Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland City …
Oct 8, 2024 · The District 7 city councilmember represents a varied population that lives in the hills, the flatlands, and close to the shorelines enveloping the Oakland airport.
Oakland news | The Oaklandside
Dec 20, 2024 · The Oaklandside is a local nonprofit news source dedicated to Oakland. News on arts and community events, OUSD, housing, city council, policing and more.
Bas will leave council seat early to save Oakland money on special ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas plans to resign from her post on Dec. 17 to spare the city two costly special elections next year. She will serve a brief stint as interim mayor before becoming the next District 5 Alameda County supervisor.
Mayor recall looks likely for Oakland. Here’s what happens next
Nov 6, 2024 · Here’s how we got here. For people just tuning in, the recall against Sheng Thao was formally launched in January.Led at first by Brenda Harbin-Forte, a retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge and former member of the Police Commission, recall proponents have accused Thao of contributing to a public safety crisis in Oakland and mishandling the city’s finances, among other things.
A guide to Oakland voter guides for the 2024 election
Oct 10, 2024 · Alameda County Republican Party — the local wing of the party that has nominated Donald Trump for president issues its picks every election. Alameda Labor Council — the labor movement’s big tent in the East Bay, representing many AFL-CIO unions. APEN Action — a group that organizes Asian immigrant and refugee communities, including in Oakland. Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus ...
Meet the candidates running for Oakland City Council District 5
Oct 3, 2024 · District 5 is one of the city’s most densely inhabited and diverse areas. It’s a hub of Latinx culture and small, immigrant-owned businesses. It encompasses Jingletown by the railroad tracks and estuary, Fruitvale, and parts of Melrose, and stretches like Foothill Boulevard from 24th Avenue to 54th Street, and High Street from the Estuary to Brookdale Avenue.
Who’s running for Oakland school board District 3?
Oct 2, 2024 · Williams was elected in 2020 and served during a particularly rough time for the board, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended learning, two teacher strikes roiled the district, and tense discussions about school closures and mergers advanced, halted, and advanced again.. He told The Oaklandside that the past four years he and the rest of the board have worked hard to get OUSD’s budget under ...
Election 2024: Meet the candidates running for Oakland City …
Oct 2, 2024 · There are three candidates in the running for Oakland City Council's District 1 seat: Len Raphael (left), Edward Frank (middle), and Zac Unger (right).
Peruvian flavors and decadent French pastries find homes in …
Nov 26, 2024 · Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Asu Mare. Asu Mare, a new purveyor of authentic Peruvian cuisine, opened in Oakland’s Bushrod neighborhood last week.
2 Walgreens in East Oakland will close in January
Dec 2, 2024 · Last June, Walgreens announced it would be closing “unprofitable locations” as a costing-saving measure for the struggling company. A Walgreens corporate spokesperson confirmed to the Oaklandside today that its stores located at 3434 High Street and 5809 Foothill Boulevard are on the closure list.