How ranked-choice voting worked in District 1
How exactly are ranked-choice votes counted? Watch our video that breaks down the process for Oakland's District 1 city council race.
Election 2012
Coverage of the 2012 election.
Election brings mixed results for Oakland police union
The Oakland Police Officer’s Association -- the police union, a nonprofit organization representing the city’s police officers -- has for years dabbled in the political scene, endorsing candidates and spending thousands of dollars each election...
California voted ‘yes’ on Prop 35; experts, police and sex workers disagree on impact
California voters passed Proposition 35 by 81 percent, but there is little agreement among law enforcement agencies, legal experts and sex workers about how the initiative will affect the sex industry, especially with regard to...
After fierce fight, Oakland Zoo parcel tax measure fails
Alameda County’s Measure A1, which would have created a parcel tax to fund animal care and educational programs at the Oakland Zoo, set off a stir of claims and counterclaims between zoo officials and local...
Roughly 20,000 ballots left to count in November 2012 election
With the apparent victories of District 1 city council candidate Dan Kalb and at-large councilmember Rebecca Kaplan still not technically complete, voting officials said Tuesday—a week after the polls closed—that there are still roughly 20,000...
What did Oakland District 1, At-Large and City Attorney candidates spend to get your vote?
Oakland North looked into political spending for three recent local races, breaking down what candidates spent, per voter, for the District One City Council race, the at-large seat and for City Attorney.
New faces join Oakland City Council, School Board ranks
After months of fundraising, campaigning and speeches all around the city, five new faces will join the Oakland City Council and the city’s school board. Some of them have never held public office before; others...
Fours Years Later: African Americans in Oakland react to President Obama’s reelection
Four years ago, people danced in the streets in front of Everett and Jones BBQ Restaurant in Jack London Square. They embraced loved ones and high-fived total strangers. The news cameras rolled, and non-reporters became...
Enthusiasm draws voters out on election day, turnout nears 2008 levels
Voter registration went up between 2008 and 2012, but voter turnout dipped slightly in Alameda County. Use of provisional ballots steadily increasing.
Prop 30 passed. What does that mean for California?
Prop 30 and its effects explained in an Oakland North infographic.
Prop 37 failed, but found support in Alameda County
Although voters in Alameda County were in favor of Prop 37—a statewide ballot measure that would have required the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods—the proposition failed to gather enough votes statewide and was rejected...
The vote is in: Victory for Kalb, Kaplan, Gallo and Parker; A1 and B1 fail
After several rounds of ranked choice balloting, Oakland and Alameda County election returns are in. In the Oakland at-large contest, after five rounds of balloting, incumbent Rebecca Kaplan secured a victory with 60.74 percent of...
Oakland reacts to presidential, local elections
On Tuesday night, Alameda County Democrats celebrated the reelection of President Barack Obama, and followed late night returns on local races.
After a day of voting and campaigning, Oakland celebrates Obama win, waits for local results
The polls have now closed in Oakland, and throughout the city, candidates and voters are awaiting the results of closely-watched local and state races that includ a seven-way race for the District 1 city council...
Ranked choice accumulated results are in: Kaplan defends seat, Kalb wins D1
The ranked choice voting accumulated results are in from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, meaning the runoff votes have been tallied. Barring any major changes in provisional ballots, introducing your new (and old) Oakland elected...
With absentee ballots and special volunteers, helping the infirm vote
For Oakland’s sick and elderly population, voting today presented a litany of obstacles, from immobility to sickness to mental illnesses. But the Registrar of Voters is tackling what seems to be the biggest hurdle: patients...
