to the largest concentration of the city’s unhoused residents, who’ve fought for shelter and a right to self-determination.Renters and small landlords are reeling from the impact of the pandemic.
Meet the candidates running for Oakland City Council District 5
Oct 3, 2024 · District 5 is one of the city’s most densely inhabited and diverse areas. It’s a hub of Latinx culture and small, immigrant-owned businesses. It encompasses Jingletown by the railroad tracks and estuary, Fruitvale, and parts of Melrose, and stretches like Foothill Boulevard from 24th Avenue to 54th Street, and High Street from the Estuary to Brookdale Avenue.
Who’s running for Oakland school board District 3?
Oct 2, 2024 · Williams was elected in 2020 and served during a particularly rough time for the board, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended learning, two teacher strikes roiled the district, and tense discussions about school closures and mergers advanced, halted, and advanced again.. He told The Oaklandside that the past four years he and the rest of the board have worked hard to get OUSD’s budget under ...
Measure OO aims to strengthen the Public Ethics Commission
Oct 3, 2024 · Oakland will decide this election whether or not to approve a measure to strengthen the city’s government watchdog. Measure OO would introduce several changes to the Public Ethics Commission. This volunteer board is charged with overseeing the city’s campaign finance laws, lobbying rules, ethics for elected officials and …