Posts Tagged ‘election’
Sixty days on the trail: an inside look at Oakland’s mayoral race
In an election cycle full of stunning upsets, organizer Cat Brooks looks to ride the wave of progressive women of color running and winning.
Read MoreThe price of your vote
Over $6 million: That’s how much money flowed into the war chests of Oakland candidates and PACs in the November election for mayor and city council seats.
Read MoreTales of Two Cities Podcast: Spectrums
Hear from people finding their own place on spectrums of language, hookup culture, neurodiversity, and politics.
Read MoreKevin de León and Oakland’s Latino Task Force hold campaign rally at Peralta Hacienda park
Kevin de León and members of Oakland’s Latino Task Force (LTF) held a campaign rally at Peralta Hacienda park in Fruitvale on September 22.
Read MoreDistrict 4 candidates share views on affordable housing, community projects at forum
A pastor, a construction manager, and a Fulbright scholar—these are a few of the seven candidates running to represent District 4.
Read More$4 billion bond measure could bring relief to California state and local parks
A $4 billion bond measure that will determine funding for California’s local and state parks will appear on ballots during the June statewide direct primary election.
Read MoreHow much did Oakland’s city council campaigns spend to win each vote?
For most of the candidates in the 2016 race for Oakland’s city council seats, in which all of the incumbents successfully re-secured their positions, their major challengers spent more to win each vote, yet went home with nothing.
Read MoreLatino Task Force aims to raise the Latino vote in Oakland
With the 2016 local and presidential elections fast approaching, some Oakland groups are focusing heavily on Latino voter registration and education because the results will directly affect their community.
Read MoreCommittee to Protect Oakland Renters volunteers go door-to-door promoting Measure JJ
Last Saturday Committee to Protect Oakland Renters volunteers walked door-to-door asking residents to vote yes on a ballot measure called Measure JJ that would regulate Oakland rent increases and evictions.
Read MoreSchool board candidates introduce themselves to voters, spar on charter schools
Nine school board candidates took the mic Tuesday night at Lighthouse Community Charter School to introduce themselves to Oakland voters. They are vying for four seats in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. Each candidate took turns answering the same three questions, which were printed in the audience’s programs in both English and Spanish. Connie…
Read MoreOakland campaigns celebrate election night, await results
When the polls closed tonight, Oakland candidates and their supporters gathered to celebrate the results and their hard work.
Read MoreVolunteers go door-to-door to get out the vote
In an election expected to have unprecedentedly low turnout in Alameda County, every vote is crucial to those working on “get out the vote” campaigns.
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 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 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 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.
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