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Posts Tagged ‘mayoral candidates’

Sixty days on the trail: an inside look at Oakland’s mayoral race

By Katey Rusch | December 11, 2018

In an election cycle full of stunning upsets, organizer Cat Brooks looks to ride the wave of progressive women of color running and winning.

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Candidates discuss homelessness, schools at heated mayoral forum

By Katey Rusch | September 14, 2018 | 4

Incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf and candidate Cat Brooks sparred over issues of education and homelessness during the second mayoral forum of the election season.

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Meet Einstein, Oakland’s only canine mayoral candidate

By Nina Zou | November 3, 2014 | 3

Meet Einstein, the only canine candidate running for the mayor’s seat in Tuesday’s election.

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Life on the trail: A day campaigning with Oakland’s mayoral candidates

By Joshua Escobar | October 31, 2014 | 2

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.

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Sex trafficking, youth jobs and buses: mayoral candidates discuss at roundtable

By Alyssa Jeong Perry | October 22, 2014 | 1

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.

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