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Tag: Election 2020

empty desks and chairs in a classroom
Posted inEducation Equity

Charter school supporters spend big on Oakland school board races

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride October 15, 2020October 21, 2020

Four political committees, including two pro-charter groups, a local education policy organization, and the teachers’ union are supporting opposing slates in contentious school board races.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Looking for Oakland voter guides? Here’s a partial list

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham October 14, 2020October 30, 2020

As a nonprofit newsroom, The Oaklandside doesn’t make endorsements. Here are a few voter guides compiled by informed locals.

Posted inHow We Work

How we’re covering the 2020 election in Oakland

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham October 14, 2020October 21, 2020

Our ‘citizen’s agenda’ approach: start by asking Oakland residents about what’s working, and what’s not, in their neighborhoods and schools. Go from there.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

After a messy bankruptcy, Oakland City Council candidate Derreck Johnson lost ownership of his restaurant

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham October 7, 2020October 28, 2020

Public perception is that Johnson owns Home of Chicken and Waffles, but his business history was rocky, and he lost control of the popular Jack London eatery in 2017.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

In Oakland’s District 5, two millennials are running against incumbent Noel Gallo

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla October 6, 2020October 21, 2020

Social media savvy candidates Zoe Lopez-Meraz and Richard Santos Raya are teaming up using ranked-choice voting. Noel Gallo is promoting a ‘clean and safe’ district.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Campaign finance becomes a campaign issue in North Oakland

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 5, 2020October 21, 2020

Steph Walton has criticized some of Dan Kalb’s contributors, an independent expenditure committee is supporting Walton, and Tri Ngo is refusing large contributions altogether.

Posted inArts & Community

Drive-in theater on hold, but the Oakland Coliseum and Arena will become a massive voting site

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla October 2, 2020October 21, 2020

Starting October 31 voters can cast their ballots in person or drive-thru and drop them off.

front of castlemont high school
Posted inEducation Equity

District 7 school board candidates on listening to residents, school closures, and budget transparency

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride October 1, 2020October 30, 2020

Five deep East Oakland residents are running for the D7 Oakland Unified School District board seat.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

A wide open race for Oakland’s District 7 City Council seat

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas September 30, 2020October 21, 2020

With longtime councilmember Larry Reid retiring, five candidates hope to become deep East Oakland’s next representative.

Posted inEducation Equity

District 5 school board candidates talk distance learning, charters, and academics

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 29, 2020October 30, 2020

Two former principals, a school counselor, and an activist are running to represent D5 on the Oakland Unified School District board.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

District elections: the surprising history explaining how we vote in Oakland

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham September 29, 2020October 6, 2020

After a long battle, voters overhauled the city’s political system 40 years ago, making the City Council more racially diverse and accountable to neighborhoods.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

There’s one at-large seat on Oakland’s City Council. Three very different candidates are running for it

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham September 25, 2020October 11, 2020

We asked incumbent Rebecca Kaplan and challengers Derreck Johnson and Nancy Sidebotham about their views on homelessness, policing, and more.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Lyft backing campaign to unseat Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham September 24, 2020October 6, 2020

The ride-hailing giant contributed $100,000 to YIMBY activists who are running ads against Kaplan and supporting her opponent, Derreck Johnson.

outside of a high school building
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD District 3 candidates want McClymonds repaired, and literacy rates boosted

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 23, 2020October 7, 2020

In interviews with The Oaklandside, the candidates vying to represent West Oakland and downtown neighborhoods laid out their approaches to the school district’s biggest problems.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Wildfires, homeless camps, police: Where Oakland’s District 1 candidates stand

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein September 21, 2020October 7, 2020

We interviewed Dan Kalb, Steph Dominguez Walton, and Tri Ngo about their ideas to solve North Oakland’s biggest problems.

Posted inEducation Equity

What do Oakland school board members do, exactly?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 17, 2020October 6, 2020

Oaklanders have a rare chance to elect a mostly new school board this year. From creating policies to adopting budgets, here’s what they do—and don’t—have the power to do.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

How secure is voting-by-mail in Oakland?

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso September 16, 2020October 6, 2020

After downtown mail boxes were removed last month, local postal workers and voters are staying vigilant. Here’s how the entire process works, and how to track your ballot as it travels through the mail.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Accusations of political ‘money laundering’ under investigation in Oakland

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham September 15, 2020March 15, 2022

Multiple members of the City Council received campaign contributions allegedly linked to a contractor seeking a favorable legal decision and a land deal.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

District 3 council candidates differ on housing, police, and the meaning of ‘progressive’

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein September 11, 2020October 7, 2020

The Oaklandside interviewed four people running to represent West Oakland and downtown. Here’s where they stand.

sankofa united school sign
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD school board election: District 1 candidates prioritize budget issues

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 3, 2020October 7, 2020

Three candidates are vying to represent Oakland’s northernmost district on the school board.

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