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2020 elections

What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?

October 29, 2020 Oakland Voices 2

Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures. […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Iris M. Crawford starts internship at InvestigateWest

October 29, 2020 Oakland Voices 1

Oakland Voices alumna and correspondent joins InvestigateWest’s project on decarbonizing. […]

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2020 elections

Talk of the Town: New Citizens Voting for the First Time

October 27, 2020 Debora Gordon 1

Hear from three first-time Oakland voters: longtime immigrants who gained their citizenship status in the last year, in part, to be able to vote. […]

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2020 elections

What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices 1

if passed, what would Oakland’s new school bond measure do? […]

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2020 elections

What is Oakland’s Measure S1? Saa’un Bell, Howard Dyckoff, and Natalie Orenstein explain

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices 0

Three Oakland reporters explain how Measure S1 would change the city’s Police Commission. […]

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2020 elections

What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris Crawford and Azucena Rasilla

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices 2

Oakland Voices’ Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside’s Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland’s youth vote ballot measure, Measure QQ. […]

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2020 elections

What is Oakland’s Measure RR? A video explainer by Katharine Davies Samway and Ricky Rodas

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices 1

Measure RR on Oakland’s ballot this election would increase fines for illegal dumping and other city code violations. […]

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COVID-19

One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online class

October 22, 2020 Momo Chang 1

High rates of Oakland’s homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning. […]

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Arts & Culture

‘Movie Night at the Lake’ brings silent disco, film, drink, & popcorn to Lake Merritt

October 21, 2020 Brandy Collins 0

Two Bay Area natives, Arzo Johnson (aka DJ Slowpoke) and Brandon Bailey (aka DJ B. Bailey) have hosted Movie Night At The Lake, a weekly evening event at Lake Merritt’s Empowerment Park. […]

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COVID-19

Bay Area officials urge caution as flu season approaches

October 19, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

Hospitals, clinics could be overwhelmed by a COVID-19 surge during flu season. […]

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