Posts Tagged ‘Oakland Mayor’
Oakland officials and advocacy groups prepare for possible immigration raids
In Oakland, city officials and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best after an alarm was sounded earlier this month, notifying the Bay Area that federal immigration officials could be planning massive raids on undocumented immigrant communities in the coming weeks. On January 16, the San Francisco Chronicle reported…
Read MoreMayor Libby Schaaf delivers her first State of the City address
The mayor covered inequity, policing and housing in the address.
Read MoreEarly candidates for Oakland’s fall mayoral race outline platforms
Oakland elections occupy a complex political landscape, and the upcoming 2014 mayoral contest is no exception.
Read MoreStepping down as Mayor Quan’s spokesperson, Sue Piper reflects on challenging years
For the two years since Jean Quan was elected mayor in Oakland’s first ranked-choice voting election, the voice of her administration—through multiple turbulent situations—has been Susan Piper, who retired last month as Quan’s official spokesperson.
Read MoreGroup seeks to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
As police and Occupy Oakland protesters squared off in front of City Hall this week, organizers of a recall campaign took their first formal steps this week toward an effort to remove Mayor Jean Quan from office.
Read MoreJean Quan is sworn into office as Oakland’s new mayor
Jean Quan became Oakland’s new mayor during a ceremony at the Fox Theater in downtown Oakland on Monday; she is the first Asian American female mayor of any major U.S. city.
Read MoreBrown rallies voters in Oakland
Former Oakland mayor and leading gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown held a rally Monday at Oakland’s Jack London Square, making a final push toward a return to the state’s top political position. Brown was joined on stage by Sen. Barbara Boxer and San Francisco district attorney Harris, who is running for state attorney general. Brown, who was California’s governor from 1975 to 1983, leads Republican candidate Meg Whitman by a considerable margin in the latest polls.
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