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Election 2022: Oakland District 4 residents say public safety is a top concern

September 13, 2022 Brandy Collins and Azucena Rasilla

This November, residents in District 4 will pick between the two candidates competing to be their new councilmember: Nenna Joiner and Janani Ramachandran. The D4 boundaries were redrawn by the city earlier this year. If you’re not

protesters walk with large black and white banner that says "protect Oakland schools"

2022 Election: What Oakland voters want for OUSD

September 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride

Residents with a direct stake in Oakland schools share their thoughts about this year’s school board races. Oakland Unified School District has been among the most chronically challenged districts in the Bay Area. Years of

A Chinatown street corner that says "Webster"

2022 Election: What Oakland District 2 voters want

September 7, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross and Natalie Orenstein

Community members in Chinatown, Grand Lake, San Antonio, and Eastlake shared their priorities ahead of the November election. There is a lot that residents of Oakland’s District 2 love about their neighborhoods: the peaceful parks,

An African American woman puts stamps at the dining table.

The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia

December 10, 2020 Bill Joyce

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.

Oakland Celebrates Biden and Harris Win by the Lake

November 8, 2020 Howard Dyckoff

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.

Early 2020 Elections Reactions and Results for Oakland

November 4, 2020 Momo Chang

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

A mom and two children stand by a ballot box dropping off their ballot.

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

November 2, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

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?

October 29, 2020 Oakland Voices

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

October 27, 2020 Debora Gordon

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.

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

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices

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