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Council candidate Dan Kalb robbed outside his North Oakland home
District 1 City Council candidate Dan Kalb was mugged by an armed robber outside of his Temescal home on Wednesday evening as he returned from an anti-crime meeting, Kalb said Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreMeasure J, bonds for school facilities: How much would it add to tax bills?
Oakland residents will vote on November 6 whether to allow the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to issue $475 million in bonds to repair school facilities and start new projects.
Read MoreOakland voters speak out ahead of local elections
Ahead of the November 6 election, Oakland North asked eight Oakland voters to name the local issues they’re most concerned about.
Read MoreVoting officials say counting ballots sooner could clear up confusion in ranked-choice voting
Two years after Mayor Jean Quan took office, some voters still don’t understand why Quan won, so voting officials are working hard to make sure people understand the system better this year, and that ranked choice ballot results are returned more quickly.
Read MoreIn Oakland, Obama is out-fundraising Romney
As the November election nears, and amount of money given to political presidential campaigns reaches unprecedented highs, campaign finance data compiled by the federal government shows that in Oakland, at least, President Barack Obama has raised the lion’s share of political donations. Data reported by Obama and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to the Federal Elections…
Read MoreOakland groups gather to watch Wednesday’s presidential debate
In a variety of Oakland venues, residents gathered in public places with like-minded neighbors to view Wednesday’s presidential debate between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
Read MoreOfficials work to clear up confusion about ranked-choice voting
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is ramping up outreach efforts at churches, senior centers and local low income housing projects to teach voters about ranked-choice voting, a system in which votes are tallied based on people’s first, second and third choices.
Read MoreOakland readies for election with National Voter Registration Day
Oakland residents registered to vote at a special Tuesday event called National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide nonpartisan campaign to sign up as many new voters as possible in a single day.
Read MoreOakland forum explores pros and cons of Propositions 30, 38 for schools
On Wednesday night, “Stand Up for Our Children: A Community Forum” at the Oakland School for the Arts in downtown Oakland brought together educators, administrators and local political figures to discuss two propositions on the November ballot that could generate new funds for public schools by raising taxes for Californians. The forum also included a “break-away” session that allowed attendees to voice their concerns in more in-depth fashion.
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