Election Day results: Incumbent Fife ahead in Oakland City Council District 3
Incumbent Carroll Fife led a crowded field in the Oakland City Council District 3 race after the first vote counts came in Tuesday night. Fife is seeking a second term read more…
Election Day results: Unger leads Oakland City Council District 1
Oakland firefighter Zac Unger made a strong showing in early returns Tuesday, with more than three-quarters of the votes for the District 1 City Council seat at 9 p.m. He read more…
Election Day results: strong support for Measure M in early returns
A tax that would fund wildfire prevention in Oakland was winning in early returns Tuesday night, with 70% of the votes. Measure MM would fund efforts in Oakland’s Wildfire Prevention read more…
ELECTION RESULTS: Poll voters overwhelmingly favor Thao and Price recalls
(Update: After the votes were certified on Dec. 5, these were the results: Voters recalled Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price; Lateefah Simon won the 12th read more…
ELECTION DAY COVERAGE: Continuous updates from the polls in Oakland
While most of the attention on Election Day will focus on Vice President and East Bay native Kamala Harris’ attempt to make history and become the nation’s first woman president, read more…
Oakland voters asked to support a property tax increase to keep millions of dollars in public safety funding
Oakland voters are being asked to consider a measure on the ballot that would increase property taxes as a way to fund public safety and crime prevention programs. But to read more…
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