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2020 Elections

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Elections

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.
Elections

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.

A mail in ballot next to a blue pen.
Elections

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.
Elections

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.

Elections

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.

A bright mural that says "Vote"
Elections

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.
Education

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?

A woman wearing a mask sits on a sunlit porch with a woman wearing a mask.
Elections

What is Oakland’s Measure S1? Saa’un Bell, Howard Dyckoff, and Natalie Orenstein explain

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices

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.
Elections

What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris Crawford and Azucena Rasilla

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices’ Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside’s Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland’s youth vote ballot measure, Measure QQ.

A woman with short grey hair sits on a porch talking to a young Latino man.
Elections

What is Oakland’s Measure RR? A video explainer by Katharine Davies Samway and Ricky Rodas

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices

Measure RR on Oakland’s ballot this election would increase fines for illegal dumping and other city code violations.

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