The results of the elections are in. Below are the winners, as counted by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Mayor Sheng Thao City Council District 2: Nikki Fortunato Bas District 4: Janani Ramachandran District […]
Mayor Libby Schaaf will term out of office next year after serving Oakland for the past eight years. Whoever wins the Nov. 8 election and succeeds her will be tasked with addressing longstanding problems like […]
Voters in the sprawling East Oakland district will be choosing a new City Council member this November. We spoke with several about their priorities. District 6 is home to some of Oakland’s most notable and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Redistricting impacts Oakland resident’s political representation and access to resources. […]
Newsom will remain California’s governor. […]
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. […]
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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