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2020 elections

The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia

December 10, 2020 Bill Joyce 1

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. […]

Oaklanders celebrate the the Biden / Harris win on Saturday, November 7th, 2020.
2020 elections

Oakland Celebrates Biden and Harris Win by the Lake

November 8, 2020 Howard Dyckoff 0

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 Merritt. […]

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2020 elections

Early 2020 Elections Reactions and Results for Oakland

November 4, 2020 Momo Chang 0

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 […]

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2020 elections

Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early voters in Oakland

November 2, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 1

58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland. […]

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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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. […]

An African American woman with braids sits on a porch chatting with a Filipino man wearing a purple hat and shirt.
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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