voting Archives - Oakland Voices

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Election 2022: D6 residents love their neighborhoods but say there’s much to fix

September 16, 2022 Lauren Richardson and Ricky Rodas

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

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.

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.