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.
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.
Oakland debates the future of OPD’s ShotSpotter contract
Oct 11, 2024 · In a contentious and at times emotional meeting Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee debated whether or not the city should continue using the gunshot detection technology system ShotSpotter.. Owned and operated by a company called SoundThinking, ShotSpotter uses “acoustic sensors” — essentially microphones — mounted on buildings and utility poles to ...
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4 days ago · The Oaklandside is a local nonprofit news source dedicated to Oakland. News on arts and community events, OUSD, housing, city council, policing and more.
Meet Oakland’s at-large City Council candidates
Oct 2, 2024 · The at-large seat has no special powers compared to the other councilmembers. But unlike the seven district seats, the at-large councilmember represents the entire city of Oakland.
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 ...
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.
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.
Left Bank Brasserie leaves Jack London Square, Cheese Steak Shop ...
Dec 5, 2024 · Thank you to the alert Berkeleyside reader who let us know that the Cheese Steak Shop has permanently closed its Berkeley location on the corner of Shattuck and University Avenue. The fast-casual chain, which still operates East Bay locations in Oakland and Alameda, specializes in Philly-style ...
Gus Newport's family sues the VA in federal court - The Oaklandside
Aug 22, 2024 · The family of Gus Newport has sued the VA following his death on his way to a medical appointment in 2023. The family of Eugene “Gus” Newport, former two-term mayor of Berkeley, longtime Oakland resident, and a lifelong champion of progressive causes, has sued the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for negligence and wrongful death after Newport died last year on his way to a ...