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November 15, 2016 Oakland Voices

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

David Slays Beverage Goliath: City of Oakland Measure HH Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax

November 14, 2016 Monica Green

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.

Lively and Uplifting Measure JJ Election Celebration

November 12, 2016 Oakland Voices

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

Celebrating Measure LL: Oakland’s “Gateway Reform” for Citizen Oversight into Police Misconduct

November 11, 2016 Oakland Voices

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

Election Night in Oakland

November 11, 2016 Brenda Payton

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

A Professorial Mayoral Campaign

November 13, 2014 Tom Webb

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

Rebecca Kaplan’s Election Night

November 13, 2014 Le’Ana Powell

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

Rebecca Kaplan’s campaign

November 13, 2014 Sandra Muniz

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

Quan’s Last Song

November 12, 2014 Gerald Green

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

The Long Campaign

November 12, 2014 Sara Rowley

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