The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia
Activists from Oakland are letter-writing and phone-banking in hopes of a Democratic senate takeover in Georgia, which would give Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote in Congress.
2020 elections
Oakland Celebrates Biden and Harris Win by the Lake
Amid whoops and cheers and a cacophony of car horns, Oaklanders came out to celebrate the election victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave area and around Lake[Read more]
Early 2020 Elections Reactions and Results for Oakland
Oakland's ballot measures passing by wide margins; council and school board races too close to call; 82 percent of Alameda County voters choose Biden/Harris
Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early voters in Oakland
58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland.
What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?
Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures.
Talk of the Town: New Citizens Voting for the First Time
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.
What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride
if passed, what would Oakland's new school bond measure do?
What is Oakland’s Measure S1? Saa’un Bell, Howard Dyckoff, and Natalie Orenstein explain
Three Oakland reporters explain how Measure S1 would change the city's Police Commission.
What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris Crawford and Azucena Rasilla
Oakland Voices' Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside's Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland's youth vote ballot measure, Measure QQ.
What is Oakland’s Measure RR? A video explainer by Katharine Davies Samway and Ricky Rodas
Measure RR on Oakland's ballot this election would increase fines for illegal dumping and other city code violations.
