2020 Elections

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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.

Latest in 2020 Elections
Oaklanders celebrate the the Biden / Harris win on Saturday, November 7th, 2020.
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 Merritt.

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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

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

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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

A Latina woman sits on the porch with an African American woman with short hair.
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.

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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.