By Katharine Davies Samway and Tony Daquipa It was election night at the Level 13 Ultra Lounge in downtown Oakland, the venue for the watch party of the three African- American female candidates from the […]
Election Night and the happiest place in Oakland was the headquarters for Measure HH. Everyone was talking about the estimated $24 million that the beverage industry spent to fight measures in San Francisco and Oakland. […]
By Marabet Morales and Sandra Tavel. The election party for Oakland’s measure JJ at Solespace on 17th & Telegraph buzzed with movement and excitement. A local DJ (Tim Diesel) played beats and the emcee […]
By Kat Ferreira and Cinque Mubarak Tension hung in the downtown air as the presidential election votes were being counted. It felt like everyone in Oakland was having an anxiety attack simultaneously. Well, everyone […]
The Oakland Voices 2016 correspondents had gathered in the East Bay Times newsroom before heading out to cover our local races, two city council races and three measures – strengthening protections for renters, establishing an […]
Exiting the elevator on the 6th Floor of the Oakland Central Suites to cover the mayoral campaign of Joe Tuman, I was surprised to see no signs nor hear sounds of a raucous election evening […]
Campaign headquarters was at Everett & Jones barbeque on Broadway in Oakland. The party was set and ready to go at 8 p.m. Green and purple balloon clusters and “Rebecca Kaplan for Mayor” signs decorated […]
As a 19- year- old who’s never voted or really been affiliated with politics, Rebecca Kaplan’s campaign for mayor was an eye opener. I could see how so many people are very involved in politics but […]
A sea of mostly empty circular tables adorned with white table cloth greeted me when I arrived at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant, Jean Quan’s campaign party location Tuesday night. Live music substituted for conversation before Quan’s […]
Early on in the summer, I met mayoral candidate Joe Tuman, endorsed by the Oakland Tribune, at Love Our Lake Day. He spoke with me about after-school programs and the Oakland Police Department, and even […]
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