Posts Tagged ‘Election 2014’
Measure N would expand college and career readiness programs in high schools, faces little opposition
Measure N is a parcel tax that, if passed on Tuesday, would direct funds towards college and career preparation programs in Oakland’s high schools.
Read MoreLife on the trail: A day campaigning with Oakland’s mayoral candidates
We followed Oakland mayoral candidates Courtney Ruby, Joe Tuman, Bryan Parker and Mayor Jean Quan for a day on the campaign trail and documented what they are doing in their final push before Tuesday’s election.
Read MoreMeasure FF: Employers divided on minimum wage hike proposal
As campaigns to raise minimum wages across California—and the country—press on, Oakland’s initiative is proving to be a divisive issue among nonprofits and private business.
Read MoreSchool board candidates present backgrounds, qualifications
Three Oakland school board members are vacating their spots on the Board of Education this fall, making room for a field of first-time school board candidates racing toward the November 4 election.
Read MoreOakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker endorsed by Don Perata
Former State Senator Don Perata, a longtime powerful leader in the California legislature endorsed Port of Oakland commissioner Bryan Parker, for mayor of Oakland.
Read MoreDoctors vs. lawyers: who does Prop 46 really benefit?
What do East Bay voters think of the state ballot initiative that pits doctors against lawyers? Proposition 46, called the “Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative,” is a four-fold ballot measure attacking medical errors from multiple directions. The measure would increase the state’s cap on medical malpractice awards for pain and…
Read MoreTransportation fund sales tax increase on ballot
As morning traffic sped down Telegraph one morning a few days ago, a high school student named Alesha was in a group of local people publicly pleading for passage this November of a 1/2 percent county sales tax increase called Measure BB.
Read More“Outsider” mayoral candidates call for change
Mayoral candidates Bryan Parker, Courtney Ruby and Joe Tuman gathered outside City Hall Thursday to deliver a joint message for change.
Read MoreProposition 47 to reduce felonies to misdemeanors up for vote
California residents will vote on Proposition 47 in a week. The act would downgrade specific felonies to misdemeanors.
Read MoreHikes in health insurance rates could be denied by state commissioner if Prop. 45 passes
Proposition 45, a November ballot measure empowering the state’s elected insurance commissioner to rule on health insurance rate hikes, is drawing heated debate and hefty donations from Oakland groups with a stake in health care.
Read MoreSex trafficking, youth jobs and buses: mayoral candidates discuss at roundtable
Residents, non-profit organizers, and local businesses owners from the Oak Tree area gathered last Wednesday night at YEP, a youth employment training agency, to hear seven of the 15 mayoral candidates’ strategies for dealing with neighborhood issues including sex trafficking, the construction of a new bus route, and youth employment.
Read MoreMeasure Z continues to prompt discussion over public safety funding
Voters will be deciding this November on Measure Z, which if approved would continue a parking and parcel tax that funds public safety services and violence prevention programming.
Read MoreOakland mayoral candidates talk education at forum
Oakland mayoral candidates answer questions and seek votes – by discussing education.
Read MoreMayoral candidates prep for the return of ranked choice voting
Ranked choice voting, also known as instant run off voting, changed the face of the 2010 Oakland mayoral election. As 2014 elections approach, many of this year’s mayoral candidates are approaching their campaigns with the new system in mind.
Read MoreCalifornia Secretary of State candidates face off in debate
The Republican and Democratic candidates for California Secretary of State faced off in Berkeley last week, less than a month before the pair faces off again at the polls in a tight race for the job of the state’s top election officer.
Read MoreMayoral candidate Tuman: cut Oakland’s parking ticket fines and meter hours
Mayoral candidate Joe Tuman joined local business owners and residents to voice support for reducing parking meter costs and parking fines in Oakland.
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