Posts Tagged ‘Rebecca Kaplan’
Bus stop on Broadway and 30th Street to return, location still unclear
In a meeting Tuesday morning, the Oakland Public Works Committee concluded the southbound bus stop on Broadway and 30th Street, which was removed last year, would be reinstated, but it is still unclear if it will return to its original location or be moved south of 30th Street to be in front of Summit Bank.
Read MoreOakland workers continue the “Fight for $15”
Hundreds of fast food and other low-wage workers gathered outside Oakland City Hall Tuesday evening demanding a higher minimum wage of $15 per hour. The demonstrations were part of a wider national campaign, Fight For 15, which has seen over 270 cities participating in similar protests.
Read MoreLack of benefits and work continuity weighs heavily on temporary part-time city workers
For the last three years, Connor Crabb has been working as a recreation leader at Studio One, a city-run center in Oakland that offers afterschool and summer art classes to children. The 24-year-old Oakland native starts his day at the center around 1:30 pm, going from school to school, gathering students from different sites, then…
Read MoreLibby Schaaf declares victory, minimum wage hike and parcel taxes pass
As results from Tuesday’s election continue to come in, mayoral candidate Libby Schaaf claims an early lead in first choice voting. Additionally, Measures N, Z, BB and FF all receive the necessary votes to pass.
Read MoreMayoral candidate: Rebecca Kaplan
Oakland city councilmember at-large Rebecca Kaplan was the first out lesbian elected to office in Oakland when she joined the city council in 2008. Now, at age 44, she has another goal for change: to become Oakland’s mayor.
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 MoreCivicorp’s organic waste collection & job training program to expand
A day on the job with Civicorp’s organic waste collection & training program.
Read MoreKaplan proposes that 50 percent of next police academy be residents
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan wants to recruit 50 percent Oakland residents for the next police academy.
Read MoreAfter the raid: One year after federal agents raided Oaksterdam, what’s changed?
One year ago, federal agents raided Oaksterdam University, a move that sent ripples throughout Oakland’s well-established cannabis industry and raised questions about the complex and often conflicting web of state and federal regulations surrounding medical marijuana use and patient rights. In this four-part series, Oakland North will examine what’s changed since last year’s raid, who was affected the most, and what may lie in store for medical marijuana use here in Oakland.
Read MoreOakland officials consider new graffiti ordinance
Oakland’s Public Works Committee convened Tuesday morning to consider a new graffiti ordinance that would bolster the city’s current vandalism laws.
Read MoreRoughly 20,000 ballots left to count in November 2012 election
With the apparent victories of District 1 city council candidate Dan Kalb and at-large councilmember Rebecca Kaplan still not technically complete, voting officials said Tuesday—a week after the polls closed—that there are still roughly 20,000 ballots left to count.
Read MoreWhat did Oakland District 1, At-Large and City Attorney candidates spend to get your vote?
Oakland North looked into political spending for three recent local races, breaking down what candidates spent, per voter, for the District One City Council race, the at-large seat and for City Attorney.
Read MoreThe vote is in: Victory for Kalb, Kaplan, Gallo and Parker; A1 and B1 fail
After several rounds of ranked choice balloting, Oakland and Alameda County election returns are in. In the Oakland at-large contest, after five rounds of balloting, incumbent Rebecca Kaplan secured a victory with 60.74 percent of the vote, while current District 5 representative Ignacio De La Fuente took second with 39.26 percent. Speaking late Tuesday night,…
Read MoreIn the race for the at-large council seat, crime is the number one issue
The five candidates vying for Oakland’s at-large seat on the City Council are revving up their campaigning and making their cases for how to tackle what they all agree is the city’s number one issue: crime.
Read MoreOakland Pride celebrates the city’s gay and lesbian community
Oakland Pride, a festival celebrating the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community, drew about 20,000 people to the city’s Uptown district on Sunday.
Read MoreCandidates for City Council’s at-large seat participate in forum
Four hopefuls vying for Oakland’s City Council’s at-large seat this November agreed on one thing at a candidate’s forum Wednesday night—violence on the streets needs to stop.
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