It’s not the election of Trump. It’s the murder of Martin Luther King. It’s not presidency of Trump, it’s the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. It’s not the rhetoric of Trump. It’s the brutal death of Obama’s speeches; visualizing hope and change. It’s the fatal change of our course in history that …Read more…
Election Night 2016 Americans Speak Nationally and Locally
A night full of promise 7 p.m. Oakland Voices staff and a couple of community correspondents gathered in the East Bay Times foyer, found a space and learned that pizza was ordered; we chatted, and joked across the room as the big screen was being installed. Yes, it was finally election night and in an …Read more…
My Election Night
I was really looking forward to my assignment to cover District 7 City Council candidate Nehanda Imara’s election night watch- party. Imara and two other candidates -District 3 City Council candidate Noni Session and District 3 School Board candidate Kharyshi Wiginton, shared a campaign manager, Carroll Fife. These three strong, black, female community organizers, who …Read more…
In Oakland, Sometimes Who’s President Doesn’t Matter as much as Who’s Policing
“Were you able to get off work?” my Oakland Voices partner, Cinque called to ask. I was en route to the East Bay Times office but I had forgotten to text him before leaving. I apologized and explained I’d be there in a few minutes. After disconnecting the call, I foolishly thought to myself, “It …Read more…
Reflections on presidential election
I am defined as first-generation American and like me, there are many young people throughout this nation who are in this category. My parents and my brother are from Guatemala, a country in Central America that many tend to clump as being part of Mexico. This is ignorance at its finest. However, my parents were …Read more…
The race for District 5 in Oakland and for the Oval Office
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 – as I woke up on this unusually sunny morning in Oakland, I realized it was the first time I was fully aware of the impact that adults in my community, and our country would have as they voted for policies and politicians. Tuesday was not just another day; for some …Read more…
Reflecting on election night
Although I’m politically active, albeit in peace and justice issues rather than electoral politics, it’s been a while since I attended an election after-party away from someone’s home. And I had never covered such an event as a reporter. I was looking forward to it. A chance to meet and talk with candidates campaigning against …Read more…
Rattled on Election Night
Oakland Voices has a tradition of having a pizza party before heading out to collect stories on election night. My stomach jumped around and though the pizza looked lovely, I couldn’t eat. Which is odd for me. I can always eat. “You gotta get out of that space and just move forward for a couple …Read more…
Oakland Voices Reacts
The Oakland Voices correspondents covered local elections last week, writing about the successful campaigns for expanded protections for renters, a soda tax, a civilian police commission and the not- as- successful, but strongly community-based, campaigns to unseat city council incumbents. We’ve posted their stories. We also asked them to write about their experiences covering the …Read more…
Viola Gonzales – a choice for District 5
By Damu Dailey and Abel Regalado Along International Boulevard on election night, the bright banners hanging from windows of local businesses supporting candidates and propositions were everywhere. Local business owners, community leaders, and entire families were anxiously depending on the results that would impose change in the policies and leaders within their communities and their …Read more…