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...
Election 2012
California live polling returns: Updates begin at 8 pm
Once the polls close, this interactive project will begin to update with live polling results collected in the state of...
Oakland Votes 2012: Liveblogging the election
Oakland North's reporters will be liveblogging today's election starting at 3 pm and running ... til it's over! Watch this...
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...
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...
Sound and pix: Oakland voters, at the polls, on election day
On the morning of Tuesday, November 6--election day--Oakland North reporters Aaron Mendelson and Mihir Zaveri headed to a polling location...
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,...
Propositions and Measures
If approved, Measure B1 could raise billions for transportation
Measure J, bonds for school facilities: How much would it add to tax bills?
Oakland forum explores pros and cons of Propositions 30, 38 for schools
Prop 37, genetically modified food debate creates questions about food labeling in California
Religious leaders voice support for Prop. 34
Supporters, detractors split on Proposition 32
Special Projects
District 1 City Council candidates take questions from Oakland residents
Gimme Props: An Interactive Guide to California’s Propositions
Interactive guide to Nov. 6 ballot
Meet the Oakland City Council candidates: an interactive map
Latest News
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Last minute push for Prop 30 seeks to get out the vote in West Oakland
A last minute push for Prop 30 sends volunteers into West Oakland to get out the vote.
Sound and pix: Oakland voters, at the polls, on election day
On the morning of Tuesday, November 6--election day--Oakland North reporters Aaron Mendelson and Mihir Zaveri headed to a polling location...
Oakland Votes 2012: Liveblogging the election
Oakland North's reporters will be liveblogging today's election starting at 3 pm and running ... til it's over! Watch this...
California live polling returns: Updates begin at 8 pm
Once the polls close, this interactive project will begin to update with live polling results collected in the state of...
District 1 City Council candidates take questions from Oakland residents
From Fruitvale to Rockridge, Oakland North reporters spoke recently to residents about the city council elections. We asked everyone the...
Meet the Oakland City Council candidates: an interactive map
With four Oakland districts and the Council At-Large seat up for grabs, 25 candidates have all entered the race to...
Gimme Props: An Interactive Guide to California’s Propositions
What is Gimme Props? The simplest answer is an experiment. We experimented here with data visualization, with quizzes, with games,...
Oaklanders push City Council candidates for increased government transparency
Born out of Code for America, a non-profit that serves as a kind of digital liaison between governments and residents,...
District 1 City Council candidates take questions from Oakland residents
From Fruitvale to Rockridge, Oakland North reporters spoke recently to residents about the city council elections. We asked everyone the...
City Attorney candidates discuss injunctions, medical marijuana and public safety
This year, voters must choose whether to give a full four-year term to current City Attorney Barbara Parker or to...
Amy Lemley cites public safety, youth issues as her campaign’s top priorities
Amy Lemley, the only woman among seven candidates competing for the District 1 seat, lists safety, the economy and education...
Len Raphael vows to ‘shake up city hall,’ cut compensation for city employees
Accountant Len Raphael, one of the seven people running for a District 1 city council seat, plans to hire more...
In the race for the at-large council seat, crime is the number one issue
The five candidates vying for Oakland’s at-large seat on the City Council are revving up their campaigning and making their...
Supporters, detractors split on Proposition 32
Should voters approve Proposition 32, or the "Paycheck Protection Initiative,” it would change the law by prohibiting corporations, labor unions,...
District 1 candidate Don Link’s campaign focused on community policing
When he was 78 years old, Don Link’s father, Richard, crashed the homebuilt plane he was flying over Hollister, California....
Interactive guide to Nov. 6 ballot
Confused about state-wide and local propositions on the November 6 ballot? Check out our interactive guide.
You Tell Us: Vote no on Measure A1
I enjoy the zoo, and I truly appreciate how the East Bay Zoological Society transformed it into a special East...
Greens’ Don Macleay promotes civilians on police force, higher minimum wage
The only City Council candidate declaring his party affiliation at every voter forum, one-time mayoral hopeful Don Macleay says he...
Lawyer Craig Brandt’s city council campaign: more police, paid for by a parcel tax
Craig Brandt, running a low-key but determined campaign for the city council seat, has pledged to take no donations from...
“Love this town” Richard Raya: political newcomer pushes hard to join the council
When Richard Raya talks about crime and poverty, in the political newcomer's campaign for the Oakland City Council he often...
High school students cast ballots at Oakland Youth Vote Forum
Oakland high schoolers listened to school board and city council hopefuls speak at a Youth Vote Forum on Tuesday evening...
Environmental activist and District 1 candidate Dan Kalb aims to reduce crime
The challenges of reducing crime, one central focus in the campaign of city council candidate Dan Kalb, took a personal...
Religious leaders voice support for Prop. 34
A billboard sitting on a hill next to Plymouth United Church of Christ in Oakland reads “Abolish the Death Penalty,”...
District 1 City Council candidates take questions from Oakland residents
From Fruitvale to Rockridge, Oakland North reporters spoke recently to residents about the city council elections. We asked everyone the...
Prop 37, genetically modified food debate creates questions about food labeling in California
Come November, California voters will decide on the fate of Proposition 37, an initiative that would require the labeling of...