Grading Oakland and Alameda County F for Emergency Preparedness
As I write this blog with the Day After Tomorrow on TV in the background, we are in our 13th spare the air day in…
All Politics are Local, Part II
The Blue Wave just keeps on coming in… If the view of this historic wave weren’t obstructed by the rusting hulk of the small but…
The 10 Most Important Choices on Your Local Ballot
As former Congressman Tip O’Neil was fond of saying, “All Politics are local.” Our Congresswoman Barbara Lee is the perfect example of that. She started…
Open Letter to Oakland’s Environmental Voters
Guest blog by Lora Jo Foo, one of the founders of the No Coal in Oakland Movement, an environmental and racial justice activist, and a…
Open Letter to Oakland’s District 4 Voters – Elect Clarissa Doutherd to OUSD Board
As I post this letter from Oakland parents and educators, Darwin BondGraham of the East Bay Express, tweeted out the most recent financial reporting form…
Oakland California November 6th Voter Guide
Here it is–my guide to all those things, big and small and some you never heard of, on your Oakland ballot. Hopefully, you’re an vote-by-mail…
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Get Ready, Get Registered & Get Counted-All you Need to Know about Voting!
Countdown to November 6th 2018 Election Begins You’re seeing the ads on television, hearing celebrities nationwide tell you how important your vote is this November,…
The Oakland We Knew and the Mayor’s Race
It’s hard to know how seriously Oakland folks will take this contest at a time when we are glued to twitter trying to understand the…
Oakland’s Top 10 Exciting New Candidates!
“something is wrong. Since everyone knows we are in a polarizing period of intense political change, it’s not a good thing to have the local party “settle” for status quo seeking candidates that rank and file activists do not support. Some of the candidates below did receive the party’s blessing, most did not.”